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Microsoft announces General Availability of PowerShell 7.2

After a series of a preview builds and a recent release candidate, Microsoft's PowerShell 7.2 has now hit General Availability. Based on the newly released .NET 6, this is a Long Term Support (LTS) ...

Azure Automation legacy runtimes to be unsupported on September 30: Migration, contract, and audit checks to avoid confusing 'still working' with operational assurance

September 22, 2026ConclusionOrganizations using Python 2.7, Python 3.8, PowerShell 7.1, or PowerShell 7.2 runbooks in Azure Automation must identify the affected items and complete the decision-making ...
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Microsoft PowerShell 7.2.0 release candidate 1 now available to download

Development of PowerShell continues apace, and Microsoft has just pushed out a new release candidate with a fairly lengthy changelog. PowerShell 7.2.0 RC1 is available for Windows, macOS and Linux, ...
BleepingComputer

Microsoft will release future PowerShell updates via Windows Update

Microsoft is making it easier to update PowerShell on Windows 10 and Windows Server devices by releasing future updates through the Microsoft Update service. PowerShell provides users with a ...
TechRepublic

Use Visual Studio Code to edit and debug PowerShell

Learn how to use Microsoft’s programmers’ editor, Visual Studio Code, to get the most from the latest PowerShell releases. PowerShell is now a lot more than a system management tool for Windows. The ...
BleepingComputer

Microsoft warns of critical PowerShell 7 code execution vulnerability

Microsoft warns of a critical .NET Core remote code execution vulnerability in PowerShell 7 caused by how text encoding is performed in .NET 5 and .NET Core. PowerShell provides a command-line shell, ...