Windows PowerShell 3 CTP is Here
Written by Alan Tuesday, 27 December 2011 07:00
Microsoft have launched the Windows PowerShell 3 CTP (Community Technology Preview). If you aren’t familiar with Windows PowerShell, it’s a great framework for writing little scripts to take care of everyday tasks in Windows, meaning it can automate many of the simple things you need to do on a daily basis. Wikipedia describes it as “Windows PowerShell is Microsoft’s task automation framework, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on top of, and integrated with the .NET Framework. PowerShell provides full access to COM and WMI, enabling administrators to perform administrative tasks on both local and remote Windows systems.” Think of the CTP as something like a pre-beta release. It’s akin to the Windows 8 Developer Preview.
In the new version of Windows PowerShell you will find new GUI interfaces, a better editor, better command discovery, and Powershell web access. There’s a lot more to all of these features, but to get the detailed information I would recommend visiting this blog post over at Microsoft TechNet, because the scope of this exceeds the normal scope of this web site.
Microsoft states that the final version of Windows PowerShell will likely be released with Windows 8, but both the CTP and final versions are and will be backwards compatible with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. You can download Windows PowerShell 3 CTP here.
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