diff --git a/examples/PSScriptAnalyzerSettings.psd1 b/examples/PSScriptAnalyzerSettings.psd1
index 044342877a..3ab1a66ec2 100644
--- a/examples/PSScriptAnalyzerSettings.psd1
+++ b/examples/PSScriptAnalyzerSettings.psd1
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
                      'PSReservedParams',
                      'PSShouldProcess',
                      'PSUseApprovedVerbs',
+                     'PSAvoidUsingAliases',
                      'PSUseDeclaredVarsMoreThanAssigments')
 
     # Do not analyze the following rules. Use ExcludeRules when you have
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a0f58698e7..53d8209f16 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
 
                 "configurationSnippets": [
                     {
-                        "label": "PowerShell: Launch Current File Configuration",
+                        "label": "PowerShell: Launch Current Script Configuration",
                         "description": "A new configuration for launching the current opened PowerShell script",
                         "body": {
                             "type": "PowerShell",
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
                         }
                     },
                     {
-                        "label": "PowerShell: Launch Configuration",
+                        "label": "PowerShell: Launch Script Configuration",
                         "description": "A new configuration for launching a PowerShell script",
                         "body": {
                             "type": "PowerShell",
@@ -182,14 +182,31 @@
                             "args": [],
                             "cwd": "^\"\\${workspaceRoot}\""
                         }
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "label": "PowerShell: Attach to PowerShell Process Configuration",
+                        "description": "A new configuration for debugging a runspace in another process.",
+                        "body": {
+                            "type": "PowerShell",
+                            "request": "attach",
+                            "name": "PowerShell Attach to Process",
+                            "processId": "${ProcessId}",
+                            "runspaceId": "1"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "label": "PowerShell: Launch Interactive Session Configuration",
+                        "description": "A new configuration for debugging an interactive session.",
+                        "body": {
+                            "type": "PowerShell",
+                            "request": "launch",
+                            "name": "PowerShell Interactive Session"
+                        }
                     }
                 ],
 
                 "configurationAttributes": {
                     "launch": {
-                        "required": [
-                            "script"
-                        ],
                         "properties": {
                             "program": {
                                 "type": "string",
@@ -197,7 +214,7 @@
                             },
                             "script": {
                                 "type": "string",
-                                "description": "Absolute path to the PowerShell script to launch under the debugger."
+                                "description": "Optional: Absolute path to the PowerShell script to launch under the debugger."
                             },
                             "args": {
                                 "type": "array",
@@ -213,6 +230,23 @@
                                 "default": "${workspaceRoot}"
                             }
                         }
+                    },
+                    "attach": {
+                        "properties": {
+                            "computerName": {
+                                "type": "string",
+                                "description": "Optional: The computer name to which a remote session will be established.  Works only on PowerShell 4 and above."
+                            },
+                            "processId": {
+                                "type": "number",
+                                "description": "The ID of the process to be attached.  Works only on PowerShell 5 and above."
+                            },
+                            "runspaceId": {
+                                "type": "number",
+                                "description": "Optional: The ID of the runspace to debug in the attached process.  Defaults to 1.  Works only on PowerShell 5 and above.",
+                                "default": 1
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 },
                 "initialConfigurations": [
@@ -223,6 +257,18 @@
                         "script": "${file}",
                         "args": [],
                         "cwd": "${file}"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "type": "PowerShell",
+                        "request": "attach",
+                        "name": "PowerShell Attach",
+                        "processId": "12345"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "type": "PowerShell",
+                        "request": "launch",
+                        "name": "PowerShell Interactive Session",
+                        "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}"
                     }
                 ]
             }
diff --git a/src/features/ExtensionCommands.ts b/src/features/ExtensionCommands.ts
index 745d86f620..e0478adadc 100644
--- a/src/features/ExtensionCommands.ts
+++ b/src/features/ExtensionCommands.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ export namespace OpenFileRequest {
         { get method() { return 'editor/openFile'; } };
 }
 
