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There is no download for Windows 7 on the URL. Where can we get the update for Windows 7?

@Polk,

This is v2 for pre-Windows 7 (and Server 2008 R2) operating systems.  This basically doesn't apply to Windows 7...  You already have it out of the box.

@WTF,

They can't be any more specific about what is supported.  It says the supported SPs in the link if you read it fully.  I do agree on the requirement for outlining what may not work on older systems like XP.  For example, transactions aren't supported on XP and Server 2003.

Polk -- that's because Windows 7 already includes this entire release.

Very cool.  Any word on when we'll be able to use it on Exchange 2007 servers?

Interesting. It installed PS2 over my PS1 executable, which is located in c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0.

Why does Microsoft always make it so difficult?  If someone comes to this site looking for a "Download PowerShell" hyperlink, it will take them minutes to even figure out that the only way to get it is as a part of this "Framework".  (Don't you have anyone who works in UI or web design there???) You need to have a simple hyperlink which says "Download the Latest Version of PowerShell Here", and then on the download page it will have to say at the top "The only way to get PowerShell on XP/2003/Vista/2008 is by installing it as a part of this Framework, Windows 7 and later has it already..."

Windows Management Framework is not entirely supported on the downlevel OS (e.g. XP, Windows 2003) ;-p

Only the Management Framework Core (PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0) is supported .  BITS 4.0 is only supported on the newer OS (Vista and up).  

Having said that, this is still a great win for the Powershell enthusiast.   But I thought I mention that for somebody who may not catch that like me initially :).  In my excitement, I misscommunicated to many people only to later realized I should have left the BITS 4.0 out of that.

By the way,

Chris Brinkley, I have been complaining about it since PS V2 even surfaced to general public.  I thought it was confusing.  However, who listens to me? :-D

Thanks for the information Marco. I just wanted to make sure it was supposed to be doing that. ;)

Fantastic!

Any word on when can we get the 2.0 SDK?  I want to write some code that uses RunspacePools, remoting, etc... why should the scripters have all the fun? :)

Firstly a big thank you to the PowerShell team, great release!

Can anyone tell me if this release will be distributed via Windows Update/WSUS like PowerShell 1.0?

Is there a need to uninstall PowerShell 1.0 via Windows Updates before installing Windows Management Framework? Or can I just install over? Can anyone from MS comment?

Thanks! I've just installed WinMgt Framework on W2K8 Standard (mostly for Powershell v2.) Is it possible to use the ServerManager cmdlet from W2K8 R2 on W2K8? Can I just copy the module/folder over?