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💡 DSCv3+MCP
👨🏫 @steve--lee.bsky.social – Software Engineer Manager at Microsoft
🗓️ 14 Oct | #PSConfEU MiniCon
👉 Free ticket: synedgy.com/psconfeu-minicon
🎤 CFP open until 22 Sept: sessionize.com/psconfeu-min...
#PowerShell #PSConfEU
👨🏫 @steve--lee.bsky.social – Software Engineer Manager at Microsoft
🗓️ 14 Oct | #PSConfEU MiniCon
👉 Free ticket: synedgy.com/psconfeu-minicon
🎤 CFP open until 22 Sept: sessionize.com/psconfeu-min...
#PowerShell #PSConfEU
September 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
💡 DSCv3+MCP
👨🏫 @steve--lee.bsky.social – Software Engineer Manager at Microsoft
🗓️ 14 Oct | #PSConfEU MiniCon
👉 Free ticket: synedgy.com/psconfeu-minicon
🎤 CFP open until 22 Sept: sessionize.com/psconfeu-min...
#PowerShell #PSConfEU
👨🏫 @steve--lee.bsky.social – Software Engineer Manager at Microsoft
🗓️ 14 Oct | #PSConfEU MiniCon
👉 Free ticket: synedgy.com/psconfeu-minicon
🎤 CFP open until 22 Sept: sessionize.com/psconfeu-min...
#PowerShell #PSConfEU
DSC-3.2.0-preview.4 is out! github.com/PowerShell/D...
Thanks to @gijsreijn.bsky.social for his many contributions!
Thanks to @gijsreijn.bsky.social for his many contributions!
Release v3.2.0-preview.4 · PowerShell/DSC
What's Changed
Update Resource schema to match ARM by @SteveL-MSFT in #995
Add new comparison operators by @Gijsreyn in #990
Enable passing Bicep files directly to dsc by @SteveL-MSFT in #997
Add ...
github.com
August 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
DSC-3.2.0-preview.4 is out! github.com/PowerShell/D...
Thanks to @gijsreijn.bsky.social for his many contributions!
Thanks to @gijsreijn.bsky.social for his many contributions!
If you're not already using AIShell, check out Preview.6 which adds support as a MCP client enabling agents to use MCP tools! devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/p...
Introducing MCP Support in AI Shell Preview 6 - PowerShell Team
We're excited to share the latest preview release of AI Shell that includes new features and improvements based on your feedback.
devblogs.microsoft.com
August 8, 2025 at 3:28 AM
If you're not already using AIShell, check out Preview.6 which adds support as a MCP client enabling agents to use MCP tools! devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/p...
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Have you been thinking about how you can give back to the #PowerShell community? Anyone can teach. Anyone can share. sessionize.com/pshsu...
PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026: Call for Papers
The PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit is a highly anticipated annual conference that brings together professionals worldwide from the PowerShell and D...
sessionize.com
July 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Have you been thinking about how you can give back to the #PowerShell community? Anyone can teach. Anyone can share. sessionize.com/pshsu...
DSC 3.2-preview.3 is out! github.com/PowerShell/D...
Full changelog above, but some highlights:
- `secret()` function and extensions support
- `condition` property support
- resources can return `_restartRequired` metadata (system, service, process)
- PSScript resource (both WinPS5.1 and PS7)
Full changelog above, but some highlights:
- `secret()` function and extensions support
- `condition` property support
- resources can return `_restartRequired` metadata (system, service, process)
- PSScript resource (both WinPS5.1 and PS7)
Release v3.2.0-preview.3 · PowerShell/DSC
What's Changed
Add default shell support to sshdconfig by @tgauth in #907
Fix trace message for function result by @SteveL-MSFT in #955
Suppress Windows PowerShell progress by @ThomasNieto in #964...
github.com
July 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
DSC 3.2-preview.3 is out! github.com/PowerShell/D...
