PSDesiredStateConfiguration

The PSDesiredStateConfiguration module supports PowerShell Desired State Configuration (PSDSC). Each major version of this module supports different use cases:

• v1.1 is only supported for Windows PowerShell. You can use it to invoke PSDSC resources and to author and apply PSDSC configurations.
• v2 is only supported for PowerShell. You can use it to invoke PSDSC resources and to compile PSDSC configurations. It's intended use is to support Azure Machine Configuration.
• v3 (preview) is only supported for PowerShell. You can use it to invoke PSDSC resources. It's intended use is for invoking PSDSC resources on Linux machines with Azure Machine Configuration.

Microsoft Desired State Configuration (DSC) enables you to manage PSDSC resources through two adapters:

• The Microsoft.Windows/WindowsPowerShell adapter enables you to invoke any PSDSC resource usable with PSDesiredStateConfiguration version 1.1 in Windows PowerShell.
• The Microsoft.DSC/PowerShell adapter enables you to invoke any class-based PSDSC resource in PowerShell. It doesn't rely on the PSDesiredStateConfiguration module.