Supporting Updatable Help

The Windows PowerShell Updatable Help System, introduced in Windows® 8 and Windows Server® 2012, is designed to ensure that users always have the newest help topics at the command prompt on their local computer. Along with Windows PowerShell online help, Updatable Help provides a complete help solution for users. This section describes the Updatable Help System and explains how module authors can support Updatable Help for their modules.

This section includes the following topics.

• Updatable Help Overview
  
  
• Updatable Help Authoring: Step-by-Step
  
  
• How Updatable Help Works
  
  
• How to Create a HelpInfo XML File
  
  
• How to Prepare Updatable Help CAB Files
  
  
• How to Update Help Files
  
  
• How to Test Updatable Help
  
  

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