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DSC Resource Kit Release July 2017

July 12, 2017 Jul 12, 2017 07/12/17
Katie Keim [MSFT]
We just released the DSC Resource Kit!This release includes updates to 12 DSC resource modules. In these past 6 weeks, 106 pull requests have been merged and 115 issues have been closed, all thanks to our amazing community! This is by far the most issues we have ever had closed for a single release! The modules updated in this release ...

Getting Started with PowerShell Core on Windows, Mac, and Linux

June 9, 2017 Jun 9, 2017 06/9/17
Ashley McGlone
Today we have a guest post from Honorary Script Guy and Microsoft Premier Field Engineer Ashley McGlone, also known as GoateePFE. This is deeper than Coke vs. Pepsi or Ford vs. Chevy. We are breaking down the barriers. Cats and dogs living together. Are you ready for this? What is PowerShell Core? The next release of PowerShell (6.0) was open...

DSC Resource Kit Release May 2017

May 31, 2017 May 31, 2017 05/31/17
Katie Keim [MSFT]
We just released the DSC Resource Kit! This release includes updates to 10 DSC resource modules including 3 new resources. In these past 6 weeks, 60 pull requests have been merged and 58 issues have been closed, all thanks to our amazing community! The modules updated in this release are: UPDATE - xDFS has ...

Windows 10 Creators Update and PowerShell DSC

May 15, 2017 May 15, 2017 05/15/17
Mark Gray [MSFT]
For those of you who are using or planning to update the Windows 10 Creators Update, we want to make you aware of some issues that we have discovered in DSC. The following scenario is an issue in this release: We have a fix for this issue and are working diligently to get it released as soon as possible. We will let you know in a few ...

Announcing PowerShell for Visual Studio Code 1.0!

May 10, 2017 May 10, 2017 05/10/17
David Wilson [MSFT]
Today we are extremely excited to announce that the PowerShell extension for Visual Studio Code has reached version 1.0! We are shipping this update to line up with the PowerShell Core 6.0 Beta.1 release to provide the official PowerShell development experience for all supported platforms: Feature Overview We've been working hard ...

PowerShell Core 6 Beta.1 Release

May 9, 2017 May 9, 2017 05/9/17
Steve Lee
Approximately 9 months ago, we announced PowerShell Core 6 on GitHub being not only Open Source, but also cross platform. Today, I'm proud to announce we are moving out of alpha and into beta! We realize that moving a technology that started in Windows to Linux has to fit in properly to be accepted and provide a great experience across all ...

OpenSSH Security Testing Kick Off

May 1, 2017 May 1, 2017 05/1/17
PowerShell Team
Over the past while, we’ve been very busy porting OpenSSH to Win32. We’ve been working with the OpenSSH community in our GitHub repository, and are nearing a point where we are taking steps to make it production ready. (image) Security is obviously something that we have focused on during every phase of the project. As part of this ...

DSC Configuration Sharing

April 28, 2017 Apr 28, 2017 04/28/17
Michael Greene
The community around DSC Resources has been inspiring. The PowerShell Gallery now includes more than 2000 modules/scripts. 181 of those are modules focused on DSC, that collectively include 766 DSC Resources. With this many building blocks available, it has become easier and faster to get a DSC project through the proof of concept phase ...

DSC Resource Kit Release April 2017

April 19, 2017 Apr 19, 2017 04/19/17
Katie Keim [MSFT]
We just released the DSC Resource Kit! This release includes updates to 5 DSC resource modules, including 3 new DSC resources. In these past 6 weeks, 57 pull requests have been merged and 46 issues have been closed, all thanks to our amazing community! The modules updated in this release are: For a detailed list of the ...