If you want to troubleshoot DSC (Desired State Configuration)… You can easily run a DSC config script locally on your computer, apply the MOF manually on-demand and watch it apply in realtime as per the below.

The below are the lines of PowerShell code you need for testing. First though, make sure you run the entire DSC Configuration block of code – so it’s in memory, similar to how a function behaves. In the example below, my DSC configuration file is called ‘Main‘.

If you want a full demo of DSC, check out my other blog.