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September 15, 2012 / PowerShell

Getting Started with Windows PowerShell 3.0

Windows PowerShell 3.0 offers signficant improvements over its predecessor. Per TechNet (Source: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh857339.aspx), this includes and is not limited to:

  • Disconnected Sessions
  • Windows PowerShell Workflow
  • Windows PowerShell Web Access
  • Scheduled Jobs
  • Module Auto-Loading and Cmdlet Discovery Improvements
  • Get-ChildItem Attributes and Recursive Searches
  • Map Network Drives
  • Extend Types Without Types.ps1xml Files
  • Simplified Syntax for Where-Object and ForEach-Object
  • Updatable Help
  • Enhanced Online Help
  • Define Custom Session Configurations with a File
  • Windows PowerShell Remoting on Public Networks
  • Certificate Provider Support for Web Hosting
  • Show-Command
  • Unblock-File
  • Web Cmdlets

Two of my favorite features are IntelliSense within the ISE, and the use of scheduled jobs to execute scripts. Shipping with Windows 8 and Server 2012, PowerShell 3.0 can also be obtained as a download for those running the following operating systems:

  • Windows 7 Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
  • Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2

Here is the link to download Windows PowerShell 3.0:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29939

It also requires the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0. This can be downloaded here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17851

Please note that other requirements may be necessary depending on your operating system. Please review the system requirements and installation instructions carefully.

For a head start into learning Windows PowerShell 3.0, check out the following link:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb978526.aspx

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