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Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have been released to manufacturing. Both of these products include Windows PowerShell 2.0 and its exciting new features, such as remoting, ISE, modules, advanced functions, enhanced WMI support, and a variety of new cmdlets, plus a ton of other features. We are proud of this release.

We thank the PowerShell community, specially our MVPs, for helping us to make a great product.

In the next few months, we will release a downlevel package for installing Windows PowerShell 2.0 on Windows XP SP3, Windows 2003 SP2, Windows Vista-SP1 and Windows Server 2008.

Thanks

Osama Sajid, Program Manager

[Update: Win2k3-SP2 was missed  in the original post - thanks Dmitry/Ken]

Published Thursday, July 23, 2009 10:42 PM by PowerShellTeam
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# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

In a few months ????

Release is today!  We want Powershell 2, we want Powershell 2! we want Powershell 2! we want Powershell 2! we want Powershell 2! we want Powershell 2!

Good job guys...

Thursday, July 23, 2009 7:37 PM by Gavin Stevens

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

I do realize it isn't that easy... but yes please, sooner than a couple months?

MSDN/TechNet/VolumeLicense folks will have Win7/Win2K8R2 in two weeks.   It will be mighty frustrating to not be able to have PowerShell 2 for Vista/XP/etc for many weeks after that.

Thursday, July 23, 2009 11:21 PM by Blake

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

Next few months? Can you give us a little more info, please? Q4? Q1 of 2010?

Friday, July 24, 2009 12:32 AM by SeanBarbour

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

I absolutely agree with Gavin. Release it today! plz!

Friday, July 24, 2009 3:26 AM by Herbert

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

Great news!

However, majority will not be able to use version 2.0 since most people won't have Windows 7 or Server 2008 R2 installed, so the downlevel packages are IMHO the real RTM.

Anxiously waiting for the XP/Vista packages...

Thanks in advance!

Friday, July 24, 2009 3:47 AM by Drazen Dotlic

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

???

So you have ready PS 2.0 and you need "next few months" to create version for non-newest-OSs?

You were able to release multiple languages of newest-OS, but you need "next few months" to create version for non-newest-OSs?

it's kind of joke?

Friday, July 24, 2009 3:56 AM by Wojciech Gebczyk

# Windows Server 2003

Looks like Windows Server 2003 is missing from the list...

Friday, July 24, 2009 7:25 AM by Dmitry Sotnikov

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

"In the next few months..."

Noooo!!! I want to read, "In the next few days..."  I'm too excited to wait.

Friday, July 24, 2009 7:54 AM by Kevin Buchan

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

Please confirm that PowerShell 2.0 will NOT be ported to Windows 2003.

Friday, July 24, 2009 9:19 AM by Ken Brubaker

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

First and foremost, congratulations on your RTM - it's great news that 2.0 is done. However, I'd like to chime in here and add my surprise and disappointment to that "in the next few months" bit.

With the best will in the world, folks aren't going to be migrating everything to the new OSs on 22 October, but the availability of PowerShell 2 before that date would certain oil the machinary of that migration.

Friday, July 24, 2009 10:24 AM by Nick Holmes

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

Well, Powershell 2.0 is an awesome release but the magic happens with WinRM 2.0... that's really what we need released (for 2003 and 2008 server).  Any idea on that?

Friday, July 24, 2009 10:47 AM by Malcolm

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

Congrats on the RTM. I have admit that the first thing I did before I read *anything* was look for the download link.

Friday, July 24, 2009 11:14 AM by Eric

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

What will happen to Exchange 2007 machines?  How will they be updated to 2.0?

Friday, July 24, 2009 8:05 PM by David Moisan

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

@Malcolm,

When PowerShell v2 releases for 2003 and 2008, I believe the plan is that will be with WinRM 2.0 support also.  Although not specifically mentioned.

Remember, that CTP3 will install on all of these also.  It's just that the remoting and background jobs don't work for the most part.

@David Moisan,

Whether E2007 will support v2 has yet to be determined by the Exchange team themselves.  I know they've been working hard on E2010 and it is based on v2.

Sunday, July 26, 2009 8:10 AM by Marco Shaw

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

Will v2 install on Windows XP SP2 like the CTP can? Or MUST it be on SP3 to install the RTM?

Sunday, July 26, 2009 11:56 PM by Justin

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

Thanks I look forward to it.  I am assuming that PowerShell v1 scripts will continue to work as is without modification in the V2 environment?

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 3:48 PM by Jody

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

@Jody,

There may be some minor things that won't work in v2.

Whatever breaking changes there are, they should be available in the release notes that should accompany the v2 install (or be available as a seperate download).

The intent was to make everything backwards compatible.

There is actually already some information available on this blog as well as if you check the v2 CTP3 download information.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:47 AM by Marco Shaw

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

I believe Exchange 2007 SP2 will be required for PowerShell v2 support.

Thursday, July 30, 2009 11:46 AM by Keith

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

Why can't you guys release PowerShell 2.0 NOW for Windows XP SP3?

Thursday, July 30, 2009 1:33 PM by King InuYasha

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

Hi Osama!

Congratulations for RTMing PowerShell 2.0!

Cheers,

Vinicius Canto

Brazil

Thursday, July 30, 2009 11:01 PM by Vinicius Canto

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

Congratulations PS team!  I look forward to the downlevel package when it releases.

@everyone complaining

C'mon now.  Let's give this time to bake.  I'd rather have a working release on my XP SP3 machine than garbage.

