v7.3.0 Release of PowerShell

[adityapatwardhan]

7.3.0 - 2022-11-08

General Cmdlet Updates and Fixes

• Correct calling cmdlet New-PSSessionOption in script for Restart-Computer (Correct incorrect cmdlet name in script #18374)

Tests

• Add test for framework dependent package in release pipeline (Internal 23139)

Build and Packaging Improvements

Bump to use internal .NET 7 GA build (Internal 23096)

• Fix issues with building test artifacts (Internal 23116)
• Use AzFileCopy task instead of AzCopy.exe
• Remove AzCopy installation from msixbundle step
• Add TSAUpload for APIScan (Add TSAUpload for APIScan #18446)
• Add authenticode signing for assemblies on Linux builds (Add authenticode signing for assemblies on linux builds #18440)
• Do not remove penimc_cor3.dll from build (Do not remove penimc_cor3.dll from build #18438)
• Allow two-digit revisions in vPack package validation pattern (Allow two-digit revisions in vPack package validation pattern #18392)
• Bump Microsoft.PowerShell.Native from 7.3.0-rc.1 to 7.3.0 ([release/v7.3.0] Bump Microsoft.PowerShell.Native from 7.3.0-rc.1 to 7.3.0 #18413)

SHA256 Hashes of the release artifacts

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This discussion was created from the release v7.3.0 Release of PowerShell.

[gutenfries]

Release 7.3.0 shows some MAJOR improvements in startup time.

On my windows x64 dev machine (normally quite fast), release v7.2.x took upwards of 2000-3000ms at startup, just to get to the first paint. (no screenshot available sorry).

Beta-release v7.3.0-rc.1 ran significantly faster than the previous version (v7.2.7 stable), and it great to see that this finally made it to stable for PS7

At the end of the day, you can expect <1000ms startup times (tested on x64 windows), depending on your startup scripts (I have a generous amount running at startup)

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[krish2kdev]

Can anyone help me which command to upgrade the powershell?

[iSazonov]

Windows or *nix? How did you install pwsh early?

[sergeevabc]

Windows 7 x64 user here. PowerShell 7.2.5 launches fine, whereas 7.3.0 instantly consumes all resources upon launch. The only way to proceed is hard reset in this case. Which steps should I take to find the cause?

[sergeevabc]

@chrullrich, I'll stay with 7.2.7 for now then. There is no rush here. I am sure the bug will pop up eventually as we have a large userbase (however not many of us dare to speak publicly, especially of troubles). Thank you for paying attention!

[kilasuit]

Windows 7 is not a supported OS for PowerShell 7

[sergeevabc]

@kilasuit, err… I doubt something extraordinary has been introduced between 7.2.7 and 7.3.0 to take that EOL excuse out of your pocket. It is up for Microsoft not to provide updates for OS, but OS itself still works as is (and will work) fine for a lot of things from publishing to media editing, let alone complex games such as Bioshock, Crysis, or Deus Ex. Powershell worked fine up to 7.2.7 as well. Just like tools I inherited from my father's garage, no matter whether the warranty has ended or even some manufactures ceased to exist. Surely there is a bug here, not a problem with obsolete environment.

[kilasuit]

I'm saying you are highly unlikely to get any real support because you are running on an outdated os that technically was never a supported os for PowerShell 7 to run on.

[sergeevabc]

Reporting back since 7.2.8 and 7.3.1 were released.
The former works fine, the latter still overloads the system upon launch.

[AleksejEgorov]

Why did you remove the "Type 'help' to get help" welcome message and docs link? 😿
They were incredibly user-friendly.

[iSazonov]

There was a discussion about "why pwsh creates this header while others (bash) do not".

[AleksejEgorov]

Some (like bash) don't, others (like python) do. Still think it was more friendly, especially for first-time users.

[tekksick]

Do we have to download all the 24 assets?
All the normal files and a zip file and a tar.gz file? @iSazonov @kilasuit

[drghughes]

Just download the file for your system (in your preferred format, if there is more than one).

There are installation instructions in the Get PowerShell section of https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell#readme

[k1f1t]

how to install PowerShell using command?

[drghughes]

Do the installation instruction in the Get PowerShell section of https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell#readme help?

[jltaylor0331]

Linux user here...just ran the bash script for Evaluation-STIP_Bash.sh in the correct context and received an error: Line 197 Permission denied for powershell/pwsh. Since I'm running in a disconnected virtual environment, I had downloaded the file "Powershell-7.30-linux-x64.tar.gz', renamed it to "powershell.tar.gz", placed it in the Evaluate-STIG directory, and ran Evaluate-STIG_Bash.sh as sudo bash. Then I su - to root and tried it again. No joy. Is there a permissions problem within the compressed file? Thoughts? Thanks in advance.

[adityapatwardhan]

This has been fixed in 7.3.1. Thanks for reporting

[drghughes]

Will Microsoft Update update v7.2.7 to v7.3.0?

I've noticed that Microsoft Update has been updating the v7.2.x series a week or so after release, but it's been over a month now, and v7.2.7 is still the installed version. So do I have to manually update to v7.3.0?

Thanks!

[kilasuit]

Microsoft update is always a little behind the times of releases that you could otherwise manually install.

So you can manually update or wait for it to come around though it may have been temp blocked due to some additional issues that the team has found since it's release

[drghughes]

Thanks @kilasuit!

I just got v7.2.8 with the automatic updates, so it looks like I'll have to manually install the v7.3.x series if I want it.