1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:01,780 As you can see, 2 00:00:01,780 --> 00:00:06,200 installing PowerShell 7 is really very easy, but there are a few 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:09,340 things I want to make sure you keep in mind. 4 00:00:09,340 --> 00:00:10,140 First, 5 00:00:10,140 --> 00:00:15,450 you don't have to use my module. Since PowerShell 7 is packaged as an MSI, you 6 00:00:15,450 --> 00:00:19,340 might already have software distribution processes in place. 7 00:00:19,340 --> 00:00:22,890 Go ahead and use them or build your own tooling to distribute 8 00:00:22,890 --> 00:00:25,680 and install from GitHub. At some point, 9 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,350 PowerShell 7 might be available to through the Microsoft 10 00:00:28,350 --> 00:00:31,700 Store or Windows Update, but as of now I'm not aware of any 11 00:00:31,700 --> 00:00:34,740 decisions along those lines. 12 00:00:34,740 --> 00:00:37,980 And even though we're looking at PowerShell 7 on Windows, 13 00:00:37,980 --> 00:00:42,140 you might take the leap and install on non‑Windows platforms. 14 00:00:42,140 --> 00:00:45,340 I want you to be aware that some PowerShell 7 features, 15 00:00:45,340 --> 00:00:48,790 especially those that you might be used to from Windows PowerShell, 16 00:00:48,790 --> 00:00:52,190 may not carry over when working cross platform. 17 00:00:52,190 --> 00:00:54,020 Some of those features are operating 18 00:00:54,020 --> 00:00:57,340 system‑specific and not PowerShell‑specific. 19 00:00:57,340 --> 00:00:59,990 For example, Linux isn't patched the same way as Windows, 20 00:00:59,990 --> 00:01:03,110 so there's no Get‑Hotfix command. Next, 21 00:01:03,110 --> 00:01:06,610 even though PowerShell 7 can run on server platforms, and at some 22 00:01:06,610 --> 00:01:09,970 point you'll want that, I would suggest focusing now on getting 23 00:01:09,970 --> 00:01:12,990 PowerShell 7 installed on your admin desktop, 24 00:01:12,990 --> 00:01:17,790 presumably Windows 10. Windows Server deployment can come later. If you 25 00:01:17,790 --> 00:01:21,710 are running PowerShell 7 on your Windows 10 desktop, for the most part 26 00:01:21,710 --> 00:01:24,930 you should be able to manage your environment and Windows servers just as 27 00:01:24,930 --> 00:01:27,040 you did from Windows PowerShell. 28 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:31,040 And in the worst case, you can always open up Windows PowerShell. 29 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,740 Finally, as of the time I'm recording this, 30 00:01:33,740 --> 00:01:38,740 the release upgrade process is still a work in progress on Windows systems. 31 00:01:38,740 --> 00:01:43,340 Linux systems should be able to use their native package management tools. 32 00:01:43,340 --> 00:01:47,130 I simply don't know at this time what the process is going to be for 33 00:01:47,130 --> 00:01:51,540 upgrading to the next stable PowerShell 7 release on Windows. 34 00:01:51,540 --> 00:01:55,980 Preview releases can be installed side by side with stable releases. 35 00:01:55,980 --> 00:01:59,760 I'm hoping it will be as simple as installing the new MSI, 36 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:03,110 which will remove the previous version. Which 37 00:02:03,110 --> 00:02:05,940 brings us to the end of the module. 38 00:02:05,940 --> 00:02:09,040 PowerShell 7 is now PowerShell. 39 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,770 This is what Microsoft is working on with the help of a very 40 00:02:11,770 --> 00:02:14,880 active PowerShell community. Windows PowerShell, 41 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:18,080 including the PowerShell ISE, isn't going away anytime soon, 42 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:21,240 but its development and its time is over. 43 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:23,860 Follow the instructions on the GitHub repo to install 44 00:02:23,860 --> 00:02:25,940 PowerShell 7 where you need it. 45 00:02:25,940 --> 00:02:29,140 You've seen how easy it is to do on Windows. 46 00:02:29,140 --> 00:02:31,980 Don't worry too much about server installations right now, 47 00:02:31,980 --> 00:02:34,370 especially on Windows servers. 48 00:02:34,370 --> 00:02:37,500 I'm encouraging admins to get PowerShell 7 installed on their admin 49 00:02:37,500 --> 00:02:42,440 desktops and begin using it instead of Windows PowerShell. 50 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:42,920 And, of course, 51 00:02:42,920 --> 00:02:46,250 because they can run side by side, there's really nothing to 52 00:02:46,250 --> 00:02:50,220 lose. So I hope you will take a few minutes to get PowerShell 53 00:02:50,220 --> 00:02:52,340 7 installed on your desktop, 54 00:02:52,340 --> 00:02:59,000 refresh your snacks, and then come on back to learn more about installing and running PowerShell 7.