Windows PowerShell Features from Microsoft

Applies To: Windows PowerShell 2.0

This topic lists the Windows PowerShell features that are offered by Microsoft and provides links to descriptions of the features and to information about how to install them. These features enable you to use Windows PowerShell to administer, maintain, configure, and develop new features for Windows.

Windows PowerShell Features from Microsoft

Technology	Description	Links
Windows PowerShell Core	Describes the cmdlets, functions, and providers that are installed with Windows PowerShell. Includes Getting Started, User Guide, and About topics on features and the Windows PowerShell language.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=108518
Active Directory (AD) Cmdlets	Describes the cmdlets in the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=165546
Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0 Cmdlets	Describes the Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) cmdlets for Windows PowerShell. You can use AD FS cmdlets to manage all aspects of the AD FS 2.0 Windows service, including establishing trusts between claims providers and relying parties, configuring claims issuance and claims transformation, and issuing Information Cards.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=177389
Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) Cmdlets	Describes the Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) cmdlets. One set of AD RMS cmdlets deploys and configures AD RMS; the second set administers an AD RMS cluster.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=165547
AppLocker Cmdlets	Describes the AppLocker cmdlets, which author, test, maintain, and troubleshoot an AppLocker policy.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=164470
Best Practice Analyzer (BPA) Cmdlets	Describes the cmdlets in the Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) module for Windows PowerShell.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=165548
Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Cmdlets	Describes the cmdlets in the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) module for Windows PowerShell.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=137645
Exchange Management Shell	Describes the Exchange Management Shell, which is based on Windows PowerShell, and the cmdlets that enable you to manage every aspect your Microsoft Exchange Server organization.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=149930
Failover Cluster Cmdlets	Describes the failover cluster cmdlets in Windows PowerShell.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=164471
Forefront Identity Manager Cmdlets	Describes the Forefront Identity Manager cmdlets in the FIM Automation Module. You can use these cmdlets to manage your FIM 2010 configuration.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=186772
Group Policy Cmdlets	Describes the cmdlets in the Group Policy module. You can use these cmdlets to maintain Group Policy objects (GPOs), associate GPOs with Active Directory Services (AD DS) containers, set inheritance and permissions on AD DS organizational units (OUs) and domains, and configure registry-based policy settings and Group Policy preferences.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=164472
Network Load Balancing Cmdlets	Describes the network load balancing cmdlets, which provide an alternative interface for actions that you might otherwise perform with command-line commands or the Network Load Balancing Manager snap-in.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=137651
Remote Desktop Services Provider	Describes the Remote Desktop Services (RDS) provider for Windows PowerShell, which presents a hierarchical view of the configuration settings for an RD Session Host server in the Windows PowerShell RDS: drive.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=206966
Server Manager Cmdlets	Describes the cmdlets in the Server Manager module for Windows PowerShell.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=166273
SQL Server Master Data Services Cmdlets	Describes the cmdlets used to create and configure Master Data Services databases.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=191714
SQL Server Provider and Database Engine Cmdlets	Describes how to use the SQL Server PowerShell Provider and management object models to manage SQL Server databases. Describes how to use the Database Engine cmdlets to run Transact-SQL scripts and evaluate policies.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=193258
System Center Service Manager	Describes the cmdlets in the System Center Service Manager module for Windows PowerShell.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=201846
System Center Virtual Machine Manager	Describes the Windows PowerShell – Virtual Machine Manager command shell and includes sample Windows PowerShell scripts that you can use to manage your virtual system infrastructure.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=128920
Web Server (IIS) Administration Cmdlets	Describes the Internet Information Services (IIS) cmdlets that enable you to manage IIS configuration and runtime data.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=137650
Web Server (IIS) Administration Provider	Describes the Internet Information Services (IIS) provider, which creates an IIS: drive with directories for application pools, websites, web applications and virtual directories.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=179517
Windows Server 2008 R2 Administration with Windows PowerShell	Describes how to import multiple modules and snap-ins at one time.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=148916
Windows Server Backup Cmdlets	Describes the Windows PowerShell cmdlets for Windows Server Backup. You can use these cmdlets to create and manage backups in Windows Server 2008 R2.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=137655
Windows Server Migration Tools Cmdlets	Describes the cmdlets in the Windows Server Migration Tools module for Windows PowerShell.	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=166274