+export namespace CloseFileRequest {
+    export const type: RequestType<string, EditorOperationResponse, void> =
+        { get method() { return 'editor/closeFile'; } };
+}
+
 export namespace ShowErrorMessageRequest {
     export const type: RequestType<string, EditorOperationResponse, void> =
         { get method() { return 'editor/showErrorMessage'; } };
@@ -198,6 +203,10 @@ export class ExtensionCommandsFeature implements IFeature {
                 OpenFileRequest.type,
                 filePath => this.openFile(filePath));
 
+            this.languageClient.onRequest(
+                CloseFileRequest.type,
+                filePath => this.closeFile(filePath));
+
             this.languageClient.onRequest(
                 ShowInformationMessageRequest.type,
                 message => this.showInformationMessage(message));
@@ -317,6 +326,37 @@ export class ExtensionCommandsFeature implements IFeature {
         return promise;
     }
 
+    private closeFile(filePath: string): Thenable<EditorOperationResponse> {
+
+        var promise: Thenable<EditorOperationResponse>;
+
+        // Make sure the file path is absolute
+        if (!path.win32.isAbsolute(filePath))
+        {
+            filePath = path.win32.resolve(
+                vscode.workspace.rootPath,
+                filePath);
+        }
+
+        // Normalize file path case for comparison
+        var normalizedFilePath = filePath.toLowerCase();
+
+        if (vscode.workspace.textDocuments.find(doc => doc.fileName.toLowerCase() == normalizedFilePath))
+        {
+            promise =
+                vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(filePath)
+                    .then(doc => vscode.window.showTextDocument(doc))
+                    .then(editor => vscode.commands.executeCommand("workbench.action.closeActiveEditor"))
+                    .then(_ => EditorOperationResponse.Completed);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            promise = Promise.resolve(EditorOperationResponse.Completed);
+        }
+
+        return promise;
+    }
+
     private setSelection(details: SetSelectionRequestArguments): EditorOperationResponse {
         vscode.window.activeTextEditor.selections = [
             new vscode.Selection(
diff --git a/src/session.ts b/src/session.ts
index 300bdda8a2..8961e8cf00 100644
--- a/src/session.ts
+++ b/src/session.ts
@@ -189,6 +189,23 @@ export class SessionManager {
         }
     }
 
+    private setStatusBarVersionString(
+        runspaceDetails: RunspaceDetails) {
+
+        var versionString =
+            this.versionDetails.architecture === "x86"
+                ? `${runspaceDetails.powerShellVersion.displayVersion} (${runspaceDetails.powerShellVersion.architecture})`
+                : runspaceDetails.powerShellVersion.displayVersion;
+
+        if (runspaceDetails.runspaceType != RunspaceType.Local) {
+            versionString += ` [${runspaceDetails.connectionString}]`
+        }
+
+        this.setSessionStatus(
+            versionString,
+            SessionStatus.Running);
+    }
+
     private registerCommands() : void {
         this.registeredCommands = [
             vscode.commands.registerCommand('PowerShell.RestartSession', () => { this.restartSession(); }),
@@ -365,6 +382,10 @@ export class SessionManager {
                     this.setSessionFailure("Could not start language service: ", reason);
                 });
 
+            this.languageServerClient.onNotification(
+                RunspaceChangedEvent.type,
+                (runspaceDetails) => { this.setStatusBarVersionString(runspaceDetails); });
+
             this.languageServerClient.start();
         }
         catch (e)
@@ -623,3 +644,20 @@ export interface PowerShellVersionDetails {
     edition: string;
     architecture: string;
 }
+
+export enum RunspaceType {
+    Local,
+    Process,
+    Remote
+}
+
+export interface RunspaceDetails {
+    powerShellVersion: PowerShellVersionDetails;
+    runspaceType: RunspaceType;
+    connectionString: string;
+}
+
+export namespace RunspaceChangedEvent {
+    export const type: NotificationType<RunspaceDetails> =
+        { get method() { return 'powerShell/runspaceChanged'; } };
+}
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