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RTM Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0 Packages Republished

Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0 RTM packages
(PowerShell 5.0 and supporting framework for down-level OS#)

  • includes updates to Windows PowerShell, Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC), Windows Remote Management (WinRM) and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
  • applies to Windows Server 2012 / R2, Windows 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 SP1 (download and release notes)
  • replace previously released WMF 5.0 RTM* and Production Preview packages
  • require WMF 4.0 and .NET Framework 4.5 or higher installed to run WMF 5.0 on Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (see Note)
  • described in KB3134758, KB3134759, and KB3134760
  • fix the $PSModulePath issue in the initial release of WMF 5.0 RTM packages# (more here)
  • Systems that are running the following server applications should not run Windows Management Framework 5.0 at this time**:
    – Microsoft Exchange Server 2013
    – Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP3
    – Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013
    – Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
    – System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager

To get the same set of functionality in Windows 10, make sure you upgrade / update to Build 1511 per KB3120677 / KB3124262## via Windows Update (or WSUS, System Center, etc.).

* KB3094174, KB3094175 and KB3094176 must all be uninstalled first
** can run WMF 5.0 on System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
# not applicable to Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview builds
## first release Nov 2015; see [1]

NOTE

  • Windows Management Framework (WMF) 4.0 Update Package for Windows Server 2012 (KB3119938), Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows 7 SP1 (KB3109118) ; link
  • Windows Management Framework 4.0 RTM is a pre-requisite for installing these packages.
  • see Nov 2014 Update Rollup (KB3000850) for Windows 8.1 / RT and Windows Server 2012 R2. Prerequisites KB2919355.

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