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PowerShell Constrained Language mode and the Dot-Source Operator

November 26, 2018 Nov 26, 2018 11/26/18
PowerShell Team
PowerShell Constrained Language mode and the Dot-Source Operator PowerShell works with application control systems, such as AppLocker and Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC), by automatically running in ConstrainedLanguage mode. ConstrainedLanguage mode restricts some exploitable aspects of PowerShell while still giving you a rich ...

Announcing General Availability of the Windows Compatibility Module 1.0.0

November 15, 2018 Nov 15, 2018 11/15/18
Bruce Payette
Announcing General Availability of the Windows Compatibility Module 1.0.0 The Windows Compatibility module () is a PowerShell module that lets PowerShell Core 6 scripts access Windows PowerShell modules that are not yet natively available on PowerShell Core. (Note: the list of unavailable commands is getting smaller with each new release of...

Announcing General Availability of the Windows Compatibility Module 1.0.0

November 15, 2018 Nov 15, 2018 11/15/18
Steve Lee
The Windows Compatibility module () is a PowerShell module that lets PowerShell Core 6 scripts access Windows PowerShell modules that are not yet natively available on PowerShell Core. (Note: the list of unavailable commands is getting smaller with each new release of PowerShell Core. This module is just for things aren't natively supported ...

Desired State Configuration (DSC) Planning Update – September 2018

September 13, 2018 Sep 13, 2018 09/13/18
Michael Greene
2018 has been the most active year ever for the DSC community. We are taking on major new areas of work in Azure, and have made significant progress in development of the new DSC platform. In this Planning Update for DSC, I want to cover these topics in detail and share major changes to the timing of our Open Source plans for the DSC platform.

PowerShell Module Function Export in Constrained Language

August 14, 2018 Aug 14, 2018 08/14/18
PowerShell Team
PowerShell Module Exporting Functions in Constrained Language PowerShell offers a number of ways to expose functions in a script module. But some options have serious performance or security drawbacks. In this blog I describe these issues and provide simple guidance for creating performant and secure script modules. Look for a module soon in ...

PowerShell Standard Library: Build single module that works across Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core

August 6, 2018 Aug 6, 2018 08/6/18
Steve Lee
This is the first of a series of blog posts that will help you take advantage of a new NuGet package PowerShellStandard Library 5.1.0. This package allows developers to create modules that are portable between Windows PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell Core 6.0. This means that you can create PowerShell modules that run on Windows, Linux, and ...