Insight into Windows Server 2012 PowerShell (3.0)
Before we hit the installation topic of this section, let's first go ahead and understand the requirements for installing and running PowerShell 3.0.
PowerShell OS support
PowerShell 3.0 is supported on the following listed operating systems as of now. All these supported operating systems provide the same level of functionality for local and remote PowerShell sessions.
Windows 7 with Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack
Windows 8
Windows Server 2012
System requirements
We already explained a bit about the system requirements of PowerShell in the Introduction to PowerShell section. PowerShell 3.0 has the following set of requirements, which should be met before you install PowerShell on any of the supported operating systems.
Windows Management Instrumentation 3.0
Windows PowerShell 3.0 requires Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) 3.0. This program is included in Windows 8 Release Preview...