Windows Management Framework 5.0 (September 2014) preview is available for download

An updated version of WMF 5.0 preview is now available with a great set of enhancements and new features. Some of these changes are:

  • Generate Windows PowerShell cmdlets based on an OData endpoint
  • Manage .ZIP files with new cmdlets
  • DSC Authoring Improvements in Windows PowerShell ISE
  • New Attribute for defining DSC meta-configuration
  • Use partial configurations DSC
  • Cross-computer synchronization through DSC
  • Get the current DSC configuration status
  • Compare, Update, and Publish DSC configurations
  • Audit Windows PowerShell usage by transcription and logging
  • Extract and parse structured objects out of string content
  • Extend the item noun to enable Symbolic Links
  • Develop with classes in Windows PowerShell
  • Register a PSRepository with PowerShell Get
  • Network Switch management through Windows PowerShell (improvements)

You can download the preview release at: Windows Management Framework 5.0 Preview September 2014. This can be installed only on Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 systems.

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