Get started authoring a class-based DSC Resource to manage a configuration file. Completing this tutorial gives you a functional class-based DSC Resource in a module you can use for further learning ...

In today’s cloud-centric world, we’re seeing an explosion in the number of servers under IT management. Virtual machines made servers cheap, and containers will push prices down further. As a result, ...

The examples in this repository are designed to work with PowerShell 5.1/DSC 1.1. For anything but the most basic DSC configurations, you will need to install additional PowerShell modules on both ...

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Microsoft earlier in the month released a test solution for managing Exchange Server 2013 configurations. The new xExchange PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) resources module is available ...

At last year's TechEd conference in New Orleans, I first shared in the epiphany. I'd sat down for an evening drink with fellow Redmond columnist Don Jones to chat about the day's events. The topic of ...

PowerShell can save you a lot of time on Windows admin tasks, but to use it effectively you need to understand how it works. Here's a crash course in Windows PowerShell scripting basics to get you ...

Earlier this week, Microsoft released Windows 10 for PCs build 14393.82 to the Production ring. The package is missing a .MOF file, which breaks DSC (Desired State Configuration) in PowerShell. It ...