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description: DSC is a management platform in PowerShell that enables you to manage your IT and development infrastructure with configuration as code.
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description: DSC is a management platform that enables you to manage your IT and development infrastructure with configuration as code.
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title: PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC)
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title: Desired State Configuration (DSC)
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# Desired State Configuration (DSC) Overview
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DSC is a management platform that enables you to manage your IT and development infrastructure with
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configuration as code.
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There are three versions of DSC available:
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There are four versions of DSC available:
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- Microsoft DSC 3.0 is the new version of DSC. This version is a preview release that is still being
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developed. Users working with non-Windows environments can expect cross-platform features in DSC
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3.0. DSC 3.0 is the version that is supported by the [machine configuration][01] feature of Azure
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Automanage.
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- **Microsoft DSC 3.0** is the new version of DSC. This version provides true cross-platform
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support. It is a standalone product that's not dependent on PowerShell, however, you can still use
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your existing PowerShell DSC resources.
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- PowerShell DSC 2.0 is the version of DSC that shipped in PowerShell 7.
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- **PowerShell DSC 3.0 (preview)** is the version of DSC supported by the
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[Azure Machine Configuration][01] on Linux.
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- **PowerShell DSC 2.0** is the version of DSC that shipped in PowerShell 7.
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With the release of PowerShell 7.2, the **PSDesiredStateConfiguration** module is no longer
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included in the PowerShell package. Separating DSC into its own module allows us to invest and
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to deployment of new DSC features. Users that want to continue using DSC v2 can download
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**PSDesiredStateConfiguration** 2.0.5 from the PowerShell Gallery.
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- PowerShell DSC 1.1 is the legacy version of DSC that originally shipped in Windows PowerShell 5.1.
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- **PowerShell DSC 1.1** is the legacy version of DSC that originally shipped in Windows PowerShell
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5.1.
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For more information, see the [Desired State Configuration][02] overview article.
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