PowerShell follows the Microsoft Modern Lifecycle Policy. Support dates follow the .NET Support Policy. In this servicing approach, customers can choose Long Term Support (LTS) releases or current releases.
An LTS release of PowerShell is built on an LTS release of .NET. Updates to an LTS release only contain critical security updates and servicing fixes that are designed to minimize impact on existing workloads.
A current release is a release that occurs between LTS releases. Current releases can contain critical fixes, innovations, and new features. Microsoft supports a current release for six months after the next LTS release.
Both LTS and current versions of PowerShell receive security updates and bug fixes. Microsoft only supports the latest update version of a release.
Getting supportMicrosoft provides support for PowerShell on a best-effort basis. Support for Windows PowerShell 5.1 is provided through Windows support channels. You can use the standard paid support channels to get support for PowerShell.
There are many free support options available from the PowerShell community. The most active community support channels are available through Discord or Slack. The discussion channels are mirrored on both platforms, so you can choose the platform that you prefer. These channels can help you troubleshoot issues, answer questions, and provide guidance on how to use PowerShell.
If you think that you found a bug, you can file an issue on GitHub. The PowerShell team can't provide support through GitHub, but they welcome bug reports. The community support page provides links to the most popular community support channels.
Supported platformsPowerShell runs on multiple operating systems (OS) and processor architecture platforms. The platform must meet the following criteria:
Support for PowerShell ends when either of the following conditions are met:
After a version of PowerShell reaches end-of-life, no further updates, including security updates, are provided. Microsoft encourages customers to upgrade to a supported version of PowerShell to continue receiving updates and support.
WindowsMicrosoft supports PowerShell until PowerShell reaches end-of-support or the version of Windows reaches end-of-support.
The Docker images for the .NET SDK contain the latest versions of PowerShell. These images are available from the Microsoft Artifact Registry.
These images may not have the latest security updates. Microsoft recommends that you update the OS packages to the latest version to ensure the latest security updates are applied.
These images are provided for testing purposes. If you need a Docker image for a production workload, you should build and maintain your own.
macOSMicrosoft supports PowerShell until PowerShell reaches end-of-support or the version of macOS reaches end-of-support.
Apple determines the support lifecycle of macOS. For more information, see the following:
Alpine LinuxMicrosoft supports PowerShell until PowerShell reaches end-of-support or the version of Alpine reaches end-of-life.
The Docker images for the .NET SDK contain the latest versions of PowerShell. These images are available from the Microsoft Artifact Registry.
These images are built from official operating system (OS) images provide by the OS distributor. These images may not have the latest security updates. Microsoft recommends that you update the OS packages to the latest version to ensure the latest security updates are applied.
These images are provided for testing purposes. If you need a Docker image for a production workload, you should build and maintain your own.
Debian LinuxMicrosoft supports PowerShell until PowerShell reaches end-of-support or the version of Debian reaches end-of-life.
Install package files (.deb
) are also available from https://packages.microsoft.com/.
The Docker images for the .NET SDK contain the latest versions of PowerShell. These images are available from the Microsoft Artifact Registry.
These images are built from official operating system (OS) images provide by the OS distributor. These images may not have the latest security updates. Microsoft recommends that you update the OS packages to the latest version to ensure the latest security updates are applied.
These images are provided for testing purposes. If you need a Docker image for a production workload, you should build and maintain your own.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)Microsoft supports PowerShell until PowerShell reaches end-of-support or the version of RHEL reaches end-of-support.
Install package files (.rpm
) are also available from https://packages.microsoft.com/.
PowerShell is tested on Red Hat Universal Base Images (UBI). For more information, see the UBI information page.
Ubuntu LinuxMicrosoft supports PowerShell until PowerShell reaches end-of-support or the version of Ubuntu reaches end-of-support.
Install package files (.deb
) are also available from https://packages.microsoft.com/.
The Docker images for the .NET SDK contain the latest versions of PowerShell. These images are available from the Microsoft Artifact Registry.
These images are built from official operating system (OS) images provide by the OS distributor. These images may not have the latest security updates. Microsoft recommends that you update the OS packages to the latest version to ensure the latest security updates are applied.
These images are provided for testing purposes. If you need a Docker image for a production workload, you should build and maintain your own.
Support for PowerShell modulesThe support lifecycle for PowerShell doesn't cover modules that ship outside of the PowerShell release package. For example, using the ActiveDirectory
module that ships as part of Windows Server is supported under the Windows Support Lifecycle.
Experimental features aren't intended to be used in production environments. We appreciate feedback on experimental features and we provide best-effort support for them.
Notes on licensingPowerShell is released under the MIT license. Under this license, and without a paid support agreement, users are limited to community support. With community support, Microsoft makes no guarantees of responsiveness or fixes.
PowerShell end-of-support datesThe PowerShell support lifecycle follows the support lifecycle of .NET. The following table lists the end-of-support dates for the current versions of PowerShell:
Version Release Date End-of-support .NET Version PowerShell 7.6 (preview) Future date Future date Built on .NET 9.0.0 PowerShell 7.5 23-Jan-2025 12-May-2026 Built on .NET 9.0.0 PowerShell 7.4 (LTS) 16-Nov-2023 10-Nov-2026 Built on .NET 8.0.0The following table lists the end-of-support dates for retired versions of PowerShell:
Version Release Date End-of-support .NET Version PowerShell 7.3 09-Nov-2022 08-May-2024 Built on .NET 7.0 PowerShell 7.2 (LTS) 08-Nov-2021 08-Nov-2024 Built on .NET 6.0 PowerShell 7.1 11-Nov-2020 08-May-2022 Built on .NET 5.0 PowerShell 7.0 (LTS) 04-Mar-2020 03-Dec-2022 Built on .NET Core 3.1 PowerShell 6.2 29-Mar-2019 04-Sep-2020 Built on .NET Core 2.1 PowerShell 6.1 13-Sep-2018 28-Sep-2019 Built on .NET Core 2.1 PowerShell 6.0 20-Jan-2018 13-Feb-2019 Built on .NET Core 2.0 Windows PowerShell release historyThe following table contains a historical timeline of the major releases of Windows PowerShell. Microsoft no longer supports Windows PowerShell versions lower than 5.1.
Version Release Date Note Windows PowerShell 5.1 Aug-2016 Released in Windows 10 Anniversary Update and Windows Server 2016, WMF 5.1 Windows PowerShell 5.0 Feb-2016 Released in Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0 Windows PowerShell 4.0 Oct-2013 Released in Windows 8.1 and with Windows Server 2012 R2, WMF 4.0 Windows PowerShell 3.0 Oct-2012 Released in Windows 8 and with Windows Server 2012 WMF 3.0 Windows PowerShell 2.0 Jul-2009 Released in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, WMF 2.0 Windows PowerShell 1.0 Nov-2006 Released as optional component of Windows Server 2008Run the following command to see the full version number of .NET used by the version of PowerShell you're running:
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