Full changelog above, but some highlights:
- `secret()` function and extensions support
- `condition` property support
- resources can return `_restartRequired` metadata (system, service, process)
- PSScript resource (both WinPS5.1 and PS7)
Full changelog above, but some highlights:
- `secret()` function and extensions support
- `condition` property support
- resources can return `_restartRequired` metadata (system, service, process)
- PSScript resource (both WinPS5.1 and PS7)
Don't forget the PowerShell/OpenSSH Community Call is today! aka.ms/pscommunityc...
PowerShell-RFC/CommunityCall at master · PowerShell/PowerShell-RFC
RFC (Request for Comments) documents for community feedback on design changes and improvements to PowerShell ecosystem - PowerShell/PowerShell-RFC
aka.ms
July 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Don't forget the PowerShell/OpenSSH Community Call is today! aka.ms/pscommunityc...
DSC v3.2.0-preview.2 is out github.com/PowerShell/D...
Main feature for resource authors to test out is ability for resources to return metadata github.com/PowerShell/D...
Main feature for resource authors to test out is ability for resources to return metadata github.com/PowerShell/D...
Release v3.2.0-preview.2 · PowerShell/DSC
What's Changed
Add notes for contributing by @Gijsreyn in #919
Add reference documentation for Microsoft.DSC.Debug/Echo by @Gijsreyn in #902
Add description to Echo resource by @SteveL-MSFT in #91...
github.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
DSC v3.2.0-preview.2 is out github.com/PowerShell/D...
Main feature for resource authors to test out is ability for resources to return metadata github.com/PowerShell/D...
Main feature for resource authors to test out is ability for resources to return metadata github.com/PowerShell/D...
Last chance to review and add your feedback on RFC to propose how to move PS content out of MyDocuments (aka OneDrive): github.com/PowerShell/P...
Move PS content out of OneDrive by jshigetomi · Pull Request #388 · PowerShell/PowerShell-RFC
This pull request proposes a new RFC (RFC0066) to change the default location of PowerShell user content on Windows machines from OneDrive to the AppData directory. The goal is to align PowerShell ...
github.com
July 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Last chance to review and add your feedback on RFC to propose how to move PS content out of MyDocuments (aka OneDrive): github.com/PowerShell/P...
DSC 3.2-preview.1 is out! github.com/PowerShell/D...
We continue to focus on partner and customer feedback as well as completing our Bicep integration work.
We continue to focus on partner and customer feedback as well as completing our Bicep integration work.
Release v3.2.0-preview.1 · PowerShell/DSC
What's Changed
Add support to read parameters from STDIN by @SteveL-MSFT in #863
Convert pending reboot to object by @Gijsreyn in #859
Add pass-through output format for dsc resource get by @Steve...
github.com
June 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
DSC 3.2-preview.1 is out! github.com/PowerShell/D...
We continue to focus on partner and customer feedback as well as completing our Bicep integration work.
We continue to focus on partner and customer feedback as well as completing our Bicep integration work.
Blog post by @jasonhelmick.bsky.social on the DSC 3.1 GA release! devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/a...
Announcing Microsoft Desired State Configuration v3.1.0 - PowerShell Team
This post announces the release of Microsoft Desired State Configuration v3.1.0. We discuss the features and benefits of DSC and how it differs from PowerShell DSC.
devblogs.microsoft.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Blog post by @jasonhelmick.bsky.social on the DSC 3.1 GA release! devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/a...
DSC 3.1.0 is now Generally Available! github.com/PowerShell/D...
Thanks to all the community contributions as issues and PRs! Expect a blog post on this coming soon! We will quickly move to 3.2 previews most likely next week.
Thanks to all the community contributions as issues and PRs! Expect a blog post on this coming soon! We will quickly move to 3.2 previews most likely next week.
