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NOTE: For information on OS support, and other features, please refer to our release history. Today we released version 2.5 as a minor update that includes additional debug information helpful to diagnose some network issues. This version of the Extension does not include any additional changes. Use "Set-AzureVMDscExtension -Version 2.5" to install...

We’ve been focusing on improving the quality of DSC Resource Kit during last few weeks and are glad to announce that all the fixes are now available in the newest versions of modules on the PowerShell Gallery. We’ve accepted 95 pull requests, fixed 29 issues and updated 20 modules! In addition to that, xWindowsUpdate module got a new re...

This is the fourth in a series of blogs discussing the new PowerShell 5.0 script debugging features.  These new features are available through the PowerShell 5.0 preview, which is part of the WMF (Windows Management Foundation) 5.0 preview that you can get from HERE. In my last article I talked about the Debug-Job command.  In this blog I will d...

NOTE: For information on OS support, and other features, please refer to our release history. Today we released version 2.4 of the Azure DSC Extension, which adds support for WMF 5.0 Production Preview. This version of the Extension does not include any additional changes. Use "Set-AzureVMDscExtension -Version 2.4" to install this version on your V...

We’re excited to announce Windows Management Framework 5.0 Production Preview, a new package introducing new and exciting management technologies, is now available for download on the Microsoft Download Center! As announced earlier, WMF 5.0 Production Preview differs from older previews of WMF 5.0 in the following ways: The following tab...

Note: This blog post is intended to people who participate in the development of DSC Resources on GitHub. We are pleased to announce that we've made developments builds available for all DSC Resource modules on GitHub. From now on, every time Pull Request gets merged, we produce a package with latest changes and upload it on a module-specific NuG...

NOTE: For information on OS support, and other features, please refer to our release history. Today we released version 2.2 of the Azure DSC Extension to support new functionality in the Publish-AzureVMDscConfiguration cmdlet. To get the latest changes in the publish cmdlet download Azure Powershell SDK version 0.9.7 In Azure Powershell SDK v...

In the next few weeks (August 2015) we will be releasing a supported “Production Preview” of Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0. Later, in Q4 of 2015, you should be able to download the RTM version of WMF 5.0. WMF 5.0 Production Preview will differ from previous previews of WMF 5.0 in the following ways: Both of the upcoming s...

Quality and trust of PowerShell Gallery content have been a concern since the beginning.  These issues were somewhat addressed with peer-monitoring via the Report Abuse and Contact Support links on each module details page.  We even implemented a new cmdlet, Save-Module, which allowed users to assess a module’s contents before ins...

It’s been another busy month and we’ve seen lots of enthusiasm from many of you to help improve the DSC Resource Kit. In only the last couple of weeks we’ve merged 90 pull requests, 8 new resources have been added to 4 modules (xDefender, xExchange, xWebAdministration, xWindowsUpdate) and another 15 resources across 13 modules wer...