Windows PowerShell (x86) in both ISE and console flavors. Now I click the Start button, and in the Search box, I type PowerShell. It finds about an additional fifty updates, so I go through the process again… When it is done installing the 167 updates, I reboot and take a snapshot of the virtual machine, sign in again, and check for more updates. I'm not sure exactly what it is preparing-but anyway, it is still prepping. To be honest, it was enough time for two cups of hot chocolate, two Hershey bars, a bag of popcorn, a soda, and a ham and cheese sandwich. I think I am going to go make a cup of hot chocolate, maybe grab a Hershey bar, and then come back… Well, downloading and installing that many updates will take a while. If an update makes Windows more stable and more optimized, why is it not important? Hey, don’t ask me. There was no description other than something about being related to stability and optimization. All I could see was some sort of KB numbers. It did not make sense that these were optional. I selected all of the important updates and three of the optional updates. Windows Update showed that there was nearly a gigabyte worth of updates, so I figured it might take a while. As shown here, it was Windows PowerShell 2.0: When the installation was complete, I opened Windows PowerShell to check the version number. I did give the installation a name, and that was about it. I did a standalone install, and did not join a domain. I got the Windows 7 ISO from MSDN (that is, Windows 7 Professional), and it had the Service Pack installed. So I thought I should start at the beginning. I know that Windows 7 has been out for a while-actually, a pretty good while, and there is no telling what all has been added, updated, or changed. Like everyone is going to magically know how to do this stuff. I realized that the Scripting Guy had forgotten to say exactly how to upgrade. I have little interest in a book that has to come in two or more volumes, so I was looking over the recent Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posts about upgrading to Windows PowerShell 4.0. He seems to be on a Walter Scott kick lately. The Scripting Guy is off reading a book-I think it may be Rob Roy by Walter Scott, but I am not sure. Summary : Windows PowerShell MVP, Teresa Wilson, talks about upgrading Windows PowerShell 2.0 to Windows PowerShell 4.0 in Windows 7.
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