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For the most part,

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you probably already have all the requirements you need to run PowerShell 7.

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If you are running a relatively recent version of Windows 10, you are all set.

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We'll be focusing on this course on using PowerShell 7 on Windows 10.

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Now, you can install PowerShell 7 on older operating systems,

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although you might need to check for the Universal C

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Runtime, and of course make sure you have version 4 or later

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of the Windows Management Framework.

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If you have any machine that's already running PowerShell 4 or later,

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you should be good to go. For everything else,

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including other operating systems, you'll need to visit that GitHub repository.

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When you visit the repository, you'll see that you have a few options.

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You can download MSI packages,

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and you can also get PowerShell 7 installation files in a ZIP file.

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If you're a developer type of person,

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there is an option to install PowerShell 7 as a .NET global tool,

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although I've never used this approach and we won't be

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doing so in this course. The last way,

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and what I use, is a module I wrote called PSRelease Tools. You can install it

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from the PowerShell Gallery and run in Windows PowerShell. As you'll see, you

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can install PowerShell 7 with a very simple command.

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What I want to make sure you understand is that you can install

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PowerShell 7 alongside Windows PowerShell.

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Remember,

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PowerShell 7 has a different executable than Windows

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PowerShell, and PowerShell 7 will use many of the same modules

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that you have with Windows PowerShell, so there's really no reason not to install it.