Neowin News Feed for: Powershell

Microsoft finally fixes one of the most annoying things about PowerShell on macOS

Usama Jawad — Fri, 22 May 2026 04:44:01 +0000

Mac users have been complaining about PowerShell headaches for years, and Microsoft is only now stepping in with a long-awaited fix. Read more...

Microsoft explains extremely confusing Teams meeting recording policy

Usama Jawad — Fri, 08 May 2026 15:18:01 +0000

Microsoft has explained a confusing Teams recording policy that many admins misunderstood, while also highlighting another Teams Premium perk. Read more...

DAEMON TOOLS supply chain attack ongoing since April, thousands affected

Fiza Ali — Wed, 06 May 2026 09:52:02 +0000

A trusted software update delivered through official channels has raised serious security concerns. Investigations reveal an unexpected compromise affecting widely used installation packages. Read more...

Microsoft is retiring a PowerShell installation method on Windows

Usama Jawad — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:58:01 +0000

A major change is coming to how PowerShell is installed on Windows, and it could affect some enterprise workflows in significant ways. Read more...

After Windows 11, Microsoft addressing "key" issues on one of its most powerful native tools

Sayan Sen — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:26:01 +0000

Not only Windows 11, Microsoft says it is also committing to improving one of the best more powerful native tools on Windows 11. Read more...

Here is how Microsoft is improving PowerShell and Windows OpenSSH in 2026

Usama Jawad — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:40:01 +0000

Microsoft is gearing up for big PowerShell and Windows OpenSSH changes in 2026, but security will come before flashy new features. Read more...

Microsoft is retiring some Graph components

Usama Jawad — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 12:02:02 +0000

Microsoft Graph is a very useful platform for interconnecting Microsoft services and devices, but the Redmond tech firm is now retiring two Graph components. Read more...

Microsoft shares "immediate remediation" script if you deleted this Windows system folder

Sayan Sen — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 21:44:01 +0000

Microsoft has shared a PowerShell script in case you mistakenly deleted a system folder believing it was malicious. The company recommends "immediate remediation." Read more...

Admins find Windows 11 24H2 PowerShell AppLocker/WDAC script enforcement broken for months

Sayan Sen — Mon, 05 May 2025 21:16:01 +0000

For several months now, IT admins and sysadmins have been dealing with broken AppLocker and WDAC PowerShell enforcement on WIndows 11 24H2. Read more...

Microsoft explains how Windows 11/10 Update can now reliably update PowerShell installs

Sayan Sen — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 08:40:01 +0000

Microsoft has explained how its Microsoft Update service will now be able to deliver PowerShell updates in a reliable way. Read more...

Microsoft releases AI Shell Public Preview for download

Paul Hill — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:34:02 +0000

Microsoft has announced the availability of its public preview of AI Shell, a tool to bring AI agent capabilities to shells, including PowerShell. Read more...

Microsoft releases PowerShell 7.5 RC1, GA due in January

Paul Hill — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 02:44:01 +0000

Microsoft has released PowerShell 7.5 RC1 in anticipation of the general availability due in January 2025. Read more...

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Microsoft: We didn't block Windows Terminal on old CPUs without SSE4.2 (PopCnt) on purpose

Sayan Sen — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:44:01 +0000

Microsoft confirms that the recent Windows Terminal block experienced by users on older CPUs (without SSE4.2) was not on purpose, and it has urged folks not to indulge in conspiracy theories. Read more...

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PowerToys' upcoming tool will help you use PowerShell

Taras Buria — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 13:22:02 +0000

The upcoming PowerToys 0.77 update should introduce a new tool to help you use PowerShell. It will suggest a package to install upon detecting a missing component when trying to execute a command. Read more...

WingetUI gets support for Widgets to easily update/install packages, PowerShell Gallery too

Sayan Sen — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 06:46:01 +0000

WingetUI's newest release brings multiple usability-related improvements as it improves in several areas including installing, updating, and exporting packages. PowerShell Gallery support is here too. Read more...

