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The powershell 7.6 tag covers guidance for moving production automation from PowerShell 7.4 to PowerShell 7.6 LTS before support ends on November 10, 2026. Tagged coverage emphasizes testing workloads directly on the target release rather than moving first to PowerShell 7.5, which reaches end of support on the same date. It also explains how to distinguish pwsh.exe for PowerShell 7 workloads from powershell.exe for Windows PowerShell 5.1 exceptions. Readers will find practical considerations for checking executables in scheduled tasks, services, and pipelines before changing production environments.
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    PowerShell 7.6.9 LTS Released: .NET SDK 10.0.403 Update, Downloads and Support Deadlines

    PowerShell 7.6.9 is out, and its release notes are short. The project published it on GitHub on October 25, 2026, at 17:26 UTC, under the tag v7.6.9 (commit bf5fc43). The notes list one item under Build and Packaging Improvements: an update to .NET SDK 10.0.403. They also list one merged pull...
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    PowerShell 7.6.8 removes the update notification: your shell will no longer tell you a newer version exists

    Microsoft published PowerShell 7.6.8 on GitHub on October 22, the latest servicing release for the 7.6 long-term support line. If you go in expecting the usual list of engine fixes and cmdlet tweaks, recalibrate: the changelog contains exactly one functional change, and it is a removal. Starting...
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    PowerShell 7.4.21 Released: Config Fixes, Update Steps and 7.6 LTS Migration

    Microsoft has released PowerShell 7.4.21 for the 7.4 Long Term Servicing branch. It contains two runtime fixes, a new .NET SDK, an updated native-components package, and a long list of build-pipeline changes. It is a small servicing update, but the timing matters. PowerShell 7.4 is less than a...
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    PowerShell 7.5.12 Released: Config Fixes and Urgent Upgrade Path to 7.6 LTS

    Microsoft's PowerShell team has released PowerShell 7.5.12. It's a small servicing update with two changes users might notice and a longer list of build and packaging work. It also arrives late in the branch's life: Microsoft's lifecycle documentation lists PowerShell 7.5 with a release date of...
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    PowerShell 7.4 Support Ends November 10, 2026: Move to 7.6 LTS

    Microsoft's support for PowerShell 7.4 LTS, the long-term servicing release of the cross-platform shell that runs on .NET 8, ends on November 10, 2026. After that date, Windows, macOS and Linux machines still on 7.4 get no more updates, security fixes included. Microsoft published the retirement...
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    PowerShell 7.4 Support Ends Nov. 10, 2026: Move to 7.6 LTS

    Most production automation running PowerShell 7.4 should be tested directly on PowerShell 7.6 LTS before November 10, 2026—not moved to PowerShell 7.5, which reaches end of support on the same date. Use pwsh.exe for PowerShell 7 workloads and powershell.exe for Windows PowerShell 5.1 exceptions...
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