Windows Management Framework 3.0 CTP1 makes some updated management functionality available to be installed on Windows 7 SP1 & Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Windows Management Framework 3.0 contains Windows PowerShell 3.0, WMI & WinRM. Windows PowerShell 3.0 Some of the new features in Windows PowerShell 3.0 include: ...

  We’re super excited about the upcoming PowerShell Deep Dive in Frankfurt on October 17 & 18. The agenda is starting to shape up nicely, so I wanted to share a number of abstracts submitted by members of the PowerShell Community that we’ve already accepted. You can also find this info on The Experts Conference website. Cheap registrat...

The Online parameter of the Get-Help cmdlet opens the online version of the help topic for a command in your default Internet browser. If you don't use this feature regularly, you should. Online help topics are typically the most up-to-date version of the help topics, because module authors can update them at any time without re...

  The deadline for discounted registration of 850 Euros is going to be moved out to Tuesday, September 6. This is just over a month before the conference date and a little more in line with what we did for the first PowerShell Deep Dive. To sign up: Beginning September 7, registration will go up to the full price of 1000 E...

Here’s some more info on the 2nd PowerShell Deep Dive that will be at TEC Europe 2011 in Frankfurt on October 17 & 18. Registration Info Registration is now open for the PowerShell Deep Dive! The cheaper registration fee of 850 Euros is available until August 12. After that, registration will go up to 1000 Euros. To sign up: Event S...

Based upon the excellent reviews received at the first PowerShell Deep Dive, we're pleased to announce a PowerShell Deep Dive will be coming to The Experts Conference 2011 in Germany. The PowerShell Deep Dive provides a deep technical and strategic engagement within the PowerShell Community. Attendees interact one-on-one with presenters, team me...

The PowerShell team frequently gets questions that start out “how do I get the quoting right for…” and the answer turns out to usually be – there is a simpler way – don’t use Invoke-Expression. The problem arises when trying to run some command external to PowerShell.  Some common reasons people try Invoke-...

The best way to get updated help for Windows PowerShell core commands is to type "Get-Help –Online <cmdletname>," but that works only when you're online and your firewall permits Internet access. For all of those other times, there's the new Windows PowerShell 2.0 Core Help – May 2011 Update in CHM format. The newly released CHM ...

  We’re just a couple weeks away from TechEd (May 16-19) and there’s going to be a ton of great PowerShell content again this year! Kirk Munro just made a post over at Poshoholic with an easy-to-read list of all the PowerShell related sessions for the conference. Thanks to Kirk for his effort in compiling all of this in a single place. Link...

When you refer to Windows PowerShell help topics, such as in tools and blog posts, be sure to refer to the most recent version of the help topics. Few things are less helpful or more confusing than sending a reader to a topic that is missing a parameter or includes an example that doesn't work. To be sure that yo...