PowerShell Remote Script Debugging in the ISE
This is the second of a series of blogs discussing the new PowerShell 5.0 script debugging features. These new features are available through the PowerShell 5.0 preview, which is part of the WMF...
View ArticleWMF 5.0 Preview: Defining "experimental designs" and "stable designs"
Over the recent releases of Windows Management Framework 5.0 Preview (find the latest here), we’ve distributed some new functionality and heard some wonderful feedback. As we improve on these features...
View ArticlePowerShell Job Debugging
This is the third of a series of blogs discussing the new PowerShell 5.0 script debugging features. These new features are available through the PowerShell 5.0 preview, which is part of the WMF...
View ArticleTower of Power - December 2014 Update
You may remember Jeffrey posting about the "Tower of Power" in 2008: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2008/03/27/tower-of-power-part-2.aspx.For curiosity, I was just doing a little...
View ArticleAnother Holiday Present From the PowerShell Team - DSC Reskit Wave 9
Here’s a holiday gift from the PowerShell team – the DSC Resource Kit wave 9. You can find it right here.This wave has something for everyone, we hope. There are 34 new DSC resources across 13 modules!...
View ArticleSecurely allocating GUIDs in PowerShell Desired State Configuration Pull Mode
Nicholas Dille recently posted a good blog on GUID management in PowerShell Desired State Configuration. In that blog, he goes through several approaches to GUID management and talks about the pros and...
View ArticleIntroducing DSC Resource Kit Wave 10
Happy 10th anniversary to the DSC Resource Kit! Wave 10 is now available on TechNet and in the PowerShell Gallery. We have a few new resources this month and a number of significant bug fixes made to...
View ArticleWindows Management Framework 5.0 Preview February 2015 is now available
We’re excited to announce that Windows Management Framework 5.0 Preview February 2015, a new package introducing new and exciting management technologies, is now available for download on the Microsoft...
View ArticleISE Module Browser - A new way to manage your PowerShell modules
High quality reusable modules, like LEGO pieces, enable IT Pros to build automation solutions in minutes! Where can I find those high quality reusable modules? One way is to use PowerShellGet, a set of...
View ArticlePowerShell Script Analyzer: Static Code analysis for Windows PowerShell...
Introduction:Windows Management Framework 5.0 Preview February 2015 includes the addition of a new Windows PowerShell Module called PSScriptAnalyzer. This is a static code checker for Windows...
View ArticleInvoking PowerShell DSC Resources directly
PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) is a distributed Configuration Management (CM) platform which delivers a uniform way to configure Windows components. Configuration Management tools should...
View ArticleCommunity Feedback and Microsoft Connect
Community feedback is an integral part of any software development cycle. That's why we continue to release new preview versions of Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0: so that we can hear about and...
View ArticlePowerShell Tools for Visual Studio - Now Available
A few days ago Jason Helmick asked Jeffery Snover on the MCP Insider Series when we’d see PowerShell in Visual Studio. That actually wasn’t the first time the question had been asked. Well, here’s...
View ArticleDSC Resource Kit Moved to GitHub
We are proud to announce that the entire DSC Resource Kit has been open-sourced on GitHub. This means that we will be iterating and releasing these DSC resources quicker than ever before. It also means...
View ArticleAzure PowerShell DSC Extension v1.8/v1.9 released
UPDATE 04/29/2015: We found an issue during install in ARM deployments. A fix is available as v1.9.NOTE: You can find more information on the DSC Extension in our release history.Today we are releasing...
View ArticleWindows Management Framework 5.0 Preview April 2015 is now available
We’re excited to announce Windows Management Framework 5.0 Preview April 2015, a new package introducing new andexciting management technologies, is now available for download on the Microsoft Download...
View ArticleScriptAnalyzer in GitHub and availability on Powershell Gallery
With the release of Windows Management Framework 5.0 April Preview, we are excited to announce that PowerShell ScriptAnalyzer development has moved to GitHub for greater collaboration & community...
View ArticleDesired State Configuration Resources for PackageManagement Providers
IntroductionYou may have heard of, or even already used PackageManagement (aka OneGet). Recently, I was reading the OneGet blog and OneGet in GitHub, and decided to give it a try by installing the...
View ArticlePowerShell DSC for Linux is now available!
We are pleased to announce that PowerShell Desired State Configuration for Linux (version 1) is available for download. You can now use the powerful Desired State Configuration (DSC) platform to manage...
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