This article describes an update for Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. WMF 5.1 includes the Windows PowerShell, WMI, WinRM, and Software Inventory and Licensing (SIL) components. WMF 5.1 also includes all the new features and bug fixes for these same components.

This article describes an update for Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.1 for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 that is dated March 23, 2017. WMF 5.1 includes the Windows PowerShell, WMI, WinRM, and Software Inventory and Licensing (SIL) components that were released in Windows Server 2016.

To resolve this issue, delete the \\root\microsoft\windows\desiredstateconfiguration namespace in WMI before you uninstall WMF 5.0 Preview September 2014 or WMF 5.0 Experimental Release July 2014. To do this, follow these steps: Open powershell.exe with elevated user rights (run as administrator).

This article describes an update for Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.1 for Windows Server 2012 that is dated March 23, 2017. WMF 5.1 includes the Windows PowerShell, WMI, WinRM, and Software Inventory and Licensing (SIL) components that were released in Windows Server 2016.

This article describes the new management functionality in the Windows Management Framework (WMF) 4.0 Update. This hotfix is available for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. This hotfix supports the following features and functionality in WMF 4.0: Windows PowerShell 4.0.

Microsoft Download Center. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center: Download the WMF 5.0 RTM package now. For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

This article describes the new management functionality in Windows Management Framework (WMF) 4.0, which is available for Windows Server 2012. This update enables you to use the following features and functionality in WMF 4.0: Windows PowerShell 4.0. Windows PowerShell ISE.

The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. Prerequisites. To apply this hotfix, you must be running Windows 7 SP1, Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1, or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. To run WMF 4.0, you must have the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 installed.

How to get this update. Microsoft Download Center. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center: Download the WMF 5.0 RTM package now. For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Microsoft Download Center. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center: Download the WMF 5.0 RTM package now. For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: