PowerShell installation and servicing on Windows
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Microsoft's revision log on this page · 14 entries
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- Choose an installation methodRecommendation
- Install the MSIX packageRequirement
AllUsersAllHostsAllUsersCurrentHost - Install the MSIX packageRequirement
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No longer on the page Install PowerShell using WinGet (recommended)Microsoft's source, commit 58137d7
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No longer on the page Install PowerShell using WinGet (recommended)Microsoft's source, commit 58137d7
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No longer on the page Install PowerShell using WinGet (recommended)Microsoft's source, commit 58137d7
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No longer on the page Install PowerShell using WinGet (recommended)Microsoft's source, commit 58137d7
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No longer on the page Install PowerShell using WinGet (recommended)Microsoft's source, commit 58137d7
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No longer on the page Install PowerShell using WinGet (recommended)Microsoft's source, commit 58137d7
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No longer on the page Install PowerShell using WinGet (recommended)Microsoft's source, commit 58137d7
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No longer on the page Install the MSI package from the command lineMicrosoft's source, commit 58137d7
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No longer on the page Install PowerShell using WinGet (recommended)Microsoft's source, commit 3e71e56
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Recommendation added Install PowerShell using WinGet (recommended)Microsoft's source, commit 6586c86
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No longer on the page Install PowerShell using WinGet (recommended)Microsoft's source, commit 6586c86
Observed history and review priority
Captured 5 Oct 17:50 UTC; extracted 16 Oct 16:10 UTC. Extractor: microsoft-1/9/fc65ebeb286710c0a830833db8a7e5de7e266b79981fe9c7c34479be9369ad3c/legacy.
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Retained observations · 22
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Microsoft's edits
History on GitHubCommits to the page's source in MicrosoftDocs/PowerShell-Docs, with Microsoft's own messages. Commit dates can be hours or days before Learn publishes the change. ChangeIntel keeps a copy of each diff, so an edit stays readable here if GitHub stops serving it. Read 19 Oct 23:40 UTC.
Related public evidence
- Community source · 20 Oct 2026Why the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK has Two Cmdlets to Add Group Members
- Public source · 19 Oct 2026Keep Windows activation automation working with PowerShell
- Community source · 16 Oct 2026Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell Update 29
- Community source · 14 Oct 2026Tracking File-Level Archiving Activity in SharePoint Online with PowerShell
- Public source · 13 Oct 2026Microsoft PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Public source · 13 Oct 2026Microsoft PowerShell Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Retained observations
- 12 Oct 19:50 UTC
9 removed passages (about 50 words). The changed wording mentions prerequisites. Review the source to confirm the effect.
- 6 Oct 17:57 UTC
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- 5 Oct 17:50 UTC · shown above
What changed
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