PowerShell support lifecycle
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The PowerShell support lifecycle follows the [support lifecycle of .NET][06]. The following table
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lists the end-of-support dates for the current versions of PowerShell:
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−| Version | Release Date | End-of-support |
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−| ------------------ | ----------------- | ----------------- |
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−| 7.4 (LTS-current) | November 16, 2023 | November 10, 2026 |
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−| 7.2 (LTS-previous) | November 8, 2021 | November 8, 2024 |
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+| Version | Release Date | End-of-support |
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+| --------- | ----------------- | ----------------- |
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+| 7.4 (LTS) | November 16, 2023 | November 10, 2026 |
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+| 7.2 (LTS) | November 8, 2021 | November 8, 2024 |
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The following table lists the end-of-support dates for retired versions of PowerShell:
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The following table contains a historical timeline of the major releases of PowerShell.
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−| Version | Release Date | Note |
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−| PowerShell 7.5 (preview) | Future | Built on [.NET 9.0.0][14] |
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−| PowerShell 7.4 (LTS-current) | Nov-2023 | Built on [.NET 8.0.0][13] |
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−| PowerShell 7.3 | Nov-2022 | Built on [.NET 7.0][12] |
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−| PowerShell 7.2 (LTS-previous) | Nov-2021 | Built on [.NET 6.0][11] |
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−| PowerShell 7.1 | Nov-2020 | Built on [.NET 5.0][10] |
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−| PowerShell 7.0 (LTS) | Mar-2020 | Built on [.NET Core 3.1][09] |
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−| PowerShell 6.2 | Mar-2019 | Built on [.NET Core 2.1][08] |
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−| PowerShell 6.1 | Sep-2018 | Built on [.NET Core 2.1][08] |
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−| PowerShell 6.0 | Jan-2018 | Built on [.NET Core 2.0][07]. Installable on Windows, Linux, and macOS |
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−| Windows PowerShell 5.1 | Aug-2016 | Released in Windows 10 Anniversary Update and Windows Server 2016, WMF 5.1 |
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−| Windows PowerShell 5.0 | Feb-2016 | Released in Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0 |
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−| Windows PowerShell 4.0 | Oct-2013 | Released in Windows 8.1 and with Windows Server 2012 R2, WMF 4.0 |
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−| Windows PowerShell 3.0 | Oct-2012 | Released in Windows 8 and with Windows Server 2012 WMF 3.0 |
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−| Windows PowerShell 2.0 | Jul-2009 | Released in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, WMF 2.0 |
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−| Windows PowerShell 1.0 | Nov-2006 | Released as optional component of Windows Server 2008 |
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+| Version | Release Date | Note |
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+| ------------------------ | :----------: | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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+| PowerShell 7.5 (preview) | Future | Built on [.NET 9.0.0][14] |
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+| PowerShell 7.4 (LTS) | Nov-2023 | Built on [.NET 8.0.0][13] |
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+| PowerShell 7.3 | Nov-2022 | Built on [.NET 7.0][12] |
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+| PowerShell 7.2 (LTS) | Nov-2021 | Built on [.NET 6.0][11] |
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+| PowerShell 7.1 | Nov-2020 | Built on [.NET 5.0][10] |
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+| PowerShell 7.0 (LTS) | Mar-2020 | Built on [.NET Core 3.1][09] |
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+| PowerShell 6.2 | Mar-2019 | Built on [.NET Core 2.1][08] |
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+| PowerShell 6.1 | Sep-2018 | Built on [.NET Core 2.1][08] |
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+| PowerShell 6.0 | Jan-2018 | Built on [.NET Core 2.0][07]. Installable on Windows, Linux, and macOS |
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+| Windows PowerShell 5.1 | Aug-2016 | Released in Windows 10 Anniversary Update and Windows Server 2016, WMF 5.1 |
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+| Windows PowerShell 5.0 | Feb-2016 | Released in Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0 |
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+| Windows PowerShell 4.0 | Oct-2013 | Released in Windows 8.1 and with Windows Server 2012 R2, WMF 4.0 |
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+| Windows PowerShell 3.0 | Oct-2012 | Released in Windows 8 and with Windows Server 2012 WMF 3.0 |
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+| Windows PowerShell 2.0 | Jul-2009 | Released in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, WMF 2.0 |
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+| Windows PowerShell 1.0 | Nov-2006 | Released as optional component of Windows Server 2008 |
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Run the following command to see the full version number of .NET used by the version of PowerShell
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you're running:
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