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Microsoft fails to fix major PowerShell Gallery security flaws even after claiming it did

Sayan Sen — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:48:01 +0000

A security threat research team had notified Microsoft about several major security vulnerabilities in its PowerShell Gallery. The flaws remain even after the tech giant claimed they were fixed. Read more...

Update Catalog no more: Microsoft makes PowerShell imports mandatory for WSUS

Sayan Sen — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:14:01 +0000

Microsoft is altering the way IT administrators and system administrators can now import WSUS updates. The process is moving over from the Update Catalog to PowerShell script delivery method. Read more...

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Following Windows 11 RAR support, Microsoft Winget gets ZIP install, native PowerShell

Sayan Sen — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 18:20:02 +0000

Microsoft recently added support for opening RAR files on Windows 11. Following that, ZIP, which is also a similar format, gets installation support on Winget, alongside native PowerShell support. Read more...

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Remote PowerShell protocol to be deprecated in Security and Compliance PowerShell in July

Steve Bennett — Tue, 09 May 2023 19:08:01 +0000

Microsoft's legacy Remote PowerShell protocol in the Security and Compliance PowerShell module will begin to be deprecated soon, starting from July 15, 2023 as a part of modernisation efforts. Read more...

Microsoft issues PowerShell scripts for multiple Windows 11, Windows 10 security flaws

Sayan Sen — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 06:32:02 +0000

Microsoft has issued PowerShell scripts for multiple security vulnerabilities on Windows 11 and Windows 10. These are for speculative side channel attack CPU flaws, thirteen in total. Read more...

Microsoft delays deprecation of Remote PowerShell in Exchange Online

Usama Jawad — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:20:01 +0000

Microsoft has decided to effectively delay the deprecation of Remote PowerShell in Exchange Online in order to allow customers more time to migrate to the more secure REST-based v3 PowerShell module. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Free USB drives, Bing AI in Edge, and pirated Windows

Usama Jawad — Sat, 18 Mar 2023 22:36:02 +0000

Our latest edition of Microsoft Weekly is jampacked with news about Microsoft handing out free USBs to Insiders, the integration of AI in even more Redmond products, and pirated Windows (!). Read more...

Latest WinGet 1.5 preview from Microsoft brings PowerShell module improvements, and more

Sayan Sen — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 20:10:01 +0000

Microsoft has released a new WinGet-CLI preview update today. The new Windows Package Manager release brings improved PowerShell modules performance, new experimental features, and more. Read more...

Latest Exchange Server updates improve security of PowerShell payloads and add a known issue

Usama Jawad — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 08:44:01 +0000

Microsoft has rolled out January 2023's Security Updates (SUs) for support versions of Exchange Server. They include better security for PowerShell payloads, along with a known bug for OWA. Read more...

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.NET 7-powered PowerShell 7.3 now available to all, no support for Windows 7

Sayan Sen — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 16:46:01 +0000

PowerShell's latest version 7.3.0 has hit general availability. The new version brings a bunch of new improvements and is built on the latest .NET 7. Sadly, Windows 7 is no longer supported. Read more...

NETworkManager 2022.10.31

Razvan Serea — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 02:42:01 +0000

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NETworkManager 2022.10.17.0

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NETworkManager 2022.10.3.0

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NETworkManager 2022.9.18.0

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You can no longer download Windows 11, 10 ISOs via Rufus as Microsoft blocks Fido [Update]

Sayan Sen — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 08:28:01 +0000

If you wished to download Windows ISOs via Rufus, you can no longer do it. That's because Microsoft has seemingly blocked such downloads which were made possible using the Fido script. Read more...

Here are all the new features Microsoft added to Teams in July 2022

Usama Jawad — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 11:32:02 +0000

Microsoft has recapped all the features that it added to Teams in this month including a bunch of new features for the Forms (now "Polls") app in Teams, LinkedIn integration, and more. Read more...