diff --git a/powershell/autorest-configuration.md b/powershell/autorest-configuration.md
index 048f6282ca0..2c9dd6aacab 100644
--- a/powershell/autorest-configuration.md
+++ b/powershell/autorest-configuration.md
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ module-folder: $(current-folder)/generated
 cmdlet-folder: $(module-folder)/cmdlets
 model-cmdlet-folder: $(module-folder)/model-cmdlets
 custom-cmdlet-folder: $(current-folder)/custom
+utils-cmdlet-folder: $(current-folder)/utils
 internal-cmdlet-folder: $(current-folder)/internal
 test-folder: $(current-folder)/test
 runtime-folder: $(module-folder)/runtime
diff --git a/powershell/generators/nuspec.ts b/powershell/generators/nuspec.ts
index fb44a1df572..598b8250418 100644
--- a/powershell/generators/nuspec.ts
+++ b/powershell/generators/nuspec.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export async function generateNuspec(project: Project | NewProject) {
     <file src="${removeCd(project.customFolder)}/**/*.*" exclude="${removeCd(project.customFolder)}/readme.md;${removeCd(project.customFolder)}/**/*.cs" />
     <file src="${removeCd(project.docsFolder)}/**/*.md" exclude="${removeCd(project.docsFolder)}/readme.md" />
     <file src="${removeCd(project.exportsFolder)}/**/ProxyCmdletDefinitions.ps1" />
+    <file src="${removeCd(project.utilsFolder)}/**/*.*" />
   </files>
 </package>`, undefined, 'source-file-other');
 }
diff --git a/powershell/internal/project.ts b/powershell/internal/project.ts
index 1d0feb10bb0..9afaf33d7e8 100644
--- a/powershell/internal/project.ts
+++ b/powershell/internal/project.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ export class Project extends codeDomProject {
   public cmdletFolder!: string;
 
   public customFolder!: string;
+  public utilsFolder!: string;
   public internalFolder!: string;
   public testFolder!: string;
   public runtimeFolder!: string;
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ export class Project extends codeDomProject {
     this.cmdletFolder = await this.state.getValue('cmdlet-folder');
 
     this.customFolder = await this.state.getValue('custom-cmdlet-folder');
+    this.utilsFolder = await this.state.getValue('utils-cmdlet-folder');
     this.internalFolder = await this.state.getValue('internal-cmdlet-folder');
     this.testFolder = await this.state.getValue('test-folder');
     this.runtimeFolder = await this.state.getValue('runtime-folder');
@@ -250,6 +252,7 @@ export class NewProject extends codeDomProject {
   public cmdletFolder!: string;
 
   public customFolder!: string;
+  public utilsFolder!: string;
   public internalFolder!: string;
   public testFolder!: string;
   public runtimeFolder!: string;
@@ -353,6 +356,7 @@ export class NewProject extends codeDomProject {
     this.cmdletFolder = await this.state.getValue('cmdlet-folder');
 
     this.customFolder = await this.state.getValue('custom-cmdlet-folder');
+    this.utilsFolder = await this.state.getValue('utils-cmdlet-folder');
     this.internalFolder = await this.state.getValue('internal-cmdlet-folder');
     this.testFolder = await this.state.getValue('test-folder');
     this.runtimeFolder = await this.state.getValue('runtime-folder');
diff --git a/powershell/plugins/powershell-v2.ts b/powershell/plugins/powershell-v2.ts
index 12d8802b7b1..b92c5643a41 100644
--- a/powershell/plugins/powershell-v2.ts
+++ b/powershell/plugins/powershell-v2.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ async function copyRequiredFiles(project: NewProject) {
   // Runtime files
   await copyResources(join(resources, 'psruntime'), async (fname, content) => project.state.writeFile(join(project.runtimeFolder, fname), content, undefined, sourceFileCSharp), project.overrides, transformOutput);
 
+  // utils cmdlets
+  await copyResources(join(resources, 'utils'), async (fname, content) => project.state.writeFile(join(project.utilsFolder, fname), content, undefined, sourceFileCSharp), project.overrides, transformOutput);
+
   // Modules files
   await copyBinaryResources(join(resources, 'modules'), async (fname, content) => project.state.writeFile(join(project.dependencyModuleFolder, fname), content, undefined, 'binary-file'));
 
diff --git a/powershell/resources/utils/Unprotect-SecureString.ps1 b/powershell/resources/utils/Unprotect-SecureString.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cb05b51a622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/powershell/resources/utils/Unprotect-SecureString.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#This script converts securestring to plaintext
+
+param(
+    [Parameter(Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline)]
+    [System.Security.SecureString]
+    ${SecureString}
+)
+
+$ssPtr = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($SecureString)
+try {
+    $plaintext = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringBSTR($ssPtr)
+} finally {
+    [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::ZeroFreeBSTR($ssPtr)
+}
+
+return $plaintext
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests-upgrade/AutoRestUpgradeTest.ps1 b/tests-upgrade/AutoRestUpgradeTest.ps1
index 938758f39bf..66c2e796052 100644
--- a/tests-upgrade/AutoRestUpgradeTest.ps1
+++ b/tests-upgrade/AutoRestUpgradeTest.ps1
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ function IsNeedIgnore([string]$inputFileName , [Array]$ignoreArray)
         {
            $Ignore =$True
            break
+        } elseif ($ignoreDetail.Contains("*.") -and $inputFileName.EndsWith($ignoreDetail.Split(".")[-1])) {
+            $Ignore =$True
+            break
         }
     }
     return $Ignore
@@ -117,8 +120,8 @@ function CompareGeneratedCode([string]$inputSourcePath,[string]$inputTargetPath,
     #in m3Path
     cd $inputSourcePath
     $initFileList = Get-ChildItem -Recurse -force
-    $initIgnoreFileList = (($inputSourcePath+'\generated\modules'), ($inputSourcePath+'\.gitignore'),($inputSourcePath+'\tools\Resources\.gitignore'))
-    $targetIgnoreFileList = (($inputTargetPath+'\generated\modules'), ($inputTargetPath+'\.gitignore'),($inputTargetPath+'\tools\Resources\.gitignore'))
+    $initIgnoreFileList = (($inputSourcePath+'\generated\modules'), ($inputSourcePath+'\utils'), ($inputSourcePath+'\*.nuspec'), ($inputSourcePath+'\.gitignore'),($inputSourcePath+'\tools\Resources\.gitignore'))
+    $targetIgnoreFileList = (($inputTargetPath+'\generated\modules'), ($inputTargetPath+'\utils'),($inputTargetPath+'\*.nuspec'),($inputTargetPath+'\.gitignore'),($inputTargetPath+'\tools\Resources\.gitignore'))
     #foreach initFileList and get the hashcode of them
     foreach( $initFile in $initFileList)
     {