PowerShell versions
PowerShell has matured since its inception and has undergone several version upgrades. At the time of writing of this book, the most recent version is PowerShell V4.
The following table shows the different PowerShell versions that Microsoft released, operating systems that support them, required .NET Framework version, and some of the notable features:
|
PowerShell version |
OS support |
.NET version |
Notable features/additions |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Version 1, which is a separate download |
Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista |
.NET Framework 2.0 |
Over 130 cmdlets |
|
Version 2, which is part of WMF 2.0 |
|
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