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Windows Management Framework 5.1 Preview

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  • Category: Update
  • Language: English

Windows Management Framework 5.1 includes updates to Windows PowerShell, Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC), Windows Remote Management (WinRM), Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). Release notes: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/wmf/5.1/release-notes

WMF 5.1 Preview includes the PowerShell, WMI, WinRM, and Software Inventory and Licensing (SIL) components that are being released with Windows Server 2016. WMF 5.1 Preview can be installed on Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012, and 2012 R2, and provides a number of improvements over WMF 5.0 RTM including:

  • New cmdlets: local users and groups; Get-ComputerInfo
  • PowerShellGet improvements include enforcing signed modules, and installing JEA modules
  • PackageManagement added support for Containers, CBS Setup, EXE-based setup, CAB packages
  • Debugging improvements for DSC and PowerShell classes
  • Security enhancements including enforcement of catalog-signed modules coming from the Pull Server and when using PowerShellGet cmdlets
  • Responses to a number of user requests and issues
  • Improvements in PowerShell Script Debugging
  • Improvements in Desired State Configuration (DSC)
  • Software Inventory Logging (SIL)

Important Notes

  • WMF 5.1 Preview requires the .Net Framework 4.6. Instructions are available in the WMF 5.1 Preview Release Notes Install and Configure topic.
  • WMF 5.1 Preview is not supported for production deployments at this time. It is is intended to provide early information about what is in the release, and to give you the opportunity to provide feedback to the PowerShell team.
  • WMF 5.1 Preview may be installed directly over WMF 5.0.
  • It is a known issue that WMF 4.0 is currently required in order to install WMF 5.1 Preview on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. This requirement is expected to be removed before the final release.
  • Installing future versions of WMF 5.1, including the RTM version, will require uninstalling the WMF 5.1 Preview.

    • We welcome and appreciate any reports of issues you encounter, particularly those that are new to this release. Please file them in UserVoice , and include “WMF5.1” in the title or description.
    Thank you - The PowerShell Team

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              System Requirements

              Operating Systems: Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

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

              **IMPORTANT**
              • Please see release notes for installation instructions, and the list of products that are compatible and incompatible with Windows Management Framework 5.1 Preview.

              Installation Instructions

              Please see release notes for installation instructions.

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