Friday, July 31, 2009 3:09 PM by Dave Merida

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

@ David Moisan,

Exchange 2007 won't be update to run on 2008 R2:

http://appadmins.appassure.com/profiles/blogs/exchange-server-2007-wont-run

Monday, August 03, 2009 7:46 PM by Marco Shaw

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

Where can I get the Powershell 2.0 RTM? Do I have to wait for Windows 7 release?

Tuesday, August 04, 2009 1:07 PM by Saptagiri Tangudu

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

Everybody had said what I wanted to say! So I just add that "in a couple of months" means "PowerShell 2.0 RTM will be released in a couple of months"! I mean PowerShell 2.0 is not actually RTMed.

Ofcourse this is not taking your efforts easy! For that part I really appreciate and admire PowerShell team.

Tuesday, August 04, 2009 4:37 PM by Kaveh Shahbazian

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

@ Saptagiri Tangudu,

Yes, you need to get Windows 7 or Server 2008 R2 to get v2.  That will be the quickest way.

An installer will be released for the others OSs after.

@ Kaveh Shahbazian,

Yes, it can be confusing, v2 has RTMd, now that's different than Release To Web like PowerShell v1 originally was.

v2 will be out first on Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, then for others later...

Wednesday, August 05, 2009 8:26 AM by Marco Shaw

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

Can you explain why it will be a few months before v2 is released for XP, Vista, and 2003? Are you holding back intentionally or does it really take you that long to create an installer?

It's Microsoft's prerogative either way, but why not provide the explanation that you know everyone wants?

Wednesday, August 05, 2009 12:06 PM by AC

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

Gah! Need to dry hump Powershell 2.0!

Thursday, August 06, 2009 4:29 AM by Geoff Higginbottom

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

My unofficial guess, the priorities were on developing and testing v2 on the latest OS release.

Thursday, August 06, 2009 8:14 AM by Marco Shaw

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

I did an upgrade from Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Ultimate (x64 versions). I had the PowerShell v2 CTP3 installed on Vista before I did the upgrade. How do I know if I now have the PowerShell v2 RTM version? Programs and Features still shows the PowerShell v2 CTP3 installed...

Saturday, August 08, 2009 3:13 PM by Brian

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

v2 is NOT in the RTM for Win7.  I am running it currently, downloaded from MSDN the day it came out.  PS v2 is NOT installed, it is v1 that is released with Win7.  VERY DISAPPOINTING.

Saturday, August 08, 2009 8:20 PM by Robert

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

I am incorrect after further research of Win7 RTM version of PS.  The executable is still located in v1 folder under system32 but the registry key for PowerShellEngine is 2.0 so it is PS v2.

Saturday, August 08, 2009 11:07 PM by Robert

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

If version 2.0 is installed on Windows 7, why is it installed in the Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0 folder?

Sunday, August 09, 2009 9:35 AM by Jordan Terrell

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

@Robert & @Jordan

Yes, the .exe is in the v1.0 folder.  The use of "v1.0" has more to do with the fact that the same version of the .NET CLR is being used even with v2.

See this post:

http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2007/11/02/ctp-versioning.aspx

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:49 AM by Marco Shaw

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

@Brian,

To check what versions you have, simply do:

PS> $psversiontable

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 3:05 PM by Marco Shaw

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

Can powershell 2.0 run on a legacy IA64 2003 SP2 server?  

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:17 PM by Janine Douglas King

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

Installed on Windows Server 2008. PS V2.0 is working very well :)

Friday, August 21, 2009 5:18 PM by Stephen Lutbert

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

@Janine,

PowerShell 2.0 CTP3 can run on Server 2003.  The issue is whether you want to use the newer v2 functionality like background jobs and remoting.  Those features will not work until there is a newer RC for this OS.

Monday, August 24, 2009 12:24 PM by Marco Shaw

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

It's available from Microsoft Connect as RC for those that want to test it out.

Link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=157601

Friday, August 28, 2009 3:28 AM by Kristofer Ohman

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

It is not available. Here you can download BITS only http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=157601

Where is the PowerShell v2?

Thursday, September 10, 2009 10:11 AM by Rade

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

Look harder, Rade. It's there.

Wednesday, October 07, 2009 5:50 PM by AdamR

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

RC1 requires removing Powershell (version 1) before installing. As this is one out of many patches on a productive windows system, there is not really a way to uninstall it without affecting system-stability...or does anyone know one?

Thursday, October 08, 2009 5:26 AM by Marco

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

Hi all,

Searching the web for a download brought me here and I concluded I'd have to wait but I found on the outlook live site (http://help.outlook.com/en-au/beta/ee423533.aspx) that it is available from

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

But apparently you have to uninstall previous version see http://help.outlook.com/en-au/beta/cc952756.aspx

Tuesday, November 03, 2009 5:21 PM by Alan Hockings

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

I'm suprised this has been released so quietly!  I've been highly anticipating its release just for the ability to have remote consoles wrapped up in to it instead of relying on pstools (psexec).

If you read the KB article .rtf file, it seems installing over 1.0 is OK, so maybe that's just a 'to be safe haven't really tested it' approach that is known to work with Outlook Live?

Monday, November 09, 2009 8:31 AM by Kevin Tunison

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

...Could you please tell me when we can see the PSv2 for XP & Vista... ...Thank you very much!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:06 PM by YY

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

I see that the WMF has been released. Is there a standalone Powershell 2.0 downlevel release? Thanks,Dave

Monday, November 16, 2009 11:49 AM by Dave

# re: Windows PowerShell 2.0 RTM

Dave: The Windows Management Framework is PowerShell and its supporting technologies. For example, WS Management is included, as provides the networking support for PowerShell Remoting.

Lee Holmes [MSFT]

Windows PowerShell Development

Microsoft Corporation

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:58 AM by PowerShellTeam

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