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The System Center Configuration Manager Cmdlet Library installs and updates the Windows PowerShell module for System Center Configuration Manager.

• The System Center Configuration Manager Cmdlet Library lets you manage a Configuration Manager hierarchy by using Windows PowerShell cmdlets and scripts. Microsoft regularly updates the cmdlets for Configuration Manager. The System Center Configuration Manager Cmdlet Library checks for library updates on a daily basis, and notifies you to download the updated library.
  The following versions of Configuration Manager are supported in this release:
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2
  • System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1
  • System Center Configuration Manager current branch v1511 and v1602 only
  Do not use if running System Center Configuration Manager current branch v1606 or higher or LTSB 1606. These versions of Configuration Manager ship include a higher version of the Cmdlet Library than this download.
  
  Release History:
  
  6/6/2016 - Update Release, version 5.0.8373.1189. Contains bug fixes
  5/16/2016 - Update Release, version 5.0.8373.1182. Contains bug fixes and support for Configuration Manager (current branch - version 1602)
  1/25/2016 - Update Release, version 5.0.8328.1155. Contains bug fixes and support for Configuration Manager (current branch - version 1511)
  9/9/2015 - Update Release, version 5.0.8249.1128. Contains bug fixes and support for Configuration Manager SP2/R2 SP1
  4/13/2015 - Initial Release, version 5.0.8231.1004.
  

Files

Status: Deleted This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to August 2020.

File	Size
ConfigMgr2012PowerShellCmdlets.msi SHA1: 27551be9322e6d558e725d490e1b9dc7b7379b14	1.61 MB
Configuration Manager Cmdlet Library Release Notes - 1604 (update).docx SHA1: f343fede733632ae7ba9c40fca82e69111bb5870	38 KB

• Please refer to the Supported Configurations for Configuration Manager documentation on Technet for a list of supported operating systems.
  
  To use the System Center Configuration Manager Cmdlet Library, you must install the following:
  • Windows PowerShell 3.0
  • a supported System Center Configuration Manager console

• To install the System Center Configuration Manager Cmdlet Library
  1. Download ConfigMgr2012PowerShellCmdlets.msi from the Microsoft Download Center.
  2. After the download completes, double-click ConfigMgr2012PowerShellCmdlets.msi to run the setup wizard.
  3. Follow the instructions in the setup wizard to install the System Center Configuration Manager Cmdlet Library.
  After the installation completes, you are ready to use the cmdlets in the System Center Configuration Manager Cmdlet Library.
  
  Using the System Center Configuration Manager Cmdlet Library
  
  You can run Configuration Manager cmdlets and scripts by using the Configuration Manager console or by using a Windows PowerShell session. When you run Configuration Manager cmdlets by using the Configuration Manager console, your session runs in the context of the site.
  
  To start a Windows PowerShell session from the Configuration Manager console
  
  • In the Configuration Manager console, click the drop down menu.
  • Select Connect via Windows PowerShell.
  To use the Configuration Manager module in a Windows PowerShell session
  
  • Start Windows PowerShell.
  • Change the directory to
  <ConfigMgrConsoleInstallationPath>\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Configuration Manager\AdminConsole\bin