PowerShell support lifecycle
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description: Details the policies governing support for PowerShell.
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−ms.date: 10/22/2025
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ms.topic: lifecycle
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title: PowerShell Support Lifecycle
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# PowerShell Support Lifecycle
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−> [!NOTE]
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−> This document is about support for PowerShell. Windows PowerShell (1.0 - 5.1) is a component of
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−> the Windows operating system. For more information, see
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−> [Product and Services Lifecycle Information][03].
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+There are multiple versions of PowerShell 7 that can be installed.
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−PowerShell follows the [Microsoft Modern Lifecycle Policy][02]. Support dates follow the
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−[.NET Support Policy][06]. In this servicing approach, customers can choose Long Term Support (LTS)
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−releases or current releases.
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+- **Stable release** - A stable release is a release that occurs between LTS releases. Stable
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+ releases can contain critical fixes, innovations, and new features. Microsoft supports a Stable
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+ release for about six months after the next LTS release.
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−An **LTS** release of PowerShell is an **LTS** release of .NET. Updates to an **LTS**
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−release only contain critical security updates and servicing fixes that are designed to minimize
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−impact on existing workloads.
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+ The current Stable release is PowerShell v7.5.4.
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+- **Long Term Servicing (LTS) release** - An LTS release of PowerShell is an LTS release of .NET.
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+ Updates to an LTS release only contain critical security updates and servicing fixes that are
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+ designed to minimize impact on existing workloads.
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−A **current** release is a release that occurs between **LTS** releases. Current releases can
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−contain critical fixes, innovations, and new features. Microsoft supports a **current** release for
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−six months after the next **LTS** release.
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+ The current LTS release is PowerShell v7.4.13.
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+- **Preview release** - A preview release is a version of PowerShell that's currently in
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+ development. Preview releases can contain bug fixes, new features, and experiments. Preview
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+ releases can contain bugs and might not be stable. For that reason, you shouldn't use them in
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+ production environments. Preview versions aren't officially supported. They allow you to test out
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+ new features and provide feedback. Your feedback is important and can influence the features that
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+ get released.
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−Both **LTS** and **current** versions of PowerShell receive security updates and bug fixes.
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−Microsoft only supports the latest update version of a release.
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+ The current Preview release is PowerShell v7.6.0-rc1.
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−## Getting support
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+PowerShell follows the [Microsoft Modern Lifecycle Policy][02]. The End of Support dates follow the
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+[.NET Support Policy][06] for the version of .NET that the release of PowerShell was built upon.
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+Both LTS and Stable releases of PowerShell receive security updates and bug fixes. Microsoft only
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+supports the latest update version of a release.
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+> [!NOTE]
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+> This document is about support for PowerShell, not Windows PowerShell. Windows PowerShell is a
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+> component of the Windows operating system and is subject to the Windows support lifecycle. For
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+> more information, see [Product and Services Lifecycle Information][03].
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+## Support options
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Microsoft provides support for PowerShell on a best-effort basis. Support for Windows PowerShell 5.1
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is provided through Windows support channels. You can use the standard paid support channels to get
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