PowerShell v3 installed modules
This is the list of installed modules in PowerShell v3 on Windows 8
AppLocker
Appx
BitLocker
BitsTransfer
BranchCache
CimCmdlets
DirectAccessClientComponents
Dism
DnsClient
International
iSCSI
ISE
Kds
Microsoft.PowerShell.Diagnostics
Microsoft.PowerShell.Host
Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
Microsoft.PowerShell.Security
Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility
Microsoft.WSMan.Management
MMAgent
MsDtc
NetAdapter
NetConnection
NetLbfo
NetQos
NetSecurity
NetSwitchTeam
NetTCPIP
NetworkConnectivityStatus
NetworkTransition
PKI
PrintManagement
PSDiagnostics
PSScheduledJob
PSWorkflow
PSWorkflowUtility
ScheduledTasks
SecureBoot
SmbShare
SmbWitness
Storage
TroubleshootingPack
TrustedPlatformModule
VpnClient
Wdac
WebAdministration
WindowsDeveloperLicense
WindowsErrorReporting
This is the corresponding list on PowerShell v3 installed on Windows 7
AppLocker
BitsTransfer
CimCmdlets
ISE
Microsoft.PowerShell.Diagnostics
Microsoft.PowerShell.Host
Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
Microsoft.PowerShell.Security
Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility
Microsoft.WSMan.Management
PSDiagnostics
PSScheduledJob
PSWorkflow
PSWorkflowUtility
TroubleshootingPack
As you can see there is quite a difference!
All of the Windows 8 modules that are highlighted in yellow are CDXML based. They can’t be made available on Windows 7 because the underlying WMI classes aren’t available