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Install DSC

  1. You need PowerShell +4.x. On pre Windows 8.1 and Windows 2012 you have to install the Windows Management Framework 4.0. Download from .

  2. Download the DSC Resources from .

  3. Unzip to $env:ProgramFiles\WindowsPowerShell\Modules folder

  4. Verify they are installed with Get-DSCResource. This command will list all of the resources that you unzipped to the folder.

Development Environment

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