Microsoft has set a firm date to excise a long‑running compatibility relic: Windows PowerShell 2.0 will be removed from shipping Windows images beginning with Windows 11, version 24H2 (rollout starting August 2025) and will follow in Windows Server 2025 (September 2025) — a change already...
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Microsoft has begun excising Windows PowerShell 2.0 from shipping Windows images, closing a chapter that started with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and signaling a firm push toward a smaller attack surface and a simpler PowerShell ecosystem. The removal is being rolled into current...