What’s up with DSCv3 with @steve--lee.bsky.social

I only realized after the talk that the perf issue I was having was likely because my laptop wasn’t plugged into power and went into efficiency mode

The kickoff of @powershellsummit.org
week is off to an exceptional start!

Too many fantastic #DevOps #PowerShell #Terraform and #Ansible sessions to mention, and it’s only Tuesday 😁

#PSHSummit #MVPBuzz

Congrats to @jborean.bsky.social for receiving the #PSHSummit26 Jeffrey Snover Innovation Award. As last year's winner I was proud to present it and it sure is nice that it happened to be for the person I voted for.

PSCommunityCall is cancelled this week in favor of PSSummit instead. Next Community Call is May!

How adapted resource manifests bridge PowerShell resources in Microsoft Desired State Configuration (DSC) Learn how to speed up discovery for PowerShell DSC resources

Ever wondered how you can speed up the discovery process of your PowerShell DSC resources through Microsoft's DSC engine?

I wrote a short blog post on a new feature that introduced "adapted resource manifests":

www.idontlikeai.dev/how-adapted-...

Shoutout to @steve--lee.bsky.social for the work!

DSC 3.2-preview.14 is out! github.com/PowerShell/D...

This will be our last preview with RC coming next and then GA pending any issues. `main` branch will now be 3.3

PowerShell 7.6 release postmortem and investments - PowerShell Team This post shares context on the delayed timing of the PowerShell 7.6 release, our learnings, and the changes the team has already begun making to improve release predictability and transparency.

We posted our PS7.6 Postmortem regarding the delay of GA: devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/p...

multi-pwsh 0.7.0 is out with initial #PowerShell virtual environment (venv) support, through runtime hooking of PowerShell, PowerShellGet and PSResourceGet! Try it out now, let me know what you think 👇

github.com/Devolutions/...

Bicep never left: The peaceful return of Microsoft DSC support Why Bicep support never truly disappeared

Great blog post by @gijsreijn.bsky.social on what's happening with Bicep and DSCv3 www.idontlikeai.dev/bicep-never-...

The Committee hasn't had a need to meet for awhile due to the Working Groups doing what they need to do in their respective areas. What gap do you see that needs some community members in the Committee that isn't sufficient in a WG?

The Committee still exists, however, with the Working Groups, we haven't had anything that has bubbled up to the Committee that needed attention at that level. Keep in mind that many of the Committee members are also Working Group members.

PowerShell, OpenSSH, and DSC team investments for 2026 - PowerShell Team Planned team investments for 2026 for PowerShell, OpenSSH, DSC, and related tooling.

2026 team investments blog post is out!
devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/p...

💡 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

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 ...

DSC-3.2.0-preview.4 is out! github.com/PowerShell/D...

Thanks to @gijsreijn.bsky.social for his many contributions!

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.

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...

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...

Have you been thinking about how you can give back to the #PowerShell community? Anyone can teach. Anyone can share. sessionize.com/pshsu...

I should also say that DSCv3 is a platform while Intune is a solution. We are talking to partner teams within Microsoft for complete solutions, but nothing to announce at this time.

If Intune works for you, then no need to switch. DSC v3 is cross-platform and targeting Server and Client scenarios while Intune is intended for Client only.

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...

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)

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

Don't forget the PowerShell/OpenSSH Community Call is today! aka.ms/pscommunityc...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

DSCv3.1-preview.7 is out! Many thanks to Gijs on his contributions to the PSAdapter!

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 ...

DSC-3.1-preview.6 released. Contains some great community contributions improving the #PowerShell adapter github.com/PowerShell/D...

Co-presented with Demetrius as #Build this morning on WinGet+DSC