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Fixes #11890 - Update references to DSC (#11891)
* Update references to DSC * fix typo * Update DSC descriptions
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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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ms.date: 02/02/2023
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title: PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC)
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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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ms.date: 03/18/2025
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title: Desired State Configuration (DSC)
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# PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) Overview
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# Desired State Configuration (DSC) Overview
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DSC is a management platform in PowerShell that enables you to manage your IT and development
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infrastructure with configuration as code.
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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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- DSC 1.1 is the legacy version of DSC that originally shipped in Windows PowerShell 5.1.
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- DSC 2.0 is the version of DSC that shipped in PowerShell 7.
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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 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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develop DSC independent of PowerShell and reduces the size of the PowerShell package. Users of DSC
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will enjoy the benefit of upgrading DSC without the need to upgrade PowerShell, accelerating the time
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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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- 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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The documentation for DSC has been moved to a new location so that we can manage the DSC
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version-specific information separately from the versions of PowerShell.
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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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See the new documentation in [Desired State Configuration 2.0][02].
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For more information, see the [Desired State Configuration][02] overview article.
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[01]: /azure/governance/machine-configuration/overview
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[02]: /powershell/dsc/overview

reference/index.yml

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ms.collection: collection
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author: sdwheeler
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ms.author: sewhee
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ms.date: 11/16/2023
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ms.date: 03/18/2025
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# highlightedContent section (optional)
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# Maximum of 8 items
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highlightedContent:
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# itemType: architecture | concept | deploy | download | get-started | how-to-guide | learn | overview | quickstart | reference | tutorial | video | whats-new
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items:
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# Card
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- title: Overview
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- title: What is PowerShell?
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itemType: get-started
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url: /powershell/scripting/overview
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# Card
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text: What's new in PowerShell
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# Card 2
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- title: PowerShell Utility modules
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imageSrc: /media/common/ih_tools.svg
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imageSrc: /media/common/i_tools.svg
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links:
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- url: /powershell/utility-modules/overview?view=ps-modules
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text: PowerShell utility modules
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- url: /powershell/utility-modules/secretmanagement/overview?view=ps-modules
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text: SecretManagement overview
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# Card 3
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- title: PowerShell DSC
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imageSrc: /media/common/i_dev-ops.svg
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- title: Desired State Configuration
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imageSrc: /media/common/ih_tools.png
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links:
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- url: /powershell/scripting/dsc/overview
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text: DSC Overview
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- url: /powershell/dsc/overview?view=dsc-1.1
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text: DSC 1.1 in Windows PowerShell
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- url: /powershell/dsc/overview?view=dsc-2.0
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text: DSC 2.0
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text: PowerShell DSC Overview
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- url: /powershell/dsc/overview?view=dsc-3.0
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text: DSC 3.0 (preview)
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text: Microsoft DSC 3.0
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- url: /powershell/dsc/overview?view=dsc-2.0
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text: PowerShell DSC 2.0
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- url: /powershell/dsc/overview?view=dsc-1.1
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text: PowerShell DSC 1.1
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- url: https://dsccommunity.org/
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text: DSC Community
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# Card 4
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- url: https://www.powershellgallery.com/
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text: PowerShell Gallery
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- url: /powershell/gallery/overview
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text: What is the PowerShell Gallery
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- url: /powershell/gallery/concepts/publishing-guidelines
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text: Package management for PowerShell
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- url: /powershell/gallery/powershellget/overview
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text: Best practices
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- url: /powershell/gallery/faqs
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text: FAQs

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