Windows Management Framework (WMF) 4.0 Update is coming your way …
As part of the November 2014 Update Rollup (KB3000850) for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, we substantially improved stability, diagnosability, and reliability of PowerShell...
View ArticleWhat's new in DSC Resource Kit
It’s been another busy month and we’ve seen lots of enthusiasm from many of you to help improve the DSC Resource Kit. In only the last couple of weeks we’ve merged 90 pull requests, 8 new resources...
View ArticleWindows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0 Roadmap
In the next few weeks (August 2015) we will be releasing a supported“Production Preview” of Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0. Later, in Q4 of 2015, you should be able to download the RTM version...
View ArticlePowerShell Gallery – New Security Scan
Quality and trust of PowerShell Gallery content have been a concern since the beginning. These issues were somewhat addressed with peer-monitoring via the Report Abuse and Contact Support links on...
View ArticleAzure DSC Extension v2.3 released
NOTE: For information on OS support, and other features, please refer to our release history.Today we released version 2.3 of the Azure DSC Extension, which adds support for Windows Server 2016...
View ArticleDevelopment builds for DSC Resources are available
Note: This blog post is intended to people who participate in the development of DSC Resources on GitHub. We are pleased to announce that we've made developments builds available for all DSC Resource...
View ArticleWindows Management Framework 5.0 Production Preview is now available
We’re excited to announce Windows Management Framework 5.0 Production Preview, a new package introducing new and exciting management technologies, is now available for download on the Microsoft...
View ArticleAzure DSC Extension v2.4 released
NOTE: For information on OS support, and other features, please refer to our release history.Today we released version 2.4 of the Azure DSC Extension, which adds support for WMF 5.0 Production...
View ArticlePowerShell Runspace Debugging: Part 1
This is the fourth in 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 ArticleUpdated DSC Resource Kit available in the PowerShell Gallery
We’ve been focusing on improving the quality of DSC Resource Kit during last few weeks and are glad to announce that all the fixes are now available in the newest versions of modules on the PowerShell...
View ArticleAzure DSC Extension v2.5 released
NOTE: For information on OS support, and other features, please refer to our release history.Today we released version 2.5 as a minor update that includes additional debug information helpful to...
View ArticleAzure DSC Extension v2.6 released
NOTE: For information on OS support, and other features, please refer to our release history.Today we released version 2.6 as a minor update that includes additional debug information helpful to...
View ArticlePowerShell DSC for Linux version 1.1 is Now Available! And New Linux Resources!
We are pleased to announce the availability of PowerShell DSC for Linux version 1.1. You can download this release here, or grab the source code here. This release implements the following new...
View ArticleDesired State Configuration + Puppet
Our goal with PowerShell Desired State Configuration is to make Windows easy to manage, regardless of what tool you’re using. We view DSC as a platform technology to manage Windows, and this technology...
View ArticlePackage Management Preview for PowerShell 4 & 3 is now available
We’re excited to announce the availability of Package Management related PowerShell modules targeted for PowerShell 4 and PowerShell 3. The MSI based installer can be downloaded from Microsoft Download...
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