Legacy Update: Get back online, activate, and install updates on your legacy Windows PC

This release includes new features and functionality in Windows Management Framework 5.0, including the following:

• Windows PowerShell 5.0
• Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment
• Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration
• Network Switch Cmdlets
• Package Management
• Software Inventory Logging

WMF 5.0 Production Preview differs from older previews of WMF 5.0 in the following ways:

• It is fully supported until three months after WMF 5.0 RTM. By fully supported, we mean we will investigate production-blocking issues, and provide workarounds or updates as necessary.
• All features in the Production Preview are production-ready. No experimental features are in this package.
• You must uninstall all previous releases of WMF 5.0 previews before installing the WMF 5.0 Production Preview.

Your feedback about Windows Management Framework 5.0 Production Preview is valuable to us; we invite you to provide feedback at all times. For important information about changes in behavior from Windows PowerShell 4.0, and a list of known issues with this release, be sure to read the release notes that are available for download with this package. You can log bugs and suggestions by using the Microsoft Connect website.

Windows Management Framework 5.0 makes updated management functionality available for installation on Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

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 December 2015.

Files
W2K12-KB3066438-x64.msu
Win7AndW2K8R2-KB3066439-x64.msu SHA1: 9ac6f61295eb1a0c7c05bab6c93a29e27e09ffb5 Size: 18.89 MB
Win7AndW2K8R2-KB3066439-x86.msu SHA1: 56f6e236633e32b9bf794362375038be8f2a2d19 Size: 14.64 MB
Win8.1AndW2K12R2-KB3066437-x64.msu SHA1: 565770f2765bfae39da95d05b3afc2dd5be7a12c Size: 17.07 MB
Win8.1AndW2K12R2-KB3066437-x86.msu
Windows Management Framework 5.0 Production Preview Release Notes.docx

File sizes and hashes are retrieved from the Wayback Machine’s indexes. They may not match the latest versions of files hosted on Microsoft servers.

• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows 8.1 Pro
• Windows 8.1 Enterprise
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows 7 SP1
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

• System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (not including SP1)
• Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard

WMF 5.0 requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5. You can install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 from the Microsoft Download Center.

InstructionsTo prepare for installation of Windows Management Framework 5.0 Production Preview:

1. Download the correct package for your operating system and architecture. The following architectures are supported.
   • Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 Pro, and Windows 8.1 Enterprise
     • x64: Win8.1AndW2K12R2-KB3066437-x64.msu
     • x86: Win8.1AndW2K12R2-KB3066437-x86.msu
   • Windows Server 2012
     • x64: W2k12-KB3066438-x64.msu
   • Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2
     • x64: Win7AndW2k8R2-KB3066439-x64.msu
     • x86: Win7AndW2K8R2-KB3066439-x86.msu
2. Close all Windows PowerShell windows.

1. Navigate to the folder into which you downloaded the MSU file.
2. Double-click the MSU to run it.

1. After you have downloaded the correct package for your computer's architecture, open a Command Prompt window with elevated user rights (Run as Administrator). On the Server Core installation options of Windows Server 2012 R2, Command Prompt opens with elevated user rights by default.
2. Change directories to the folder into which you have downloaded or copied the WMF 5.0 installation package.
3. Run one of the following commands.
   • On x64-based computers that are running Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, or Windows Server 2012 R2 run Win8.1AndW2K12R2-KB3066437-x64.msu /quiet.
   • On x86-based computers that are running Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, or Windows Server 2012 R2 run Win8.1AndW2K12R2-KB3066437-x86.msu /quiet.
   • On x64-based computers that are running Windows Server 2012 run W2k12-KB3066438-x64.msu /quiet.
   • On x64-based computers that are running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 run Win7AndW2k8R2-KB3066439-x64.msu /quiet.
   • On x86-based computers that are running Windows 7 SP1 Win7AndW2K8R2-KB3066439-x86.msu /quiet.

For information about troubleshooting the installation, see the WMF 5.0 Release Notes.

To uninstall Windows Management Framework 5.0:

• In Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features\Uninstall a program, locate and then uninstall the following installed Windows Update:
  • Windows Management Framework 5.0 Production Preview (KB3066437 or KB3066438 or KB3066439)