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Windows Management Framework 4.0 includes updates to Windows PowerShell, Windows PowerShell ISE, Windows PowerShell Web Services (Management OData IIS Extension), Windows Remote Management (WinRM), Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), the Server Manager WMI provider, and a new feature for 4.0, Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC).
- Windows PowerShell 4.0
- Windows PowerShell ISE
- Windows PowerShell Web Services (Management OData IIS Extension)
- Windows Remote Management (WinRM)
- Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
- The Server Manager WMI provider
- A new feature for 4.0, Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC)
Your feedback about Windows Management Framework 4.0 is valuable to us; we invite you to provide feedback at all times. For important information about changes in behavior from Windows PowerShell 3.0, and a list of known issues with this release, be sure to read the WMF 4.0 release notes that are available for download with this package. You can log bugs and suggestions by using the Microsoft Connect website.
Windows Management Framework 4.0 makes updated management functionality available for installation on Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012. Although this software cannot be installed on Windows 8, you can upgrade Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 to get the functionality provided by this software, including Windows PowerShell 4.0. For more information about upgrading to Windows 8.1, see Upgrade to Windows 8.1.
Windows PowerShell 4.0
Some of the new features in Windows PowerShell 4.0 include:
- Support for workflow and remote script debugging
- Improved workflow authoring experience to make it more consistent with script authoring
- Added PipelineVariable as a common parameter
- Better support for downloading updatable help by using Save-Help and Update-Help in offline scenarios
- Updated version from 3.0 to 4.0
- Several bug fixes and performance improvements
Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment
Windows PowerShell ISE in Windows Management Framework 4.0 introduces:
- Support for Windows PowerShell Workflow debugging
- Support for remote script debugging
- IntelliSense support for Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration resources and configurations
Windows PowerShell Web Services
Windows PowerShell Web Services (Management OData IIS Extension) enables an administrator to expose a set of Windows PowerShell cmdlets as a RESTful web endpoint accessible by using OData (Open Data Protocol). This provides remote access to run cmdlets from both Windows-based and non-Windows-based client computers or devices.
- Improved error messages in event logs
- Endpoint versioning support
- Autopopulation of OData dispatch schema fields
- Support for complex types
- Multilevel association support
- Ability to perform large binary stream transfers
- Support for non-Create/Read/Update/Delete (CRUD) actions
- Key-As-Segment URL syntax support
- Constrained resource operations
WMI, WinRM, and Server Manager CIM Provider
These features were included with WMF 3.0, and continue to be included in WMF 4.0. There are no significant changes to these features.
Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration
Windows Management Framework 4.0 introduces Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC), with the following highlights:
- Local configuration manager for applying configurations on the local computer
- Windows PowerShell language extensions for authoring DSC documents
- PSDesiredStateConfiguration module and DSC-related cmdlets
- A set of built-in DSC configuration resources
- DSC service for distributed access to DSC resources
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In some cases, you need to install the Windows Management Framework 4.0 (PowerShell 4.0). For example, Exchange Server 2013 requires PowerShell 4 to run the automation PowerShell scripts.
Microsoft provides the download link for it. But it does not work anymore:
The official WMF 4.0 download link is broken. The WMF 4.0 install package name:
- Windows6.1-KB2819745-x64-MultiPkg.msu
- Windows6.1-KB2819745-x86.msu
After searching for it on Google. We found some resources that you can download the WMM 4.0:
Download from web.archive.org
1. The first try from web.archive.org. After loading the page, it asks you then download a .docx file automatically, but you ignore it.
2. Then you go to Click here to download manualy, select the file you want, and finally, click here to download manually link to download the file.
PS C:\Users\bonben365> $PSVersionTable
Name Value
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PSVersion 4.0
WSManStackVersion 3.0
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
BuildVersion 6.3.9600.16406
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.2Download from OneDrive
Alternatively, we’ve downloaded all files and put it in OneDrive. So, you can download them directly.
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Windows Management Framework 4.0 is available for installation on Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Embedded 7. WMF 4.0 cannot be installed on Windows 8. However, you can obtain the updated functionality included in WMF 4.0 by installing Windows 8.1, which is available as a free update for Windows 8.
WMF 4.0 contains updated versions of the following features:
- Windows PowerShell
- Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE)
- Windows PowerShell Web Services (Management OData IIS Extension)
- Windows Remote Management (WinRM)
- Windows Management Infrastructure (WMI)
- Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC)
Along with the packages for each operating system, a set of release notes and an additional DSC quick reference is provided. Make sure to read the release notes doc as it contains useful information about new features, as well as a list of known issues with their workarounds and known incompatibilities with other applications. We encourage you to download and read them both.
- Windows Management Framework 4.0 Release Notes.docx
- Desired State Configuration Quick Reference for Windows Management Framework 4.0.pdf
- Desired State Configuration Quick Reference for Windows Management Framework 4.0.pptx
IMPORTANT: Not all Microsoft server applications are currently compatible with WMF 4.0. Before installing WMF 4.0, be sure to read the WMF 4.0 Release Notes. Specifically, systems that are running the following server applications should not run WMF 4.0 at this time:
- System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (not including SP1)
- System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 (including SP1)
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
- Microsoft SharePoint 2013 and Microsoft SharePoint 2010
- Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard
Microsoft acknowledges that there is still a need for management of Windows Server 2008, and Windows Management Framework 3.0 remains the answer for Windows Server 2008.
Finally, check out these WMF 4.0-related KB articles:
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Description of WMF 4.0 for Windows 7 SP1, Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1, and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2819745
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Description of WMF 4.0 for Windows Server 2012
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2799888
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Update is available that prevents the PSModulePath environment variable from being reset when you upgrade WMF 3.0 to WMF 4.0 and then uninstall WMF 4.0 in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2872047
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Update prevents the “PSModulePath” environment variables from being reset after you uninstall WMF 4.0 in Windows http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2872035
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