How to install PowerShell 7.0 on Windows 10

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By default PowerShell is installed in every Windows version – starting from Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Over the years Microsoft released many versions of PowerShell. Windows PowerShell was built on the .Cyberspace Framework and only worked on Windows systems. But recently Microsoft released PowerShell seven.0 which is by and large bachelor to download, and mainly notable for being a cross-platform Scripting tool. In this mail service, we will show you how to install PowerShell 7.0 on Windows 10.

Install PowerShell 7.0 on Windows 10

To download and install PowerShell 7.0 on Windows 10, you can run a PowerShell cmdlet to download and install the MSI package from GitHub.

Here's how:

Press Windows key + X to access the Power User Menu.
Press A on the keyboard to open PowerShell in administrative mode.
In the PowerShell window, copy and paste the cmdlet below and striking Enter:

iex "& { $(irm https://aka.ms/install-powershell.ps1) } -UseMSI"

This control will straight download the package from GitHub URL based on the operating system compatibility.

Once the MSI parcel is fully downloaded, you'll be presented with the setup wizard. Click Next and continue the installation process.

Alternatively, you tin visit the GitHub PowerShell release page and scroll down the Avails and choose your operating system with the appropriate architecture, then click to download and so install.

Once the installation is completed, yous can see the shortcut on the Start menu.

The installed location is C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7 for Windows.

Yous tin also access the PowerShell seven.0 via Run control. To do and so, invoke the Run dialog box by pressing Windows + R and typepwsh and hit Enter, this command will launch the new PowerShell.

PowerShell 7.0 ships with a lot of new features like:

Pipeline parallelization
New operators
ConciseView and Get-Fault cmdlet
Automated new version notifications
Invoke DSC resources directly from PowerShell 7
Compatibility layer.

We hope you institute this post useful.

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