Windows PowerShell 1.0 is included as a feature of the Windows Server 2008 operating system. Enabling PowerShell 1.0 on Windows Server 2008 PowerShell 1.0 RTW can be downloaded for all supported platforms at the following URL. Although PowerShell 1.0 RTW does not include the new features of PowerShell 2.0 CTP2 discussed in Chapter 1, 'Introduction to Shells,' it is the most current stable release of PowerShell and, as of this writing, it is the only version that can be recommended for use in a production environment.
This version of PowerShell was released to the public in November 2006. The Microsoft Windows PowerShell Home Page PowerShell 1.0 RTWĪs of this writing, the current released version of PowerShell is version 1.0 RTW (Release To Web).
