Introducing

arsenal should be http://microsoft.com/PowerShell. This one stop resource gives you access to the
following:
Windows PowerShell Gallery
http://www.powershellgallery.com/
Windows PowerShell Blog
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/powershell
Windows PowerShell Repo on GitHub
https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell
In addition, you can do the following:
Download Windows Management Framework
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=50395
Review the Windows PowerShell Documentation
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/powershell-scripting
Give feedback to the Windows PowerShell team
https://windowsserver.uservoice.com/forums/301869-powershell
And much more…
Here are just some of the new (or improved) features for Windows PowerShell that we discuss:
Package management
Windows PowerShell Classes
Windows PowerShell script debugging
Desired State Configuration
For a full walkthrough on what is available in WMF 5.0 and WMF 5.1, check the following links:
WMF 5.0
WMF 5.1
https://msdn.microsoft.com/powershell/wmf/5.0/releasenotes
https://msdn.microsoft.com/powershell/wmf/5.1/release-notes
Package management
If you think of how you would traditionally install software on Windows today, there are a variety of
ways. For example, you could get an .exe file or a .msi file to perform the installation. These files might
have dependencies that come in different packages or are dependent on patches with .msu
extensions. In short, installing software can be difficult. In Linux, this problem has been solved through
package management using managers like APT-GET, YUM, and so on. These managers understand
the software you are trying to install, retrieve all its dependencies, and then install the software.
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