PowerShell 7.2.0 Preview 2 is available for download

The PowerShell 7 platform has received a new update. Preview 2 for the upcoming version 7.2 is now available for download. Microsoft has detailed a number of improvements that included in this version.

What's new in PowerShell 7.2 Preview 2

Breaking Changes

• Improve detection of mutable value types
• Ensure -PipelineVariable is set for all output from script cmdlets

Experimental Features

• PSAnsiRendering: Enable ANSI formatting via $PSStyle and support suppressing ANSI output

Performance

• Optimize IEnumerable variant of replace operator
• Refactor multiply operation for better performance in two Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility methods
• Use Environment.TickCount64 instead of Datetime.Now as the random seed for AppLocker test file content
• Avoid unnecessary array allocations when searching in GAC
• Use OrdinalIgnoreCase in CommandLineParser
• Use StringComparison.Ordinal instead of StringComparison.CurrentCulture
• Avoid creating instances of the generated delegate helper class in -replace implementation

General Cmdlet Updates and Fixes

• Write better error message if config file is broken
• Make AppLocker Enforce mode take precedence over UMCI Audit mode
• Add -SkipLimitCheck switch to Import-PowerShellDataFile
• Restrict New-Object in NoLanguage mode under lock down
• The -Stream parameter now works with directories
• Avoid an exception if file system does not support reparse points
• Enable CA1012: Abstract types should not have public constructors
• Enable SA1212: Property accessors should follow order

Download PowerShell 7.2

The app is available for download on the GitHub.

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