Release v3.1.0 · PowerShell/DSC
What's Changed
Update version to 3.1.0 by @SteveL-MSFT in #881
Full Changelog: v3.1.0-rc.1...v3.1.0
SHA256 Hashes of the release artifacts
DSC-3.1.0-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz
A1C5BCE4739AF27E...
github.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
DSC 3.1.0 is now Generally Available! github.com/PowerShell/D...
Thanks to all the community contributions as issues and PRs! Expect a blog post on this coming soon! We will quickly move to 3.2 previews most likely next week.
Thanks to all the community contributions as issues and PRs! Expect a blog post on this coming soon! We will quickly move to 3.2 previews most likely next week.
DSC 3.1-RC.1 is out! github.com/PowerShell/D...
Please test and open issues as we head towards GA and 3.2-previews will happen immediately after.
Please test and open issues as we head towards GA and 3.2-previews will happen immediately after.
Release v3.1.0-rc.1 · PowerShell/DSC
What's Changed
Add support to read parameters from STDIN by @SteveL-MSFT in #863
Convert pending reboot to object by @Gijsreyn in #859
Add pass-through output format for dsc resource get by @Steve...
github.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
DSC 3.1-RC.1 is out! github.com/PowerShell/D...
Please test and open issues as we head towards GA and 3.2-previews will happen immediately after.
Please test and open issues as we head towards GA and 3.2-previews will happen immediately after.
DSCv3.1-preview.7 is out! Many thanks to Gijs on his contributions to the PSAdapter!
github.com/PowerShell/D...
github.com/PowerShell/D...
Release v3.1.0-preview.7 · PowerShell/DSC
What's Changed
Fix schema image by @Gijsreyn in #830
Update Test/Echo docs and new format() reference doc by @Gijsreyn in #838
Fix error message when duplicate resource names are detected by @Stev...
github.com
June 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
DSCv3.1-preview.7 is out! Many thanks to Gijs on his contributions to the PSAdapter!
github.com/PowerShell/D...
github.com/PowerShell/D...
DSC-3.1-preview.6 released. Contains some great community contributions improving the #PowerShell adapter github.com/PowerShell/D...
Release v3.1.0-preview.6 · PowerShell/DSC
What's Changed
Fix exporting an adapted resource by @SteveL-MSFT in #789
Add shebang to build.ps1 so it's runnable by @andyleejordan in #801
Allow workaround for class-based WinPS by @Gijsreyn in ...
github.com
May 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
DSC-3.1-preview.6 released. Contains some great community contributions improving the #PowerShell adapter github.com/PowerShell/D...
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Great session from @steve--lee.bsky.social & @denelon.bsky.social on #Winget configure & #dsc (not just a #PowerShell tool anymore)
I couldn't help but add a few comments to the PR Steve showed as, at the same time as he was going thru it from sunny ☀️ UK 🇬🇧.
I ❤️ ability to contribute from anywhere
I couldn't help but add a few comments to the PR Steve showed as, at the same time as he was going thru it from sunny ☀️ UK 🇬🇧.
I ❤️ ability to contribute from anywhere
May 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Great session from @steve--lee.bsky.social & @denelon.bsky.social on #Winget configure & #dsc (not just a #PowerShell tool anymore)
I couldn't help but add a few comments to the PR Steve showed as, at the same time as he was going thru it from sunny ☀️ UK 🇬🇧.
I ❤️ ability to contribute from anywhere
I couldn't help but add a few comments to the PR Steve showed as, at the same time as he was going thru it from sunny ☀️ UK 🇬🇧.
I ❤️ ability to contribute from anywhere
Reminder that the monthly #PowerShell and Windows OpenSSH Community call is today at 9:30a PDT! aka.ms/pscommunityc...
May 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Reminder that the monthly #PowerShell and Windows OpenSSH Community call is today at 9:30a PDT! aka.ms/pscommunityc...
DSC 3.1.0-preview.5 is out! github.com/PowerShell/D...
Thanks to community members for their contributions particularly in using the previews and opening issues!
Thanks to community members for their contributions particularly in using the previews and opening issues!
