Please refer to the following tutorial on how to Update Windows Management Framework 5.0 on Windows 2012 R2 in my lab
I would like to take advantage of the following new features in WMF5
- Software Discovery, Install and Inventory with PackageManagement
- PowerShell Module Discovery, Install and Inventory with PowerShellGet
- PowerShell Script Discovery, Install and Management with PowerShellGet
Windows 2012 R2 is installed with WMF4 , PowerShell version 4
$PSVersionTable
Name Value
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PSVersion 4.0
WSManStackVersion 3.0
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
BuildVersion 6.3.9600.18968
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.2
Download Win8.1AndW2K12R2-KB3134758-x64.msu and install it – server need to be rebooted
Verify PowerShell had been upgraded to 5.0
$PSVersionTable
Name Value
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PSVersion 5.0.10586.117
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion 10.0.10586.117
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.34209
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1