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Cannot retrieve contributors at this time WMF is a prerequisite for Windows PowerShell. This articles shows the history of WMF versions and provides information about how to find and install WMF. 10/25/2022 Windows Management Framework (WMF) Windows Management Framework (WMF) provides a consistent management interface for Windows. WMF provides a seamless way to manage various versions of Windows client and Windows Server. WMF installer packages contain updates to management functionality and are available for older versions of Windows. WMF installation adds and/or updates the following features: To learn about various enhancements in PowerShell and other
components of a given WMF, please refer to the links below to review the release notes: [!NOTE] The installer for WMF 4.0 is no longer available or supported. Today i will show you how to update the PowerShell to 5.1 or proceed with the new installation of the PowerShell Core 7.3 which can be use it in multiple OS. Let's take a look in the following table from Microsoft to find out your prerequisites base on your Windows Version. Prerequisites for the PowerShell 5.1I copy the table from Microsoft Documentation to prepare for the next steps. If you need more details the you can read the Microsoft Documentation Windows PowerShell System Requirements
How to update the PowerShell to the latest versionBefore start the to upgrade the PowerShell it's better to check the PowerShell version that already have. You can open the PowerShell as Administrator and type the command $PSVersionTable.PSVersion.  Next step is to download the Windows Management Framework 5.1and the .NET Framework 4.5.2 which are the prerequisite for the Powershell 5.1. It's recommended to download the latest version .NET Framework 4.8 After you have successfully download the application let's start the installation to update the Powershell
What is the PowerShell 7 CoreMicrosoft has started to release the PowerShell Core which is an open source cross platform edition of the PowerShell. It's recommended to use it when you have various OS in your environemnt and you want a single script language to manage your Servers. Also it's build for hybrid cloud. If you would like to read more details for the difference between PowerShell 5.1 and Powershell Core you can read the docimentation from Microsoft in Differences between Windows PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell 7.x . Prerequisites for the PowerShell 7The only prerequisites that I found in the Microsoft Documentation are the followings
How to install PowerShell 7 CoreThere are multiple ways to install PowerShell 7 base on your requirements. The installation is straightforward without need to spend lot of time. Let's see all the different ways that can use to install the Powershell 7
Install it with WingetInstallation with Winget it's the recommended method from Microsoft to install in the Windows Clients without means that you can't use it any of the other methods. Note that the winget it's not supported on the Windows Servers. The winget command line tool is only supported on Windows 10 1709 (build 16299) or later.
With Msi PackageOther method that you can use is the most common with an MSI Package.
With Zip PackageThe installaltion method with zip package it match better for the dockers or Linux OS. But if you prefer you can do the installation with Zip Package in any environemnt.
From Microsoft StoreOn Windows 10 or Windows 11 you can install the PowerShell 7.3 from Microsoft Store. However this method can't be used in Windows Server OS. The installation of PowerShell from Microsoft Store has the following advantages:
To install the PowerShell 7.3 from Microsoft Store just open the Microsoft Store and type Powershell. Run Get to install the Powerssell in the Windows 10. That's it!! As we can see the upgrade to the PowerShell 5.1 or the installation of the PowerShell Core 7.3 it's a simple and straighforward. What is my Windows Management Framework?Windows Management Framework (WMF) provides a consistent management interface for Windows. WMF provides a seamless way to manage various versions of Windows client and Windows Server. WMF installer packages contain updates to management functionality and are available for older versions of Windows.
How to install WMF 5.1 on Windows 10?Installing from the Command Prompt. After downloading the correct package for your computer's architecture, open a Command Prompt window with elevated user rights (Run as Administrator). ... . Change directories to the folder into which you have downloaded or copied the WMF 5.1 installation package.. How to check PowerShell version via cmd?You can also use a Run command, by clicking the Windows key + R and then searching for PowerShell. A window will open, where you enter the command “$PSVersionTable”, and hit the Enter key. Below you can see the PowerShell version included in the list of information.
Is PowerShell 5.0 included with Windows Server 2012 R2?This program is included in Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows Management Framework 4.0, and Windows Management Framework 3.0.
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