Windows Update to Now Include New PowerShell Versions

Updating PowerShell on a Windows system isn’t necessarily rocket science, though it’s not necessarily the most convenient process. In theory, whenever a new version was released, PowerShell displayed a notification in the console, with the rest of the process, including the download and the installation, performed manually by each and every one of us. Given PowerShell is mostly aimed at power users, this process is just a matter of clicks for most people, but Microsoft wanted everything to be as seamless as possible. The feature is available for testing today And this is why new PowerShell updates will now be shipped via Windows Update, just like a regular update released for the operating system. “Today, we’re happy to announce that we’re taking the first steps to making PowerShell 7 easier than ever to update on Windows 10 and Server. In the past, Windows users were notified in their console that a new version of PowerShell 7 is available, but...