PowerShell is a command line tool that can be used by professionals to run scripts, automate, or perform administrative tasks. This is the stable version of the tool, which means that it is safe for you to install it in your production environment as well. Moreover, with this release, the .NET SDK has been updated to version 6.0.402. This release includes some fixes and improvements for PowerShell that you can try out today by installing it using the given download links and guidelines below. Before you do, let us have a look at the new improvements.
Changes and Improvements
We have highlighted the significant improvements and fixes in both of these updates:
Changes and Improvements PowerShell 7.2.7 PowerShell 7.0.13 Download PowerShell PowerShell 7.2.7 For Windows 11, 10, 8.1, and 7 For MacOS For Linux PowerShell 7.0.13 For Windows 11, 10, 8.1, and 7 For MacOS For Linux How to Install PowerShell How to Uninstall Windows PowerShell Closing Words
PowerShell 7.2.7
[Engine Updates and Fixes]On Unix, explicitly terminate the native process during cleanup only if it’s not running in the background.Stopped sending telemetry about ApplicationType.[General Cmdlet Updates]Removed the 1-second minimum delay in Invoke-WebRequest for downloading small files, and prevent file-download-error suppression.Enabled searching for assemblies in GAC_Arm64 on Windows.Fixed the error formatting to use color defined in $PSStyle.Formatting.
To learn more about these fixes and improvements, read the Release Notes.
PowerShell 7.0.13
[Engine Updates and Fixes]Stopped sending telemetry about ApplicationType.[General Cmdlet Updates]Updated the Wix file for new assemblies.Updated the cgmanifest.json for v7.0.13.Updated Newtonsoft.Json version for the 7.0.13 release.Fixed build.psm1 to not specify both version and quality for dotnet-install.Updated the list of PowerShell team members in release tools.Moved cgmanifest generation to daily.Disabled static analysis CI on 7.0.
Download PowerShell
You can download both versions of PowerShell from the direct download links below.
PowerShell 7.2.7
For Windows 11, 10, 8.1, and 7
PowerShell-7.2.7 for Windows 64-bit.msi [102 MB] PowerShell-7.2.7 for Windows 32-bit.msi [92.8 MB]
For MacOS
PowerShell-7.2.7 for MacOS 64-bit.pkg [63.7 MB] PowerShell-7.2.7 for MacOS ARM64.pkg [60.1 MB]
For Linux
PowerShell-7.2.7 for RedHat Linux.rpm [65.6 MB] PowerShell-7.2.7 for Debian.deb [66.2 MB] For more download options, please check out this download page.
PowerShell 7.0.13
For Windows 11, 10, 8.1, and 7
PowerShell-7.0.13 for Windows 64-bit.msi [87.8 MB] PowerShell-7.0.13 for Windows 32-bit.msi [79.8 MB]
For MacOS
PowerShell-7.0.13 for MacOS 64-bit.pkg [55.5 MB]
For Linux
PowerShell-7.0.13 for RedHat Linux.rpm [55.4 MB] PowerShell-7.0.13 for Debian 11.deb [55.8 MB] For more download options, please check out this download page.
How to Install PowerShell
Here is how you can install Windows PowerShell on Windows 11, 10, 8.1, and Windows 7 using the offline MSI files provided above: Learn more about PowerShell and PowerShell Core. You can also download and install PowerShell over the network.
How to Uninstall Windows PowerShell
If you would like to remove this installation of PowerShell, here is how you can do it: This version of PowerShell will now be removed from your computer
Closing Words
This release of Windows PowerShell does not introduce any new features to the tool but makes subtle improvements and fixes. This is why we recommend that the sysadmins and developers use the latest version of PowerShell to make their tasks convenient and more efficient.
