ConfigMgr 2012 & PowerShell

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Windows PowerShell is a very powerful way to automate your administrative tasks and native support was introduced with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1.


ConfigMgr requires the 32-bit version of Windows PowerShell 3.0. It can be downloaded here: 

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34595

Powershell is already included as part of Windows Server 2012 Operating System so no further installation or configuration is necessary.

Note: Microsoft have published a "Windows PowerShell User's Guide". It is available on TechNet

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc196356.aspx

Please browse the following sections to learn about ConfigMgr and Powershell.

PowerShell Basics

Connecting to ConfigMgr site via PowerShell

Basic PowerShell Cmdlets for ConfigMgr 2012

Advanced PowerShell for ConfigMgr 2012