Microsoft he said the next version of PowerShell Core. The next version will be PowerShell 7 and not PowerShell Core 6.3 as many expected.
The new PowerShell 7 marks a major shift in application development as Microsoft takes another major step by replacing the old and reliable PowerShell 5.1 in Windows with PowerShell Core.
The use of PowerShell Core has grown significantly over the past couple of years, especially with Linux platforms built into the functional of Microsoft.
But usage of the Windows-only app remains stagnant. Microsoft excuses the stagnation in platform of Windows with PowerShell 5.1 having features that PowerShell Core does not support.
Microsoft designed the new PowerShell 7 app to change all of the above. PowerShell 7 is based on the ..NET Core 3.0 which means compatibility with Windows PowerShell functions increases to over 90%.
PowerShell 7 will eventually be released with Windows 10, but first with the old Windows PowerShell 5.1. This allows users and administrators to use both versions of PowerShell on the same system.
According to the company, the new PowerShell will be released around May 2019 along with the upcoming version Windows features. Of course we should mention that its release also depends on the availability of .NET Core 3.0.
Microsoft has not disclosed how it plans to distribute PowerShell 7 on Windows. Most likely it will be added as an optional first feature which will need to be installed separately before anyone can use it.
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