Since it is a preview version, it is only meant for testing, so that the public is ready for any changes that may impact their work before the final version is released. That being said, we strongly recommend you do not install it in any live/production environment. If you already have a stable version of Windows PowerShell running on your machine, installing the preview version will not affect it, and both could run simultaneously. However, if another preview version of PowerShell is installed, it will automatically be overwritten with the newer version. You can download and install PowerShell 7.3 Preview 6 using the given guide below. Before that, let us discuss the new improvements.
Changes and Improvements
We have highlighted significant improvements in this preview release:
[General Cmdlet Updates]Export-PSSession has been fixed to not throw an error when a rooted path is specified for -OutputModule.ConvertFrom-Json -AsHashtable has been changed to use the ordered hashtable.The potential ANSI escape sequences have been removed in strings before using in Out-GridView.The -Milliseconds parameter has been added to New-TimeSpan.Set-AuthenticodeSignature has been updated to use SHA256 as the default.Tab completion regression has been fixed when completing ValidateSet values.The optional parameters will now be shown as such when displaying method definition and overloads.
With these improvements, Microsoft currently has not disclosed any known issues. To learn more about these fixes and improvements, read the Release Notes.
Download PowerShell 7.3 Preview 6
You can download PowerShell 7.3 Preview 6 from the direct download links below.
For Windows 11, 10, 8.1, and 7
PowerShell-7.3.0 Preview 6 for Windows 64-bit.msi [80.4 MB] PowerShell-7.3.0 Preview 6 for Windows 32-bit.msi [75.7 MB]
For MacOS
PowerShell-7.3.0 Preview 6 for MacOS 64-bit.pkg [43.9 MB] PowerShell-7.3.0 Preview 6 for MacOS ARM64.pkg [42.3 MB]
For Linux
PowerShell-7.3.0 Preview 6 for RedHat Linux.rpm [44.1 MB] PowerShell-7.3.0 Preview 6 for Debian.deb [44.5 MB] For more download options, please check out this download page.
How to Install PowerShell 7.3 Preview 6
Here is how you can install Windows PowerShell 7.3 Preview 6 on Windows 11, 10, 8.1, and Windows 7: Learn more about PowerShell and PowerShell Core. You can also download and install PowerShell over the network.
Closing Words
As we previously highlighted, this is a preview release of the command-line tool, which is why we suggest that you do not install it in a live environment. It is primarily targeted at the developers who need to test their applications beforehand so that when the stable version is released, their products are compatible with one another. Also see:
Download PowerShell 7.3 Preview 5 (Offline Installers)Download PowerShell 7.3 Preview 7 (Offline Installers)Download And Install PowerShell 7.2.6 (Offline Installers)Download PowerShell 7.3 Preview 8 (Offline Installers)Download PowerShell 7.3 Release Candidate 1 (Offline Installers)
