PowerShell is a cross-platform automation and scripting tool used across IT, cloud, development and security. In 2026, PowerShell 7.6 LTS offers a current .NET 10-based release with long-term support.

Several of my articles here have made use of paths that are just not available in PowerShell as a cmdlet. While PowerShell is indeed powerful in itself, there are just some things that you cannot do ...

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, ...

The PowerShell dev team unveiled its 2022 plans, including a move to the upcoming .NET 7, a project that has been delayed by some issues. "We will continue to align with new .NET releases which means ...

As a developer and technical lead for a large New York financial services company, Scott Weinstein initially tinkered with a beta version of Microsoft's new Windows PowerShell command-line interface ...

While predicting on the future of PowerShell, it helps to take a look back at its beginnings to see where it's going as a cross-platform management tool. Microsoft released PowerShell in 2006 as part ...

Designed for cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments, PowerShell 7 is packed with enhancements and new features. PowerShell 7 works side-by-side with Windows PowerShell letting you easily test and ...

Microsoft on Friday announced plans to replace Windows PowerShell with its newest Core product, which will be called "PowerShell 7." PowerShell 7 could appear as early as May as a preview release, but ...