# 7.0 Changelog ## [7.0.8] - 2021-10-14 ### Engine Updates and Fixes - Handle error from unauthorized access when removing `AppLocker` test files (#15881) - Handle error when the telemetry mutex cannot be created (#15574) (Thanks @gukoff!) - Configure `ApplicationInsights` to not send cloud role name (Internal 17099) - Disallow `Add-Type` in NoLanguage mode on a locked down machine (Internal 17521) ### Tools - Add `.stylecop` to `filetypexml` and format it (#16025) ### Build and Packaging Improvements

Bump .NET SDK to 3.1.414
### Documentation and Help Content - Fix example nuget.config (#14349) [7.0.8]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.0.7...v7.0.8 ## [7.0.7] - 2021-08-12 ### Build and Packaging Improvements
Bump .NET SDK to 3.1.412
[7.0.7]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.0.6...v7.0.7 ## [7.0.6] - 2021-03-11 ### General Cmdlet Updates and Fixes - Fix web cmdlets to properly construct URI from body when using `-NoProxy` (#14673) - Fix `PromptForCredential()` to add `targetName` as domain (#14504) - Clean up the IPC named pipe on PowerShell exit (#12187) ### Tests - Update markdown test packages with security fixes (#13730, #14145, #14454) ### Build and Packaging Improvements
Bump .NET SDK to version 3.1.407
[7.0.6]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.0.5...v7.0.6 ## [7.0.5] - 2021-02-11 ### Build and Packaging Improvements
Bump .NET SDK to version 3.1.406
[7.0.5]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.0.4...v7.0.5 ## [7.0.4] - 2021-01-19 ### Build and Packaging Improvements
Bump .NET SDK to version 3.1.405
[7.0.4]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.0.3...v7.0.4 ## [7.0.3] - 2020-07-16 ### Tests - Remove dependency on DNS for `Test-Connection` tests on macOS (#12943) ### Build and Packaging Improvements
## [7.0.2] - 2020-06-11 ### Engine Updates and Fixes - Ensure null-coalescing LHS is evaluated only once (#12667) - Restrict loading of `amsi.dll` to `system32` folder (#12730) ### General Cmdlet Updates and Fixes - Change `Get-FileHash` to close file handles before writing output (#12474) (Thanks @iSazonov!) ### Tools - Update the PowerShell team list to correct changelog generation (#12927) ### Tests - Pin major Pester version to 4 to prevent breaking changes caused by upcoming release of `v5` (#12262) (Thanks @bergmeister!) ### Build and Packaging Improvements

Update to .NET Core 3.1.5
## [7.0.1] - 2020-05-14 ### Engine Updates and Fixes - Discover assemblies loaded by `Assembly.Load(byte[])` and `Assembly.LoadFile` (#12203) - Allow case insensitive paths for determining `PSModulePath` (#12192) ### General Cmdlet Updates and Fixes - Add `null` check for Windows PowerShell install path (#12296) - Fix Null Reference error in CSV commands (#12281) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Fix `WinCompat` module loading to treat Core edition modules higher priority (#12269) - Fix `` detection regex in web cmdlets (#12099) (Thanks @vexx32!) - Miscellaneous minor updates to `WinCompat` (#11980) - Fix `ConciseView` where error message is wider than window width and doesn't have whitespace (#11880, #11746) - Make `Test-Connection` always use the default synchronization context for sending ping requests (#11517) ### Tests - Fix CIM tab complete test failure (#12636) ### Build and Packaging Improvements
Move to .NET Core 3.1.202 SDK and update packages.
### Documentation and Help Content - Remove the version number of PowerShell from `LICENSE` (#12019) ## [7.0.0] - 2020-03-04 ### General Cmdlet Updates and Fixes - Enable `Ctrl+C` to work for global tool (#11959) - Fix `ConciseView` to not show the line information within the error messages (#11952) ### Build and Packaging Improvements - Publish PowerShell into the Windows engineering system package format (#11960) - Bump .NET core framework to `3.1.2` (#11963) - Ensure the man page `gzip` has the correct name for LTS release (#11956) - Bump `Microsoft.ApplicationInsights` from `2.13.0` to `2.13.1` (#11925) ## [7.0.0-rc.3] - 2020-02-21 ### Breaking Changes - Fix `Invoke-Command` missing error on session termination (#11586) ### Engine Updates and Fixes - Update the map between console color to `VT` sequences (#11891) - Fix SSH remoting error on Windows platform (#11907) - Restore the `PowerShellStreamType` `enum` with an `ObsoleteAttribute` (#11836) - Handle cases where `CustomEvent` was not initially sent (#11807) - Fix how COM objects are enumerated (#11795) - Fix `NativeDllHandler` to not throw when file is not found (#11787) - Restore `SetBreakpoints` API (#11622) - Do not needlessly pass `-l login_name` or `-p port` to `ssh` (#11518) (Thanks @LucaFilipozzi!) - Fix for `JEA` user role in virtual account (#11668) - Do not resolve types from assemblies that are loaded in separate `AssemblyLoadContext` (#11088) ### General Cmdlet Updates and Fixes - Sync current directory in `WinCompat` remote session (#11809) - Add `WinCompat` deny list support using a setting in `powershell.config.json` (#11726) - Fix unnecessary trimming of line resulting in incorrect index with `ConciseView` (#11670) ### Code Cleanup - Change name of `ClrVersion` parameter back to revert change in capitalization (#11623) ### Tools - Update changelog generation script (#11736) (Thanks @xtqqczze!) - Update to `CredScan v2` (#11765) ### Tests - Make sure to test whether we skip a test using consistent logic (#11892) - Skip directory creation at root test on macOS (#11878) - Update `Get-PlatformInfo` helper and tests for Debian 10, 11 and CentOS 8 (#11842) - Ensure correct `pwsh` is used for test runs (#11486) (Thanks @iSazonov!) ### Build and Packaging Improvements - Add `LTSRelease` value from `metadata.json` to `release.json` (#11897) - Bump `Microsoft.ApplicationInsights` from `2.12.1` to `2.13.0` (#11894) - Make LTS package always not a preview (#11895) - Bump `System.Data.SqlClient` from `4.8.0` to `4.8.1` (#11879) - Change `LTSRelease` value in `metadata.json` to true for `RC.3` release (Internal 10960) - Update `LTS` logic to depend on `metadata.json` (#11877) - Set default value of `LTSRelease` to false (#11874) - Refactor packaging pipeline (#11852) - Make sure `LTS` packages have symbolic links for `pwsh` and `pwsh-lts` (#11843) - Bump `Microsoft.PowerShell.Native` from `7.0.0-rc.2` to `7.0.0` (#11839) - Update the NuGet package generation to include `cimcmdlet.dll` and most of the built-in modules (#11832) - Bump `Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive` from `1.2.4.0` to `1.2.5` (#11833) - Bump `PSReadLine` from `2.0.0-rc2` to `2.0.0` (#11831) - Add trace source and serialization primitives to the allowed assembly list (Internal 10911) - Update the `NextReleaseTag` to be v7.0.0-preview.7 (#11372) - Change packaging to produce `LTS` packages (#11772) - Build tar packages only when building on Ubuntu (#11766) - Bump `NJsonSchema` from `10.1.4` to `10.1.5` (#11730) - Fix symbolic link creation in `packaging.psm1` (#11723) - Bump `Microsoft.ApplicationInsights` from `2.12.0` to `2.12.1` (#11708) - Bump `NJsonSchema` from `10.1.3` to `10.1.4` (#11620) - Move to latest Azure DevOps agent images (#11704) - Bump `Markdig.Signed` from `0.18.0` to `0.18.1` (#11641) ### Documentation and Help Content - Add links to diffs on Github in changelog (#11652) (Thanks @xtqqczze!) - Fix markdown-link test failure (#11653) (Thanks @xtqqczze!) ## [7.0.0-rc.2] - 2020-01-16 ### Breaking Changes - Use `ISOWeek` for week numbers in `Get-Date` accounting for leap years #11536 (Thanks @paalbra!) ### Engine Updates and Fixes - Revert the PRs that made `DBNull.Value` and `NullString.Value` treated as `$null` (#11584) - Support expanding `~` in `$env:PATH` when doing command discovery (#11552) - Skip null data in output data received handler to fix a `NullReferenceException` (#11448) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Add `ssh` parameter sets for the parameter `-JobName` in `Invoke-Command` (#11444) - Adding `PowerShell Editor Services` and `PSScriptAnalyzer` to tracked modules (#11514) - Fix condition when key exchange stops responding with `SecureString` for the `OutOfProc` transports (#11380, #11406) - Add setting to disable the implicit `WinPS` module loading (#11332) ### General Cmdlet Updates and Fixes - Fix `NullReferenceException` in `ConciseView` (#11435) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Remove the default value of `$true` for the parameter `-RequireLicenseAcceptance` in `New-ModuleManifest` (#11512) (Thanks @ThomasNieto!) - Make Web Cmdlets skip processing the content headers with a null or empty value for backward compatibility (#11421) (Thanks @spongemike2!) - Don't format exceptions that are not `ErrorRecord` objects (#11415) - Mark `InitialSessionState.ImportPSSnapIn` as Obsolete (#11399) - Use `PositionMessage` for the line context information for `ConciseView` (#11398) - Add trailing line number to `filename` for `ConciseView` (#11391) - Update `HelpInfoUri` for all modules in PowerShell 7.0 (#11389) - Remove unnecessary newline in `ConciseView` (#11383) - Move `Set-StrictMode` to the outer script block for `ErrorView` (#11381) - Remove the declaration of `Get-Error` experimental feature from module manifest (#11369) - Update error message if `Update-Help` fails for the current `UICulture` (#11356) - `Test-Connection`: Fallback to hop IP Address on `-Traceroute` without `-ResolveDestination` (#11335) (Thanks @vexx32!) - Add null host name check in `WSMan` (#11288) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Add `Type` member to exceptions containing type of exception for `Get-Error` (#11076) - Write an error if argument is a directory in `Get-FileHash` cmdlet (#11114) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Update `Get-Error` to not modify the original `$Error` object (#11125) ### Code Cleanup - Use .NET code to check for processor architecture instead of P/Invoke (#11046) (Thanks @iSazonov!) ### Tests - Test fixes for various platforms (#11579, #11541) - Various test fixes for debugger and remoting (#11528) - `DSC` test fixes for `Alpine` and `Raspbian` (#11508) - Normalize line endings before comparing string in tests (#11499) - Fix `ssh` remoting test to work on all platforms (#11500) - Build test artifacts for `Alpine` (#11483) - Make null member access tests as string to avoid parsing errors (#11385) - Fix test failing when `UnixStat` feature is disabled (#11370) - Update hosting tests to use the SDK version from the build property (#11368) - Add retry to `Enter-PSHostProcess` test (#11360) ### Build and Packaging Improvements - Bump `Microsoft.PowerShell.Native` from `7.0.0-rc.1` to `7.0.0.rc.2` (#11583) - Update .NET SDK version to 3.1.101 (#11582) - Bump `PSReadLine` from `2.0.0-rc1` to `2.0.0-rc2` (#11581) - Bump `NJsonSchema` from `10.0.28` to `10.1.3` (#11382, #11573) - Generate the correct reference assembly for `Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost` NuGet package (#11545) - Update building of `MSIX` for `RC` to use 100 range revision (#11526) - Fix symbolic links on Debian 10 packages (#11474) - Bump `Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive` from `1.2.3.0` to `1.2.4.0` (#11502) - Add script to rebuild `WIX` component references (#11485) - Bump `PackageManagement` from `1.4.5` to `1.4.6` (#11427) - Bump `PowerShellGet` from `2.2.2` to `2.2.3` (#11426) - Bump `ThreadJob` from `2.0.2` to `2.0.3` (#11416) - Fix symbolic links to `libs` on Debian 10 (#11390) - Improve Ubuntu detection for Ubuntu derivatives like `GalliumOS` etc (#11155) ### Documentation and Help Content - Fix broken link in debugging `README.md` (#11503) ## [7.0.0-rc.1] - 2019-12-16 ### Breaking Changes - Make update notification support `LTS` and default channels (#11132) ### Engine Updates and Fixes - Improvements in breakpoint APIs for remote scenarios (#11312) - Fix PowerShell class definition leaking into another Runspace (#11273) - Fix a regression in formatting caused by the `FirstOrDefault` primitive added in `7.0.0-Preview1` (#11258) - Additional Microsoft Modules to track in `PS7` Telemetry (#10751) - Make approved features non-experimental (#11303) - Update `ConciseView` to use `TargetObject` if applicable (#11075) - Fix `NullReferenceException` in `CompletionCompleters` public methods (#11274) - Fix apartment thread state check on non-Windows platforms (#11301) - Update setting `PSModulePath` to concatenate the process and machine environment variables (#11276) - Bump `.NET Core` to `3.1.0` (#11260) - Fix detection of `$PSHOME` in front of `$env:PATH` (#11141) ### General Cmdlet Updates and Fixes - Fix for issue on Raspbian for setting date of file changes in `UnixStat` Experimental Feature (#11313) - Add `-AsPlainText` to `ConvertFrom-SecureString` (#11142) - Added `WindowsPS` version check for `WinCompat` (#11148) - Fix error-reporting in some `WinCompat` scenarios (#11259) - Add native binary resolver (#11032) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Update calculation of char width to respect `CJK` chars correctly (#11262) - Add `Unblock-File` for macOS (#11137) - Fix regression in `Get-PSCallStack` (#11210) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Avoid automatically loading the `ScheduledJob` module when using Job cmdlets (#11194) - Add `OutputType` to `Get-Error` cmdlet and preserve original `TypeNames` (#10856) - Fix null reference in `SupportsVirtualTerminal` property (#11105) ### Code Cleanup - Change comment and element text to meet Microsoft standards (#11304) ### Tests - Make unreliable `DSC` test pending (#11131) ### Build and Packaging Improvements - Fix Nuget package signing for Coordinated Package build (#11316) - Update dependencies from PowerShell Gallery and NuGet (#11323) - Bump `Microsoft.ApplicationInsights` from `2.11.0` to `2.12.0` (#11305) - Bump `Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp` from `3.3.1` to `3.4.0` (#11265) - Updates packages for Debian 10 and 11 (#11236) - Only enable experimental features prior to `RC` (#11162) - Update macOS minimum version (#11163) - Bump `NJsonSchema` from `10.0.27` to `10.0.28` (#11170) ### Documentation and Help Content - Refactor change logs into one log per release (#11165) - Fix `FWLinks` for PowerShell 7 online help documents (#11071) ## [7.0.0-preview.6] - 2019-11-21 ### Breaking Changes - Update `Test-Connection` to work more like the one in Windows PowerShell (#10697) (Thanks @vexx32!) - Preserve `$?` for `ParenExpression`, `SubExpression` and `ArrayExpression` (#11040) - Set working directory to current directory in `Start-Job` (#10920) (Thanks @iSazonov!) ### Engine Updates and Fixes - Allow `pwsh` to inherit `$env:PSModulePath` and enable `powershell.exe` to start correctly (#11057) ### Experimental Features - Provide Unix stat information in filesystem output (#11042) - Support null-conditional operators `?.` and `?[]` in PowerShell language (#10960) - Support using non-compatible Windows PowerShell modules in PowerShell Core (#10973) ### Performance - Avoid using closure in `Parser.SaveError` (#11006) - Improve the caching when creating new `Regex` instances (#10657) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Improve processing of the PowerShell built-in type data from `types.ps1xml`, `typesV3.ps1xml` and `GetEvent.types.ps1xml` (#10898) - Update `PSConfiguration.ReadValueFromFile` to make it faster and more memory efficient (#10839) ### General Cmdlet Updates and Fixes - Add limit check in `Get-WinEvent` (#10648) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Fix command runtime so `StopUpstreamCommandsException` doesn't get populated in `-ErrorVariable` (#10840) - Set the output encoding to `[Console]::OutputEncoding` for native commands (#10824) - Support multi-line code blocks in examples (#10776) (Thanks @Greg-Smulko!) - Add Culture parameter to `Select-String` cmdlet (#10943) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Fix `Start-Job` working directory path with trailing backslash (#11041) - `ConvertFrom-Json`: Unwrap collections by default (#10861) (Thanks @danstur!) - Use case-sensitive Hashtable for `Group-Object` cmdlet with `-CaseSensitive` and `-AsHashtable` switches (#11030) (Thanks @vexx32!) - Handle exception if enumerating files fails when rebuilding path to have correct casing (#11014) - Fix `ConciseView` to show `Activity` instead of `myCommand` (#11007) - Allow web cmdlets to ignore HTTP error statuses (#10466) (Thanks @vdamewood!) - Fix piping of more than one `CommandInfo` to `Get-Command` (#10929) - Add