Microsoft is planning to deliver its Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0 release-to-manufacturing (RTM) version by the end of this month, which also will bring PowerShell 5.0 with it.

Microsoft removes the version still included for compatibility for good. It has long been considered obsolete.

Microsoft has said that when PowerShell 5.0 arrives later this month, new security improvements will be coming with it.

Desired State Configuration is Microsoft push-pull PowerShell technology to keep system configurations in check. PowerShell 5.0 is somewhat backward compatible.

The move is a radical departure for a company that once fought to maintain a Windows-centric business model and impose that hegemony as widely as it could. But customers are demanding a more open ...

Microsoft has released PowerShell 7.2 with automatic updates through the Microsoft Update service on Windows 10 and Windows Server devices.