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# WMF 5.0 (PowerShell 5.0) RTM is back and available!
- URL: https://codeisahighway.com/wmf-5-0-powershell-5-0-rtm-is-back-and-available/
- Published: 2016-02-26T02:18:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-23T03:03:31.000Z
- Author: Stephane Lapointe
- Tags: PowerShell, #Import 2023-07-11 16:44, #Import 2026-09-04 10:31, #Import 2026-09-04 13:56

After being temporarily removed in December 2015 due to a nasty bug that could resets your PowerShell module environment during installation, the Windows Management Framework 5.0 (PowerShell 5.0) installation have been fixed and it is now available for download.

> Today, we have republished the Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0 RTM packages for Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7 SP1 to Microsoft’s Download Center.

More details here:  
[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/powershell/2015/12/23/windows-management-framework-wmf-5-0-currently-removed-from-download-center/](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/powershell/2015/12/23/windows-management-framework-wmf-5-0-currently-removed-from-download-center/?ref=codeisahighway.com)

Direct link to the download page:  
[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=50395](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=50395&ref=codeisahighway.com)