This is the stable version of the tool, which means that it is safe for you to install it in your production environment as well. Moreover, The .NET SDK has been updated to version 6.0.8. This release includes some fixes and improvements for PowerShell that you can try out today by installing it using the given download links and guidelines below. Before you do, let us have a look at the new improvements.
Changes and Improvements
We have highlighted the significant improvements and fixes in this release:
[Engine Updates and Fixes]Fixed ForEach-Object -Parallel when passing in script block variable.[General Cmdlet Updates]Out-String and Out-File will now keep string input unchanged.Updated regex that is used to remove ANSI escape sequences to be more specific to decoration and hyperlinks.Fixed legacy ErrorView types to use $host.PrivateData colors.Fixed Export-PSSession to not throw an error when a rooted path is specified for -OutputModule.
To learn more about these fixes and improvements, read the Release Notes.
Download PowerShell 7.2.6
You can download PowerShell 7.2.6 from the direct download links below.
For Windows 11, 10, 8.1, and 7
PowerShell-7.2.6 for Windows 64-bit.msi [102 MB] PowerShell-7.2.6 for Windows 32-bit.msi [93.3 MB]
For MacOS
PowerShell-7.2.6 for MacOS 64-bit.pkg [63.7 MB] PowerShell-7.2.6 for MacOS ARM64.pkg [60.1 MB]
For Linux
PowerShell-7.2.6 for RedHat Linux.rpm [65.6 MB] PowerShell-7.2.6 for Debian.deb [66.2 MB] For more download options, please check out this download page.
How to Install PowerShell 7.2.6
Here is how you can install Windows PowerShell 7.2.6 on Windows 11, 10, 8.1, and Windows 7 using the offline MSI files provided above: Learn more about PowerShell and PowerShell Core. You can also download and install PowerShell over the network.
Closing Words
Windows PowerShell 7.2.6 does not introduce any new features to the tool but makes subtle improvements and fixes. This is why we recommend that the sysadmins and developers use the latest version of PowerShell to make their tasks convenient and more efficient. Also see:
Download PowerShell 7.3 Preview 6 (Offline Installers)Download And Install PowerShell 7.2.7 and 7.0.13 (Offline Installers)Download PowerShell 7.3 Preview 5 (Offline Installers)Download And Install PowerShell 7.2.5 (Offline Installers)Download PowerShell 7.3 Release Candidate 1 (Offline Installers)
