Windows Management Framework 5.0 RTM on Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2

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This article describes an update for Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0 RTM through Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) on Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2. Before you install this update, see the Prerequisites section.

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About this update

Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0 brings functionality that has been updated from WMF 4.0. Some of the new and updated features in this update include:

Just Enough Administration (JEA)
Creating Custom Types using PowerShell Classes
Improvements in PowerShell Script Debugging
Improvements in Desired State Configuration (DSC)
Audit PowerShell Usage using Transcription and Logging
Software Discovery, Install and Inventory with PackageManagement
PowerShell Module Discovery, Install and Inventory with PowerShellGet
PowerShell Script Discovery, Install and Management with PowerShellGet
New and updated cmdlets based on community feedback
Information Stream
Generate PowerShell Cmdlets based on OData Endpoint
Network Switch Management with PowerShell
Software Inventory Logging (SIL)

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How to get this update

Microsoft Download Center

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WMF 5.0 RTM package now.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

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