Welcome to the PowerShell Support Summary Pages
This site has been created to aggregate the list of available PowerShell versions and their support information.
Windows PowerShell vs. PowerShell (Core)
Issues with Windows PowerShell are tracked using UserVoice.
Issues related to PowerShell (cross-platform) are tracked on GitHub.
Prerequisites of Support
TL, DR: You need to use the latest version, you have to have a license for your system, and Microsoft must offer support for the product or service.
Reference: Modern Lifecycle Policy
Support for different installation options
Microsoft supports the installation methods published on the docs site. There may be other methods of installation available from other sources. While those tools and methods may work, Microsoft cannot support those methods.
PowerShell Support Lifecycle
TL, DR: The support of PowerShell (Core) is tied to .NET (Core) and there are two types of releases: Long Term Support (LTS) releases, and Current releases.
The official docs are located here
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The latest releases of PowerShell editions required for support
| Edition | Version |
|---|---|
| Windows PowerShell | 5.1 |
| PowerShell LTS | 7.2.15 |
| PowerShell | 7.3.8 |
Note: There is a ~1 year overlap in support of the two LTS versions to help transitioning to 7.2.
Getting support from the community
If you have questions, you may find help from other members of the community in one of these public forums:
- User Groups
- PowerShell Tech Community
- DSC Community
- PowerShell.org
- StackOverFlow
- r/PowerShell subreddit
- PowerShell Guide (🌟new)
- Explain PowerShell (🌟new)
- PowerShell Virtual User Group - join via:
Last updated 2023/10/14