Microsoft has announced the removal of Windows PowerShell 2.0 from shipping Windows images, a deliberate end to a legacy runtime that has lingered in the OS for more than a decade and which Microsoft says will be excised from Windows 11 (starting with version 24H2 in August 2025) and Windows...
Microsoft is removing Windows PowerShell 2.0 from current Windows releases — a deliberate, security-first cleanup that closes a long‑standing legacy loophole and signals a firm end to an engine that was deprecated in 2017 but remained present for compatibility. The official Microsoft support...
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