The Microsoft PowerShell team is planning to reshape its Desired State Configuration solutions, replacing them with a single cross-platform tool that supports both Windows and Linux.

Introduced with PowerShell 4, DSC provides a way to manage Windows servers declaratively through the same configuration management practices the open source community has been using for years.

The Microsoft PowerShell team is planning to reshape its Desired State Configuration (DSC) solutions, replacing them with a single cross-platform tool that supports both Windows and Linux.

Introduced with PowerShell v4, Desired State Configuration (DSC) was a significant shift in the way that changes are made with PowerShell. Administrators now could declare configuration declaratively ...

Because the forthcoming Microsoft Nano Server doesn't have a GUI, here's how to create configuration scripts with the built-in Desired State Configuration in Windows PowerShell.

Microsoft confirmed that its latest cumulative update for the Windows 10 Anniversary Update breaks certain features in PowerShell, such as Desired State Configuration and implicit remoting.

Microsoft continues to invest in PowerShell, its command-line shell and associated scripting language. PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) can now manage Linux boxes in the same vein as ...

"All DSC operations will result in an 'Invalid Property' error," Microsoft said. "In addition, due to a missing binary in the build package the update breaks PowerShell implicit remoting.

Microsoft's update for version 1607 doesn't fix two widespread problems with Windows 10 Anniversary Update, and it causes problems with PowerShell DSC operations ...

Microsoft's latest Cumulative Update to Windows 10 Anniversary, released August 31, includes a fix awaited by some using PowerShell.