Windows PowerShell update

The other day, I opened the Windows shell to check my Python installation, and I was greeted with this message:

Install the latest PowerShell for new features and improvements! https://aka.ms/PSWindows

So I decided to look into it.

In the end, it’s not hard to do . Open the shell, then issue

winget install --id Microsoft.Powershell.Preview --source winget

This downloads the latest version and runs the installer. Output is similar to the following:

Found PowerShell [Microsoft.PowerShell] Version 7.2.6.0
This application is licensed to you by its owner.
Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
Downloading https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.2.6/PowerShell-7.2.6-win-x64.msi
  ██████████████████████████████   102 MB /  102 MB
Successfully verified installer hash
Starting package install...
Successfully installed

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