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Welcome back everyone.

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This is Jeff Hicks, and I'm excited to show you how

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easy it is to install PowerShell 7.

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I'm hoping that after this module, you'll realize there's no

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reason not to install it and begin playing with it.

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Here's a sneak peek of where we are going in this module.

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Once installed, this is what it will look like.

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You can use the built‑in variable, $PSVersionTable, to

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display the current PowerShell version.

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You can also see that the command executable for PowerShell 7 is pwsh.exe. Now,

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of course,

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I realize I haven't taught you anything about PowerShell such as

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variables or running commands. You'll eventually learn all of those

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things and much more, but for now I'm only giving you some information,

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giving you a peek about what it is that we are heading towards. Now, one

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of the reasons that PowerShell 7 is so exciting is that it continues to

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be an open source project.

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You can view all of the source code on GitHub.

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If you encounter a problem or have a suggestion,

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you can post an issue on the GitHub repository.

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In fact, all of the PowerShell documentation and help files are also open source.

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Many of the improvements of PowerShell are coming from outside of Microsoft.

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Maybe you'll have something to offer as well.

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Of course, the exciting thing about PowerShell 7 is that it runs cross platform.

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You can install it on Mac or many Linux distributions.

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You can even install it on IoT devices.

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Here, you can see that PowerShell is running on Linux.

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But don't worry, this course is focused on PowerShell 7 on Windows

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platforms, I just want to give you a peek about what is possible. Once you learn PowerShell 7, you can use it everywhere.