Release v3.1.0-preview.5 · PowerShell/DSC
What's Changed
Add equals() function by @SteveL-MSFT in #770
Add check in PS Adapter in case property is $null by @SteveL-MSFT in #769
Fix adapter configuration set which returns result, but needs...
github.com
May 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
DSC 3.1.0-preview.5 is out! github.com/PowerShell/D...
Thanks to community members for their contributions particularly in using the previews and opening issues!
Thanks to community members for their contributions particularly in using the previews and opening issues!
Sorry for the delay, but finally got the team investments for 2025 blog post out! devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/p...
PowerShell, OpenSSH, and DSC team investments for 2025 - PowerShell Team
Planned team investments for 2025 for PowerShell, OpenSSH, DSC, and related tooling.
devblogs.microsoft.com
April 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Sorry for the delay, but finally got the team investments for 2025 blog post out! devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/p...
Next release of Bicep will have experimental DSCv3 support! github.com/Azure/bicep/...
This is just the first of many steps, but you can now author DSCv3 config using Bicep (don't try loops, won't work). There's still lots of work left to have more natural integration including intellisense.
This is just the first of many steps, but you can now author DSCv3 config using Bicep (don't try loops, won't work). There's still lots of work left to have more natural integration including intellisense.
Release v0.34.44 · Azure/bicep
Features and Bug Fixes
Use languageVersion 2.0 when an existing resource has an explicit dependency (#16670)
Validate regex patterns against non-backtracking engine (#16687)
Generate deterministic...
github.com
March 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Next release of Bicep will have experimental DSCv3 support! github.com/Azure/bicep/...
This is just the first of many steps, but you can now author DSCv3 config using Bicep (don't try loops, won't work). There's still lots of work left to have more natural integration including intellisense.
This is just the first of many steps, but you can now author DSCv3 config using Bicep (don't try loops, won't work). There's still lots of work left to have more natural integration including intellisense.
DesiredStateConfiguration (DSC) v3.0 is now Generally Available! See our announcement blog post here devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/a.... Binaries are available at our GitHub release page github.com/PowerShell/D...
Announcing Microsoft Desired State Configuration v3.0.0 - PowerShell Team
This post announces the release of Microsoft Desired State Configuration v3.0.0. We discuss the features and benefits of DSC and how it differs from PowerShell DSC.
devblogs.microsoft.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
DesiredStateConfiguration (DSC) v3.0 is now Generally Available! See our announcement blog post here devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/a.... Binaries are available at our GitHub release page github.com/PowerShell/D...
Got my 25 years at Microsoft award today (it’s the giant one on the right)! I actually hit it early Jan.
March 8, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Got my 25 years at Microsoft award today (it’s the giant one on the right)! I actually hit it early Jan.
DSC 3.0.0-rc.1 is out! github.com/PowerShell/D...
Do let us know if there's any major blockers now before we head towards GA targeted for end of Feb!
Do let us know if there's any major blockers now before we head towards GA targeted for end of Feb!
Release v3.0.0-rc.1 · PowerShell/DSC
What's Changed
Internationalize dsc exe by @SteveL-MSFT in #612
Ensure systemRoot() always has trailing separator character by @SteveL-MSFT in #616
Bump hashbrown from 0.15.0 to 0.15.2 in /runcomm...
github.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
DSC 3.0.0-rc.1 is out! github.com/PowerShell/D...
Do let us know if there's any major blockers now before we head towards GA targeted for end of Feb!
Do let us know if there's any major blockers now before we head towards GA targeted for end of Feb!
Thanks to the PSCommunity, I've decided to finally join Bluesky. Will use this to post any updates to our projects: PS7, OpenSSH (Windows), DSC, PSGallery/PSResourceGet, etc...
January 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Thanks to the PSCommunity, I've decided to finally join Bluesky. Will use this to post any updates to our projects: PS7, OpenSSH (Windows), DSC, PSGallery/PSResourceGet, etc...