Windows PowerShell 5.0 preview has got many more significant features, such as enhancement in PowerShell DSC, new cmdlets and improvements in existing cmdlets, the ISE supporting transcriptions, supporting Class, the ability to create Custom DSC resources and easy string manipulation using Class, the introduction of the new Network Switch module that helps automate and manage Microsoft-signed network switches, and so on.

In this chapter, we discussed a few great features of Windows PowerShell, such as exploring the basics of DSC, writing classes, PowerShell debugging, and so on.

In the next chapter, we will cover Windows PowerShell 5.0 Desired State Configuration, Remote Management, and more.