back `Get-Counter` cmdlet for Windows (#10933) - Make `ConvertTo-Json` treat `[AutomationNull]::Value` and `[NullString]::Value` as `$null` (#10957) - Remove brackets from `ipv6` address for SSH remoting (#10968) - Fix crash if command sent to pwsh is just whitespace (#10977) - Added cross-platform `Get-Clipboard` and `Set-Clipboard` (#10340) - Fix setting original path of filesystem object to not have extra trailing slash (#10959) - Support `$null` for `ConvertTo-Json` (#10947) - Add back `Out-Printer` command on Windows (#10906) - Fix `Start-Job -WorkingDirectory` with whitespace (#10951) - Return default value when getting `null` for a setting in `PSConfiguration.cs` (#10963) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Handle IO exception as non-terminating (#10950) - Add `GraphicalHost` assembly to enable `Out-GridView`, `Show-Command`, and `Get-Help -ShowWindow` (#10899) - Take `ComputerName` via pipeline in `Get-HotFix` (#10852) (Thanks @kvprasoon!) - Fix tab completion for parameters so that it shows common parameters as available (#10850) - Fix `GetCorrectCasedPath()` to first check if any system file entries is returned before calling `First()` (#10930) - Set working directory to current directory in `Start-Job` (#10920) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Change `TabExpansion2` to not require `-CursorColumn` and treat as `$InputScript.Length` (#10849) - Handle case where Host may not return Rows or Columns of screen (#10938) - Fix use of accent colors for hosts that don't support them (#10937) - Add back `Update-List` command (#10922) - Update `FWLink` Id for `Clear-RecycleBin` (#10925) - During tab completion, skip file if can't read file attributes (#10910) - Add back `Clear-RecycleBin` for Windows (#10909) - Add `$env:__SuppressAnsiEscapeSequences` to control whether to have VT escape sequence in output (#10814) ### Code Cleanup - Cleanup style issues in `Compiler.cs` (#10368) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Remove the unused type converter for `CommaDelimitedStringCollection` (#11000) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Cleanup style in `InitialSessionState.cs` (#10865) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Code clean up for `PSSession` class (#11001) - Remove the not-working 'run `Update-Help` from `Get-Help` when `Get-Help` runs for the first time' feature (#10974) - Fix style issues (#10998) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Cleanup: use the built-in type alias (#10882) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Remove the unused setting key `ConsolePrompting` and avoid unnecessary string creation when querying `ExecutionPolicy` setting (#10985) - Disable update notification check for daily builds (#10903) (Thanks @bergmeister!) - Reinstate debugging API lost in #10338 (#10808) ### Tools - Add default setting for the `SDKToUse` property so that it builds in VS (#11085) - `Install-Powershell.ps1`: Add parameter to use MSI installation (#10921) (Thanks @MJECloud!) - Add basic examples for `install-powershell.ps1` (#10914) (Thanks @kilasuit!) ### Tests - Fix `stringdata` test to correctly validate keys of hashtables (#10810) - Unload test modules (#11061) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Increase time between retries of testing URL (#11015) - Update tests to accurately describe test actions. (#10928) (Thanks @romero126!) ### Build and Packaging Improvements - Updating links in `README.md` and `metadata.json` for Preview.5 (#10854) - Select the files for compliance tests which are owned by PowerShell (#10837) - Allow `win7x86` `msix` package to build. (Internal 10515) - Allow semantic versions to be passed to `NormalizeVersion` function (#11087) - Bump .NET core framework to `3.1-preview.3` (#11079) - Bump `PSReadLine` from `2.0.0-beta5` to `2.0.0-beta6` in /src/Modules (#11078) - Bump `Newtonsoft.Json` from `12.0.2` to `12.0.3` (#11037) (#11038) - Add Debian 10, 11 and CentOS 8 packages (#11028) - Upload `Build-Info` Json file with the `ReleaseDate` field (#10986) - Bump .NET core framework to `3.1-preview.2` (#10993) - Enable build of x86 MSIX package (#10934) - Update the dotnet SDK install script URL in `build.psm1` (#10927) - Bump `Markdig.Signed` from `0.17.1` to `0.18.0` (#10887) - Bump `ThreadJob` from `2.0.1` to `2.0.2` (#10886) - Update `AppX` Manifest and Packaging module to conform to MS Store requirements (#10878) ### Documentation and Help Content - Update `CONTRIBUTING.md` (#11096) (Thanks @mklement0!) - Fix installation doc links in `README.md` (#11083) - Adds examples to `install-powershell.ps1` script (#11024) (Thanks @kilasuit!) - Fix to `Select-String` emphasis and `Import-DscResource` in CHANGELOG.md (#10890) - Remove the stale link from `powershell-beginners-guide.md` (#10926) ## [7.0.0-preview.5] - 2019-10-23 ### Breaking Changes - Make `$PSCulture` consistently reflect in-session culture changes (#10138) (Thanks @iSazonov!) ### Engine Updates and Fixes - Move to `.NET Core 3.1 preview 1` (#10798) - Refactor reparse tag checks in file system provider (#10431) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Replace `CR` and new line with a `0x23CE` character in script logging (#10616) - Fix a resource leak by unregistering the event handler from `AppDomain.CurrentDomain.ProcessExit` (#10626) ### Experimental Features - Implement `Get-Error` cmdlet as Experimental Feature (#10727,#10800) - Add `ConciseView` for `$ErrorView` and update it to remove unnecessary text and not color entire line in red (#10641,#10724) - Support the pipeline chain operators `&&` and `||` in PowerShell language (#9849,#10825,#10836) - Implement null coalescing (`??`) and null coalescing assignment (`??=`) operators (#10636) - Support notification on `pwsh` startup when a new release is available and update notification message (#10689,#10777) ### General Cmdlet Updates and Fixes - Add emphasis to `Select-String` output (with `-NoEmphasis` parameter to opt-out) (#8963) (Thanks @derek-xia!) - Add back `Get-HotFix` cmdlet (#10740) - Make `Add-Type` usable in applications that host `PowerShell` (#10587) - Use more effective evaluation order in `LanguagePrimitives.IsNullLike()` (#10781) (Thanks @vexx32!) - Improve handling of mixed-collection piped input and piped streams of input in `Format-Hex` (#8674) (Thanks @vexx32!) - Use type conversion in `SSHConnection` hashtables when value doesn't match expected type (#10720) (Thanks @SeeminglyScience!) - Fix `Get-Content -ReadCount 0` behavior when `-TotalCount` is set (#10749) (Thanks @eugenesmlv!) - Reword access denied error message in `Get-WinEvent` (#10639) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Enable tab completion for variable assignment that is enum or type constrained (#10646) - Remove unused `SourceLength` remoting property causing formatting issues (#10765) - Add `-Delimiter` parameter to `ConvertFrom-StringData` (#10665) (Thanks @steviecoaster!) - Add positional parameter for `ScriptBlock` when using `Invoke-Command` with `SSH` (#10721) (Thanks @machgo!) - Show line context information if multiple lines but no script name for `ConciseView` (#10746) - Add support for `\\wsl$\` paths to file system provider (#10674) - Add the missing token text for `TokenKind.QuestionMark` in parser (#10706) - Set current working directory of each `ForEach-Object -Parallel` running script to the same location as the calling script. (#10672) - Replace `api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-2.dll` with `Kernell32.dll` for `FindFirstStreamW` and `FindNextStreamW` APIs (#10680) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Tweak help formatting script to be more `StrictMode` tolerant (#10563) - Add `-SecurityDescriptorSDDL` parameter to `New-Service` (#10483) (Thanks @kvprasoon!) - Remove informational output, consolidate ping usage in `Test-Connection` (#10478) (Thanks @vexx32!) - Read special reparse points without accessing them (#10662) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Direct `Clear-Host` output to terminal (#10681) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Add back newline for grouping with `Format-Table` and `-Property` (#10653) - Remove [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty] from `-InputObject` on `Get-Random` to allow empty string (#10644) - Make suggestion system string distance algorithm case-insensitive (#10549) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Fix null reference exception in `ForEach-Object -Parallel` input processing (#10577) ### Code Cleanup - Remove `WorkflowJobSourceAdapter` reference that is no longer used (#10326) (Thanks @KirkMunro!) - Cleanup `COM` interfaces in jump list code by fixing `PreserveSig` attributes (#9899) (Thanks @weltkante!) - Add a comment describing why `-ia` is not the alias for `-InformationAction` common parameter (#10703) (Thanks @KirkMunro!) - Rename `InvokeCommandCmdlet.cs` to `InvokeExpressionCommand.cs` (#10659) (Thanks @kilasuit!) - Add minor code cleanups related to update notifications (#10698) - Remove deprecated workflow logic from the remoting setup scripts (#10320) (Thanks @KirkMunro!) - Update help format to use proper case (#10678) (Thanks @tnieto88!) - Clean up `CodeFactor` style issues coming in commits for the last month (#10591) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Fix typo in description of `PSTernaryOperator` experimental feature (#10586) (Thanks @bergmeister!) ### Performance - Add minor performance improvements for runspace initialization (#10569) (Thanks @iSazonov!) ### Tools - Make `Install-PowerShellRemoting.ps1` handle empty string in `PowerShellHome` parameter (#10526) (Thanks @Orca88!) - Switch from `/etc/lsb-release` to `/etc/os-release` in `install-powershell.sh` (#10773) (Thanks @Himura2la!) - Check `pwsh.exe` and `pwsh` in daily version on Windows (#10738) (Thanks @centreboard!) - Remove unneeded tap in `installpsh-osx.sh` (#10752) ### Tests - Temporary skip the flaky test `TestAppDomainProcessExitEvenHandlerNotLeaking` (#10827) - Make the event handler leaking test stable (#10790) - Sync capitalization in `CI` `YAML` (#10767) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Add test for the event handler leaking fix (#10768) - Add `Get-ChildItem` test (#10507) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Replace ambiguous language for tests from `switch` to `parameter` for accuracy (#10666) (Thanks @romero126!) ### Build and Packaging Improvements - Update package reference for `PowerShell SDK` to `preview.5` (Internal 10295) - Update `ThirdPartyNotices.txt` (#10834) - Bump `Microsoft.PowerShell.Native` to `7.0.0-preview.3` (#10826) - Bump `Microsoft.ApplicationInsights` from `2.10.0` to `2.11.0` (#10608) - Bump `NJsonSchema` from `10.0.24` to `10.0.27` (#10756) - Add `MacPorts` support to the build system (#10736) (Thanks @Lucius-Q-User!) - Bump `PackageManagement` from `1.4.4` to `1.4.5` (#10728) - Bump `NJsonSchema` from `10.0.23` to `10.0.24` (#10635) - Add environment variable to differentiate client/server telemetry in `MSI` (#10612) - Bump `PSDesiredStateConfiguration` from `2.0.3` to `2.0.4` (#10603) - Bump `Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp` from `3.2.1` to `3.3.1` (#10607) - Update to `.Net Core 3.0 RTM` (#10604) (Thanks @bergmeister!) - Update `MSIX` packaging so the version to `Windows Store` requirements (#10588) ### Documentation and Help Content - Merge stable and servicing change logs (#10527) - Update used `.NET` version in build docs (#10775) (Thanks @Greg-Smulko!) - Replace links from `MSDN` to `docs.microsoft.com` in `powershell-beginners-guide.md` (#10778) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Fix broken `DSC` overview link (#10702) - Update `Support_Question.md` to link to `Stack Overflow` as another community resource (#10638) (Thanks @mklement0!) - Add processor architecture to distribution request template (#10661) - Add new PowerShell MoL book to learning PowerShell docs (#10602) ## [7.0.0-preview.4] - 2019-09-19 ### Engine Updates and Fixes - Add support to `ActionPreference.Break` to break into debugger when `Debug`, `Error`, `Information`, `Progress`, `Verbose` or `Warning` messages are generated (#8205) (Thanks @KirkMunro!) - Enable starting control panel add-ins within PowerShell Core without specifying `.CPL` extension. (#9828) ### Performance - Make `ForEach-Object` faster for its commonly used scenarios (#10454) and fix `ForEach-Object -Parallel` performance problem with many runspaces (#10455) ### Experimental Features - Update `PSDesiredStateConfiguration` module version to `2.0.3` and bring new tests; enable compilation to MOF on non-Windows and use of Invoke-DSCResource without LCM (#10516) - Add APIs for breakpoint management in runspaces and enable attach to process without `BreakAll` for PowerShell Editor Services (#10338) (Thanks @KirkMunro!) - Support [ternary operator](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell-RFC/pull/218) in PowerShell language (#10367) ### General Cmdlet Updates and Fixes - Add PowerShell Core group policy definitions (#10468) - Update console host to support `XTPUSHSGR`/`XTPOPSGR` VT control sequences that are used in [composability scenarios](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/1796). (#10208) - Add `WorkingDirectory` parameter to `Start-Job` (#10324) (Thanks @davinci26!) - Remove the event handler that was causing breakpoint changes to be erroneously replicated to the host runspace debugger (#10503) (Thanks @KirkMunro!) - Replace `api-ms-win-core-job-12-1-0.dll` with `Kernell32.dll` in `Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NativeMethods` P/Invoke API(#10417) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Fix wrong output for `New-Service` in variable assignment and `-OutVariable` (#10444) (Thanks @kvprasoon!) - Fix global tool issues around exit code, command line parameters and path with spaces (#10461) - Fix recursion into OneDrive - change `FindFirstFileEx()` to use `SafeFindHandle` type (#10405) - Skip auto-loading `PSReadLine` on Windows if the [NVDA screen reader](https://www.nvaccess.org/about-nvda/) is active (#10385) - Increase built-with-PowerShell module versions to `7.0.0.0` (#10356) - Add throwing an error in `Add-Type` if a type with the same name already exists (#9609) (Thanks @iSazonov!) ### Code Cleanup - Convert `ActionPreference.Suspend` enumeration value into a non-supported, reserved state, and remove restriction on using `ActionPreference.Ignore` in preference variables (#10317) (Thanks @KirkMunro!) - Replace `ArrayList` with `List` to get more readable and reliable code without changing functionality (#10333) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Make code style fixes to `TestConnectionCommand` (#10439) (Thanks @vexx32!) - Cleanup `AutomationEngine` and remove extra `SetSessionStateDrive` method call (#10416) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Rename default `ParameterSetName` back to `Delimiter` for `ConvertTo-Csv` and `ConvertFrom-Csv` (#10425) ### Tools - Update `install-powershell.ps1` to check for already installed daily build (#10489) ### Tests - Add experimental check to `ForEach-Object -Parallel` tests (#10354) (Thanks @KirkMunro!) - Update tests for Alpine validation (#10428) ### Build and Packaging Improvements - Bump `PowerShellGet` version from `2.2` to `2.2.1` (#10382) - Bump `PackageManagement` version from `1.4.3` to `1.4.4` (#10383) - Update `README.md` and `metadata.json` for `7.0.0-preview.4` (Internal 10011) - Upgrade `.Net Core 3.0` version from `Preview 9` to `RC1` (#10552) (Thanks @bergmeister!) - Fix `ExperimentalFeature` list generation (Internal 9996) - Bump `PSReadLine` version from `2.0.0-beta4` to `2.0.0-beta5` (#10536) - Fix release build script to set release tag - Update version of `Microsoft.PowerShell.Native` to `7.0.0-preview.2` (#10519) - Upgrade to `Netcoreapp3.0 preview9` (#10484) (Thanks @bergmeister!) - Make sure the daily coordinated build, knows it is a daily build (#10464) - Update the combined package build to release the daily builds (#10449) - Remove appveyor reference (#10445) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Bump `NJsonSchema` version from `10.0.22` to `10.0.23` (#10421) - Remove the deletion of `linux-x64` build folder because some dependencies for Alpine need it (#10407) ### Documentation and Help Content - Update `README.md` and metadata for `v6.1.6` and `v6.2.3` releases (#10523) - Fix a typo in `README.md` (#10465) (Thanks @vedhasp!) - Add a reference to `PSKoans` module to Learning Resources documentation (#10369) (Thanks @vexx32!) - Update `README.md` and `metadata.json` for `7.0.0-preview.3` (#10393) ## [7.0.0-preview.3] - 2019-08-20 ### Breaking Changes - Remove `kill` alias for `Stop-Process` cmdlet on Unix (#10098) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Support for starting PowerShell as a login shell (`pwsh -Login` / `pwsh -l`) support (#10050) ### Engine Updates and Fixes - Additional Telemetry - implementation of [`RFC0036`](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell-RFC/pull/158) (#10336) - Implement `ForEach-Object -Parallel` as an experimental feature (#10229) - Skip `JumpList` on `NanoServer` and `IoT` (#10164) - Make `Get-DscResource` work with class based resources (#10350) - Fix `#requires -version` for `pwsh` 7 to include `6.1` and `6.2` in `PSCompatibleVersions` (#9943) (Thanks @bgelens!) - Add dispose of `_runspaceDebugCompleteEvent` event object. (#10323) - Fix performance regression from disabling debugger in system lockdown mode (#10269) - Special case the `posix` locale in `WildcardPattern` (#10186) - Use `Platform.IsWindowsDesktop` instead of checking both NanoServer and IoT (#10205) ### General Cmdlet Updates and Fixes - Enable Experimental Features by default on Preview builds (#10228) - Enable `-sta` and `-mta` switches for `pwsh` (`-sta` is required for `GUIs`) (#10061) - Make breakpoints display better over PowerShell remoting (#10339) (Thanks @KirkMunro!) - Add support for `AppX` reparse points (#10331) - Make module name matching for `get-module -FullyQualifiedName` case insensitive (#10329) - Expose `PreRelease` label in `PSModuleInfo` formatter (#10316) - Add `-Raw` switch to `Select-String` which allows returning only the string that was matched (#9901) (Thanks @Jawz84!) - ### Performance - Reduce allocations in `MakePath()` method (#10027) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Remove extra check that the system dll exists (#10244) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Avoid boxing when passing value type arguments to `PSTraceSource.WriteLine` (#10052) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Reduce allocations in `Escape()` and `Unescape()` (#10041) (Thanks @iSazonov!) ### Code Cleanup - Add the license header to `nanoserver.tests.ps1` (#10171) - Mark `-parallel` and `-throttlelimit` reserved for `foreach` and `switch` statements (#10328) (Thanks @KirkMunro!) - Deprecate workflow debugging code (#10321) (Thanks @KirkMunro!) - Fix style issues in `InternalCommands.cs` (#10352) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Deprecate internal `HelpCategory.Workflow` enumeration (#10319) (Thanks @KirkMunro!) - Update `Microsoft.PowerShell.CoreCLR.Eventing` to resolve conflict with `System.Diagnostics.EventLog` (#10305) - Don't collect process start time as it's not being used on `consolehost` startup (#10294) - .NET Core 3.0 now aborts the thread for us. Remove the `ThreadAbortException` code (#10230) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Use `nameof()` in `LocationGlobber` and `PathInfo` (#10200) (Thanks @iSazonov!) ### Tools - Fix Hungarian prefix `my` (#9976) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Fix spelling error in issue template (#10256) - Quote arguments in `.vscode/tasks.json` in case of spaces (#10204) (Thanks @msftrncs!) ### Tests - Remove `markdownlint` tests due to security issues (#10163) - Add tests for `WildcardPattern.Escape()` and `Unescape()` (#10090) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Cleanup Docker release testing (#10310) (Thanks @RDIL!) ### Build and Packaging Improvements - Update `Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure` version to `2.0.0-preview.2` (#10366) - Move to `.NET Core 3.0 preview.8` (#10351) (#10227) (Thanks @bergmeister!) - Bump `NJsonSchema` from `10.0.21` to `10.0.22` (#10364) - Add `Microsoft.PowerShell.CoreCLR.Eventing.dll` to exception list for build fix (#10337) - Bump `Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp` from `3.1.0` to `3.2.1` (#10273) (#10330) - Revert the temporary AzDevOps artifact workaround (#10260) - Fix macOS build break (#10207) ### Documentation and Help Content - Update docs for `7.0.0-preview.2` release (#10160) (#10176) - `PSSA` also includes formatting (#10172) - Refactor security policy documentation so that they appear in the Security policy tab of GitHub (#9905) (Thanks @bergmeister!) - Add tooling section to PR template (#10144) - Update `README.md` and `metadata.json` for next releases (#10087) - Update DotNet Support links (#10145) - Update our language on our policy applying to security issues (#10304) - Update dead links from `powershell.com` (#10297) - Create `Distribution_Request` issue template (#10253) - Fix: Removed dependency file with `Dependabot` (#10212) (Thanks @RDIL!) ## [7.0.0-preview.2] - 2019-07-17 ### Breaking Changes - Cleanup workflow - remove `PSProxyJob` (#10083) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Disable `Enter-PSHostProcess` cmdlet when system in lock down mode (Internal 9168) ### Engine Updates and Fixes - Consider `DBNull.Value` and `NullString.Value` the same as `$null` when comparing with `$null` and casting to bool (#9794) (Thanks @vexx32!) - Allow methods to be named after keywords (#9812) (Thanks @vexx32!) - Create `JumpList` in `STA` thread as some `COM` `APIs` are strictly `STA` only to avoid sporadic `CLR` crashes (#9928) (#10057) (Thanks @bergmeister!) - Skip `JumpList` on `NanoServer` and `IoT` (#10164) - Display `COM` method signature with argument names (#9858) (Thanks @nbkalex!) - Use the original precision (prior-dotnet-core-3) for double/float-to-string conversion (#9893) - `Import-DscResource` can now clobber built-in DSC resource names (#9879) - Add ability to pass `InitialSessionState` to the `ConsoleShell.Start` (#9802) (Thanks @asrosent!) - Have console host not enter command prompt mode when using `Read-Host -Prompt` (#9743) - Fix use of `Start-Process http://bing.com` (#9793) - Support negative numbers in `-split` operator (#8960) (Thanks @ece-jacob-scott!) ### General Cmdlet Updates and Fixes - Support DSC compilation on Linux. (#9834) - Add alias for Service `StartType` (#9940) (Thanks @NeoBeum!) - Add `-SecurityDescriptorSddl` parameter to `Set-Service` (#8626) (Thanks @kvprasoon!) - Fix auto-download of files when enumerating files from a `OneDrive` folder (#9895) - Set request headers when request body is empty in Web Cmdlets (#10034) (Thanks @markekraus!) - Fix wrong comparison in `CertificateProvider` (#9987) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Sync docs changes into the embedded help for `pwsh` (#9952) - Display Duration when displaying `HistoryInfo` (#9751) (Thanks @rkeithhill!) - Update console startup and help `url` for PowerShell docs (#9775) - Make `UseAbbreviationExpansion` and `TempDrive` official features (#9872) - Fix `Get-ChildItem -Path` with wildcard `char` (#9257) (Thanks @kwkam!) ### Performance - Add another fast path to `WildcardPattern.IsMatch` for patterns that only have an asterisk in the end (#10054) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Move some of the creations of `WildcardPattern` in outer loop to avoid unnecessary allocation (#10053) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Make `Foreach-Object` 2 times faster by reducing unnecessary allocations and boxing (#10047) - Use a static cache for `PSVersionInfo.PSVersion` to avoid casting `SemanticVersion` to `Version` every time accessing that property (#10028) - Reduce allocations in `NavigationCmdletProvider.NormalizePath()` (#10038) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Add fast path for wildcard patterns that contains no wildcard characters (#10020) - Avoid `Assembly.GetName()` in `ClrFacade.GetAssemblies(string)` to reduce allocations of `CultureInfo` objects (#10024) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Avoid the `int[]` and `int[,]` allocation when tokenizing line comments and matching wildcard pattern (#10009) ### Tools - Update change log generation tool to deal with private commits (#10096) - Update `Start-PSBuild -Clean` logic of `git clean` to ignore locked files from `VS2019` (#10071) (Thanks @bergmeister!) - Indent fix in `markdown-link.tests.ps1` (#10049) (Thanks @RDIL!) - `Start-PSBuild -Clean` does not remove all untracked files (#10022) (Thanks @vexx32!) - Add module to support Pester tests for automating debugger commands (`stepInto`, `stepOut`, etc.), along with basic tests (#9825) (Thanks @KirkMunro!) - Remove `markdownlint` tests due to security issues (#10163) ### Code Cleanup - Cleanup `CompiledScriptBlock.cs` (#9735) (Thanks @vexx32!) - Cleanup workflow code (#9638) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Use `AddOrUpdate()` instead of `Remove` then `Add` to register runspace (#10007) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Suppress `PossibleIncorrectUsageOfAssignmentOperator` rule violation by adding extra parenthesis (#9460) (Thanks @xtqqczze!) - Use `AddRange` in `GetModules()` (#9975) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Code cleanup: use `IndexOf(char)` overload (#9722) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Move `consts` and methods to single `CharExtensions` class (#9992) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Cleanup: Use `EndsWith(char)` and `StartsWith(char)` (#9994) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Remove `LCIDToLocaleName` `P/Invoke` from `GetComputerInfoCommand` (#9716) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Cleanup Parser tests (#9792) (Thanks @vexx32!) - Remove `EtwActivity` empty constructor and make minor style fixes (#9958) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Fix style issues from last commits (#9937) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Remove dead code about `IsTransparentProxy` (#9966) - Fix minor typos in code comments (#9917) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Style fixes for `CimAsyncOperations` (#9945) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Fix minor `CodeFactor` style issues in `ModuleCmdletBase` (#9915) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Clean up the use of `SetProfileRoot` and `StartProfile` in ConsoleHost (#9931) - Fix minor style issues come from last commits (#9640) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Improve whitespace for Parser tests (#9806) (Thanks @vexx32!) - Use new `string.ConCat()` in `Process.cs` (#9720) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Code Cleanup: Tidy up `scriptblock.cs` (#9732) (Thanks @vexx32!) ### Tests - Mark `Set-Service` tests with password as `Pending` (#10146) - Fix test password generation rule to meet Windows complexity requirements (#10143) - Add test for `New-Item -Force` (#9971) (Thanks @robdy!) - Fix gulp versions (#9916) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Indentation fixes in `ci.psm1` (#9947) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Remove some `Travis-CI` references (#9919) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Improve release testing Docker images (#9942) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Use `yarn` to install global tools (#9904) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Attempt to work around the zip download issue in Azure DevOps Windows CI (#9911) - Update PowerShell SDK version for hosting tests (Internal 9185) ### Build and Packaging Improvements - Update the target framework for reference assemblies to `netcoreapp3.0` (#9747) - Pin version of `netDumbster` to `2.0.0.4` (#9748) - Fix daily `CodeCoverageAndTest` build by explicitly calling `Start-PSBootStrap` (#9724) - Split the `fxdependent` package on Windows into two packages (#10134) - Bump `System.Data.SqlClient` (#10109) - Bump `System.Security.AccessControl` (#10100) - Add performance tag to change log command (Internal) - Upgrade .Net Core 3 SDK from `preview5` to `preview6` and related out of band `Nuget` packages from `2.1` to `3.0-preview6` (#9888) (Thanks @bergmeister!) - Add to `/etc/shells` on macOS (#10066) - Bump `Markdig.Signed` from `0.17.0` to `0.17.1` (#10062) - Update copyright symbol for `NuGet` packages (#9936) - Download latest version `(6.2.0)` of `PSDesiredStateConfiguration` `nuget` package. (#9932) - Add automated `RPM` signing to release build (#10013) - Bump `ThreadJob` from `1.1.2` to `2.0.1` in `/src/Modules` (#10003) - Bump `PowerShellGet` from `2.1.4` to `2.2` in /src/Modules (#9933) (#10085) - Bump `PackageManagement` from `1.4` to `1.4.3` in `/src/Modules` (#9820) (#9918) (#10084) - Update to use `TSAv2` (#9914) - Bump `NJsonSchema` from `9.14.1` to `10.0.21` (#9805) (#9843) (#9854) (#9862) (#9875) (#9885) (#9954) (#10017) - Bump `System.Net.Http.WinHttpHandler` from `4.5.3` to `4.5.4` (#9786) - Bump `Microsoft.ApplicationInsights` from `2.9.1` to `2.10.0` (#9757) - Increase timeout of NuGet job to workaround build timeout (#9772) ### Documentation and Help Content - Change log `6.1.4` (#9759) - Change log for release `6.2.1` (#9760) - Add quick steps for adding docs to cmdlets (#9978) - Update readme `gitter` badge (#9920) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Update `README` and `metadata.json` for `7.0.0-preview.1` release (#9767) ## [7.0.0-preview.1] - 2019-05-30 ### Breaking Changes - Disable the debugger when in system lock-down mode (#9645) - Fix `Get-Module -FullyQualifiedName` option to work with paths (#9101) (Thanks @pougetat!) - Fix `-NoEnumerate` behavior in `Write-Output` (#9069) (Thanks @vexx32!) - Make command searcher treat wildcard as literal if target exists for execution (#9202) ### Engine Updates and Fixes - Port PowerShell to .NET Core 3.0 (#9597) - Make sure we always return an object in command searcher (#9623) - Support line continuance with pipe at the start of a line (#8938) (Thanks @KirkMunro!) - Add support for `ValidateRangeKind` to `ParameterMetadata.GetProxyAttributeData` (#9059) (Thanks @indented-automation!) - Allow passing just a dash as an argument to a file via pwsh (#9479) - Fix tab completion for functions (#9383) - Reduce string allocation in console output code (#6882) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Fixing test run crash by not passing script block to the callback (#9298) - Add Binary Parsing Support & Refactor `TryGetNumberValue` & `ScanNumberHelper` (#7993) (Thanks @vexx32!) - Add PowerShell remoting enable/disable cmdlet warning messages (#9203) - Add `xsd` for `cdxml` (#9177) - Improve formatting performance by having better primitives on `PSObject` (#8785) (Thanks @powercode!) - Improve type inference of array literals and foreach statement variables (#8100) (Thanks @SeeminglyScience!) - Fix for `FormatTable` remote deserialization regression (#9116) - Get `MethodInfo` from .NET public type with explicit parameter types (#9029) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Add retry logic to the operation that updates `powershell.config.json` (#8779) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Update the task-based `async` APIs added to PowerShell to return a Task object directly (#9079) - Add 5 `InvokeAsync` overloads and `StopAsync` to the `PowerShell` type (#8056) (Thanks @KirkMunro!) - Remove unused cached types (#9015) ### General Cmdlet Updates and Fixes - Fix use of unicode ellipsis in `XML` for truncating error messages (#9589) - Improve error message in FileSystemProvider when removing a folder containing hidden or read only files (#9551) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Enable recursion into `OneDrive` by not treating placeholders as symlinks (#9509) - Change `MatchType` for `EnumerationOptions` to be `Win32` making this consistent with Windows PowerShell (#9529) - Add Support for null Usernames in Web Cmdlet Basic Auth (#9536) (Thanks @markekraus!) - Fix null reference when `Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility` is loaded as a `snapin` in hosting scenarios (#9404) - Update width of `DateTime` to accommodate change in Japan `DateTime` format with new era starting 5/1/19 (#9503) - Fix `Get-Runspace` runspace object format Type column (#9438) - Return correct casing of filesystem path during normalization (#9250) - Move warning message to `EndProcessing` so it only shows up once (#9385) - Fix the platform check in `CimDSCParser.cs` (#9338) - New `New-PSBreakpoint` cmdlet & new `-Breakpoint` parameter for `Debug-Runspace` (#8923) - Fix help paging issues on macOS/Linux and with custom pager that takes arguments (#9033) (Thanks @rkeithhill!) - Add `QuoteFields` parameter to `ConvertTo-Csv` and `Export-Csv` (#9132) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Fix progress for Get-ComputerInfo (#9236) (Thanks @powercode!) - Add `ItemSeparator` and `AltItemSeparator` properties in `ProviderInfo` (#8587) (Thanks @renehernandez!) - Add timestamp to `pshost` trace listener (#9230) - Implement `Get-Random -Count` without specifying an `InputObject` list (#9111) (Thanks @pougetat!) - Enable `SecureString` cmdlets for non-Windows (#9199) - Add Obsolete message to `Send-MailMessage` (#9178) - Fix `Restart-Computer` to work on `localhost` when WinRM is not present (#9160) - Make `Start-Job` throw terminating exception when `-RunAs32` is specified in 64-bit pwsh (#9143) - Make `Start-Job` throw terminating error when PowerShell is being hosted (#9128) - Made `-Subject` parameter of `Send-MailMessage` command no longer mandatory. (#8961) (Thanks @ece-jacob-scott!) - Make `New-ModuleManifest` consistent with `Update-ModuleManifest` (#9104) (Thanks @pougetat!) - Add support for empty `NoteProperty` in `Group-Object` (#9109) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Remove `Hardlink` from `Mode` property in default file system format (#8789) (Thanks @powercode!) - Fixing issue with help progress with `Get-Help` not calling `Completed` (#8788) (Thanks @powercode!) - Allow `Test-ModuleManifest` to work when `RootModule` has no file extension (#8687) (Thanks @pougetat!) - Add `UseQuotes` parameter to `Export-Csv` and `ConvertTo-Csv` cmdlets (#8951) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Update version for `PowerShell.Native` and hosting tests (#8983) - Refactor shuffle in `Get-Random` to save a full iteration of the objects. (#8969) (Thanks @st0le!) - Suggest `-Id pid` for `Get-Process pid` (#8959) (Thanks @MohiTheFish!) ### Code Cleanup - `Attributes.cs` - Style / Formatting Fixes (#9625) (Thanks @vexx32!) - Remove Workflow from `PSSessionType` (#9618) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Update use of "PowerShell Core" to just "PowerShell" (#9513) - Use `IPGlobalProperties` on all platforms for getting host name (#9530) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Remove `IsSymLink()` P/Invoke on Unix (#9534) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Cleanup unused P/Invokes on Unix (#9531) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Update use of `Windows PowerShell` to just `PowerShell` (#9508) - Cleanup: sort `usings` (#9490) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Cleanup `Export-Command` from `AssemblyInfo` (#9455) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Run CodeFormatter for `System.Management.Automation` (#9402) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Run CodeFormatter with `BraceNewLine`,`UsingLocation`,`FormatDocument`,`NewLineAbove` rules (#9393) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Run CodeFormatter for `WSMan.Management` (#9400) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Run CodeFormatter for `WSMan.Runtime` (#9401) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Run CodeFormatter for `Security` module (#9399) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Run CodeFormatter for `MarkdownRender` (#9398) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Run CodeFormatter for `Eventing` (#9394) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Use `Environment.NewLine` for new lines in `ConsoleHost` code (#9392) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Run CodeFormatter for Diagnostics module (#9378) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Run CodeFormatter for `Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management` (#9377) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Run CodeFormatter for Utility module (#9376) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Style: Match file name casings of C# source files for Utility commands (#9329) (Thanks @ThreeFive-O!) - Update repo for Ubuntu 14.04 EOL (#9324) - Cleanup: sort `usings` (#9283) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Fix StyleCop Hungarian Notation (#9281) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Style: Update StyleCop rules (#8500) - Enhance the P/Invoke code for `LookupAccountSid` in `Process.cs` (#9197) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Fix coding style for `NewModuleManifestCommand` (#9134) (Thanks @pougetat!) - Remove unused method `CredUIPromptForCredential` from `HostUtilities.cs` (#9220) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Remove non-existent paths from `.csproj` files (#9214) (Thanks @ThreeFive-O!) - Typo in new parameter set (#9205) - Minor `FileSystemProvider` cleanup (#9182) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Cleanup style issues in `CoreAdapter` and `MshObject` (#9190) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Minor cleanups in `Process.cs` (#9195) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Refactor `ReadConsole` P/Invoke in `ConsoleHost` (#9165) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Clean up `Get-Random` cmdlet (#9133) (Thanks @pougetat!) - Fix to not pass `StringBuilder` by reference (`out` or `ref`) in P/Invoke (#9066) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Update AppVeyor comments in `Implicit.Remoting.Tests.ps1` (#9020) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Remove AppImage from tools (#9100) (Thanks @Geweldig!) - Using supported syntax for restoring warnings - Visual Studio 2019 complains about enable. (#9107) (Thanks @powercode!) - Use `Type.EmptyTypes` and `Array.Empty()` to replace our custom code of the same functionality (#9042) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Rename private methods in `MshCommandRuntime.cs` (#9074) (Thanks @vexx32!) - Cleanup & update `ErrorRecord` class code style (#9021) (Thanks @vexx32!) - Remove unused cached types from `CachedReflectionInfo` (#9019) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Fix CodeFactor brace style issues in `FileSystemProvider` (#8992) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Use `List.AddRange` to optimize `-Split` (#9001) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Remove Arch Linux Dockerfile (#8990) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Cleanup `dllimport` (#8847) (Thanks @iSazonov!) ### Tools - Convert custom attribute `ValidatePathNotInSettings` to function (#9406) - Create `DependaBot` `config.yml` (#9368) - Add more users to failures detection and fix alias for static analysis (#9292) - Make `install-powershell.ps1` work on Windows Server 2012 R2 (#9271) - Enable `PoshChan` for getting and automatic retrieval of test failures for a PR (#9232) - Fix capitalization cases for `PoshChan` (#9188) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Update to new format for `PoshChan` settings and allow all users access to reminders (#9198) - Fix settings to use dashes instead of underscore (#9167) - Fix `AzDevOps` context names and add all PowerShell team members (#9164) - Add settings for `PoshChan` (#9162) - Adding `CmdletsToExport` and `AliasesToExport` to test module manifests. (#9108) (Thanks @powercode!) - Delete Docker manifest creation script (#9076) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Make install scripts more consistent over different operating systems (#9071) (Thanks @Geweldig!) - Comment cleanup in `releaseTools.psm1` (#9064) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Fix duplicate recommendation of Azure DevOps extension for Visual Studio Code (#9032) (Thanks @ThreeFive-O!) - Code coverage artifacts (#8993) ### Tests - Update version tests to use `NextReleaseVersion` from `metadata.json` (#9646) - Convert Windows CI to stages (#9607) - Multiple test fixes and improved logging for fragile tests (#9569) - Add unit and feature tests for `Send-MailMessage` (#9213) (Thanks @ThreeFive-O!) - Update to Pester `4.8.0` (#9510) - Ensure `Wait-UntilTrue` returns `$true` in Pester tests (#9458) (Thanks @xtqqczze!) - Adding tests for `Remove-Module` (#9276) (Thanks @pougetat!) - Allow CI to run on branches with this name pattern: `feature*` (#9415) - Mark tests in macOS CI which use `AppleScript` as pending/inconclusive (#9352) - Reduce time for stack overflow test (#9302) - Added more tests for `Import-Alias` by file regarding parsing difficult aliases strings (#9247) (Thanks @SytzeAndr!) - Move from `npm` to `Yarn` for markdown tests (#9312) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Only search for functions in Constrained Language help tests (#9301) - Fix skipping of tests in `RemoteSession.Basic.Tests.ps1` (#9304) - Make sure non-Windows CI fails when a test fails (#9303) - Update tests to account for when `$PSHOME` is read only (#9279) - Add tests for command globbing (#9180) - Fix tab completion test to handle multiple matches (#8891) - Refactor macOS CI so that tests run in parallel (#9056) - Fix `Enter-PSHostProcess` tests flakiness (#9007) - Add source for `Install-Package` to install `netDumbster` (#9081) - Style fixes for `Select-Xml` tests (#9037) (Thanks @ThreeFive-O!) - Enable cross-platform `Send-MailMessage` tests for CI (#8859) (Thanks @ThreeFive-O!) - Added `RequireSudoOnUnix` tags to `PowerShellGet` tests and remove pending parameter (#8954) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Style fixes for `ConvertTo-Xml` tests (#9036) (Thanks @ThreeFive-O!) - Align name schemes for test files (#9034) (Thanks @ThreeFive-O!) - Pending `NamedPipeConnectionInfo` test (#9003) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Add test for `-WhatIf` for `New-FileCatalog` (#8966) (Thanks @mjanko5!) ### Build and Packaging Improvements - Fix the PowerShell version number in MSI packages (Internal 8547) - Add cleanup before building test package (Internal 8529) - Update version for SDK tests and `Microsoft.PowerShell.Native` package (Internal 8512) - Update the target framework for reference assemblies to `netcoreapp3.0` (Internal 8510) - Fix syncing modules from PowerShell gallery by normalizing version numbers (Internal 8504) - Add `tsaVersion` property as `TsaV1` for compliance build phase (#9176) - Add ability to cross compile (#9374) - Add `AcessToken` variable to jobs that perform signing (#9351) - Add CI for `install-powershell.sh` and Amazon Linux (#9314) - Add component detection to all jobs (#8964) - Add Preview assets for `MSIX` (#9375) - Add secret scanning to CI (#9249) - Build test packages for `windows`, `linux-x64`, `linux-arm`, `linux-arm64` and `macOS` (#9476) - Bump `gulp` from `4.0.0` to `4.0.2` (#9441, #9544) - Bump `Markdig.Signed` from `0.15.7` to `0.17.0` (#8981, #9579) - Bump `Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp` from `2.10.0` to `3.1.0` (#9277, 9653) - Bump `Microsoft.PowerShell.Native` from `6.2.0-rc.1` to `6.2.0` (#9200) - Bump `Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility` from `2.0.1` to `2.1.1` (#9605) - Bump `Newtonsoft.Json` from `12.0.1` to `12.0.2` (#9431, #9434) - Bump `NJsonSchema` from `9.13.19` to `9.14.1` (#9044, #9136, #9166, #9172, #9184, #9196, #9265, #9349, #9388, #9421, #9429, #9478, #9523, #9616) - Bump `PackageManagement` from `1.3.1` to `1.4` (#9567, #9650) - Bump `PowerShellGet` from `2.0.4` to `2.1.4` in /src/Modules (#9110, #9145, #9600, #9691) - Bump `PSReadLine` from `2.0.0-beta3` to `2.0.0-beta4` (#9554) - Bump `SelfSignedCertificate` (#9055) - Bump `System.Data.SqlClient` from `4.6.0` to `4.6.1` (#9601) - Bump `System.Net.Http.WinHttpHandler` from `4.5.2` to `4.5.3` (#9333) - Bump `Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive` from `1.2.2.0` to `1.2.3.0` (#9593) - Check to be sure that the test result file has actual results before uploading (#9253) - Clean up static analysis config (#9113) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Create `codecoverage` and test packages for non-Windows (#9373) - Create test package for macOS on release builds (#9344) - Disable Homebrew analytics in macOS Azure DevOps builds (#9130) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Enable building of `MSIX` package (#9289) - Enable building on Kali Linux (#9471) - Fix artifact Download issue in release build (#9095) - Fix build order in `windows-daily` build (#9275) - Fix dependencies of NuGet build to wait on `DEB` uploads to finish (#9118) - Fix `MSI` Upgrade failure for preview builds (#9013) - Fix publishing daily `nupkg` to MyGet (#9269) - Fix the failed test and update `Publish-TestResults` to make Azure DevOps fail the task when any tests failed (#9457) - Fix variable name in `windows-daily.yml` (#9274) - Fixed Dockerfile syntax highlighting (#8991) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Make `CodeCoverage` configuration build portable symbol files (#9346) - Make Linux CI parallel (#9209) - Move artifacts to artifact staging directory before uploading (#9273) - Performance improvements for release build (#9179) - Preserve user shortcuts pinned to TaskBar during MSI upgrade (#9305) (Thanks @bergmeister!) - Publish global tool packages to `pwshtool` blob and bug fixes (#9163) - Publish test package on release builds (#9063) - Publish windows daily build to MyGet (#9288) - Remove appveyor references from packaging tools (#9117) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Remove code from `CI.psm1` to optionally run Feature tests (#9212) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Remove duplicate `PoliCheck` task and pin to specific version (#9297) - Run `Start-PSBootStrap` in Code Coverage build to install .NET SDK (#9690) - Switch from `BMP` to `PNG` for graphical `MSI` installer assets (#9606) - Translate Skipped the test results into something Azure DevOps does NOT understand (#9124) - Update Markdown test dependencies (#9075) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Update UML to represent SDK and Global tool builds (#8997) - Use IL assemblies for NuGet packages to reduce size (#9171) ### Documentation and Help Content - Add checkbox to PR checklist for experimental feature use (#9619) (Thanks @KirkMunro!) - Updating committee membership (#9577) (Thanks @HemantMahawar!) - Update `CODEOWNERS` file to reduce noise (#9547) - add download link to `raspbian64` to readme (#9520) - Update `Support_Question.md` (#9218) (Thanks @vexx32!) - Fix version of `PowerShellGet` in changelog (#9335) - Update release process template to clarify that most tasks are coordinated by the release pipeline (#9238) - Fix several problems in `WritingPesterTests` guideline (#9078) (Thanks @ThreeFive-O!) - Update `ChangeLog` for `6.2.0` (#9245) - Update docs for `v6.2.0` (#9229) - Update `feature-request` issue template to move instructions into comments. (#9187) (Thanks @mklement0!) - Update link to Contributing guide to new `PowerShell-Doc` repo (#9090) (Thanks @iSazonov!) - Correct punctuation in `README.md` (#9045) (Thanks @yashrajbharti!) - Update Docker `README.md` (#9010) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Update release process issue template (#9051) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Documentation Cleanup (#8851) (Thanks @RDIL!) - Update docs for `6.2.0-rc.1` release (#9022) - Update release template (#8996) [7.0.3]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.0.2...v7.0.3 [7.0.2]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.0.1...v7.0.2 [7.0.1]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.0.0...v7.0.1 [7.0.0]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.0.0-rc.3...v7.0.0 [7.0.0-rc.3]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.0.0-rc.2...v7.0.0-rc.3 [7.0.0-rc.2]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.0.0-rc.1...v7.0.0-rc.2 [7.0.0-rc.1]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.0.0-preview.6...v7.0.0-rc.1 [7.0.0-preview.6]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.0.0-preview.5...v7.0.0-preview.6 [7.0.0-preview.5]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.0.0-preview.4...v7.0.0-preview.5 [7.0.0-preview.4]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.0.0-preview.3...v7.0.0-preview.4 [7.0.0-preview.3]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.0.0-preview.2...v7.0.0-preview.3 [7.0.0-preview.2]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.0.0-preview.1...v7.0.0-preview.2 [7.0.0-preview.1]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v6.2.0-rc.1...v7.0.0-preview.1