PowerShell 7.6.6 suddenly began displaying errors, parts of Get-Help, and Ctrl+Space operator descriptions in Polish. Windows itself uses Polish, but PowerShell 5.1 and earlier PowerShell 7 versions displayed…
I have worked with COBOL, Visual Basic, C#, mainframes, z/OS, Linux, and distributed applications for many years. My team uses PowerShell every day and maintains thousands of older…
I'm an experienced developer with a background in COBOL, Visual Basic, C#, mainframe systems, Linux, and distributed applications. My team uses PowerShell every day and maintains thousands of…
I'm trying to automate downloading the latest PowerShell Windows x64 MSI installer with PowerShell. Invoke-WebRequest completes successfully, but launching the downloaded file produces: "This installation package could not…
Windows 11 seems to expose a confusing collection of command-line tools: CMD, Windows PowerShell 5.1, 32-bit PowerShell, PowerShell ISE, PowerShell 7, WSL, and Windows Terminal. Terminal was supposed…
I'm experimenting with the -Parallel parameter in PowerShell 7's ForEach-Object. My current approach serializes several functions and an output path into a hashtable, passes that data into each…
For someone using Windows 11, are there meaningful benefits to installing PowerShell 7 and using it instead of the built-in Windows PowerShell 5.1? I'm mainly wondering about everyday…
Whenever I launch PowerShell from the Windows Start menu, it sometimes displays a message saying, "Install the latest PowerShell for new features and improvements!" After that appears, I…
A presentation about the next major Windows Server release suggested that Microsoft is working toward shipping PowerShell 7 as the default PowerShell experience, with Windows PowerShell 5.1 potentially…
When installing PowerShell 7 on Windows, why does it remain alongside the existing Windows PowerShell 5.1 instead of replacing it? Is PowerShell 7 intended to be a direct…
I installed PowerShell 7 to test some commands while troubleshooting a Start menu issue. Windows Terminal now shows multiple PowerShell entries, and I'm trying to understand whether they…
I want to improve my PowerShell skills beyond the basics, but many resources I've found seem outdated. What books, courses, documentation, exercises, or learning methods would you recommend…