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PowerShell Resources

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PowerShell is a command-line shell and automation engine that has become the preferred technology for large-scale management of Windows and Microsoft server applications, first introduced for managing Exchange Server and Windows Server.

The PowerShell support lifecycle is linked to the .NET support life cycle, which alternates between Long Term Support (LTS) versions that provide three years of support and current versions that are supported until three months after the subsequent version becomes available.

The reports below discuss PowerShell (formerly PowerShell Core), the open-source, cross-platform release of PowerShell available for macOS and Linux in addition to Windows. Windows PowerShell, the original PowerShell platform for Windows, is now in maintenance mode.

PowerShell 7.4 Generally Available with Long-Term Support – Dec. 11, 2023

PowerShell 7.4, the latest Long-Term Support version of Microsoft’s cross-platform scripting language, is generally available.

PowerShell Crescendo Can PS-enable Old Command-Line Tools – October 16, 2023

Crescendo is a free framework that can help run some legacy command-line

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