Update release notes and setup for new versions (#11725)

* Update release notes and setup for new versions

* Fix broken links

Author: sdwheeler

reference/docs-conceptual/install/Installing-PowerShell-on-Windows.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 description: Information about installing PowerShell on Windows
-ms.date: 12/12/2024
+ms.date: 01/23/2025
 title: Installing PowerShell on Windows
 ---
 # Installing PowerShell on Windows
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ winget search Microsoft.PowerShell
 ```Output
 Name               Id                           Version   Source
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
-PowerShell         Microsoft.PowerShell         7.4.6.0   winget
+PowerShell         Microsoft.PowerShell         7.4.7.0   winget
 PowerShell Preview Microsoft.PowerShell.Preview 7.5.0.101 winget
 ```
 
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ winget install --id Microsoft.PowerShell.Preview --source winget
 To install PowerShell on Windows, use the following links to download the install package from
 GitHub.
 
-- [PowerShell-7.4.6-win-x64.msi][28]
-- [PowerShell-7.4.6-win-x86.msi][30]
-- [PowerShell-7.4.6-win-arm64.msi][36]
+- [PowerShell-7.4.7-win-x64.msi][28]
+- [PowerShell-7.4.7-win-x86.msi][30]
+- [PowerShell-7.4.7-win-arm64.msi][36]
 
 Once downloaded, double-click the installer file and follow the prompts.
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ installation options:
 The following example shows how to silently install PowerShell with all the install options enabled.
 
 ```powershell
-msiexec.exe /package PowerShell-7.4.6-win-x64.msi /quiet ADD_EXPLORER_CONTEXT_MENU_OPENPOWERSHELL=1 ADD_FILE_CONTEXT_MENU_RUNPOWERSHELL=1 ENABLE_PSREMOTING=1 REGISTER_MANIFEST=1 USE_MU=1 ENABLE_MU=1 ADD_PATH=1
+msiexec.exe /package PowerShell-7.4.7-win-x64.msi /quiet ADD_EXPLORER_CONTEXT_MENU_OPENPOWERSHELL=1 ADD_FILE_CONTEXT_MENU_RUNPOWERSHELL=1 ENABLE_PSREMOTING=1 REGISTER_MANIFEST=1 USE_MU=1 ENABLE_MU=1 ADD_PATH=1
 ```
 
 For a full list of command-line options for `Msiexec.exe`, see
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ For a full list of command-line options for `Msiexec.exe`, see
 PowerShell binary ZIP archives are provided to enable advanced deployment scenarios. Download one of
 the following ZIP archives from the [current release][23] page.
 
-- [PowerShell-7.4.6-win-x64.zip][29]
-- [PowerShell-7.4.6-win-x86.zip][31]
-- [PowerShell-7.4.6-win-arm64.zip][27]
+- [PowerShell-7.4.7-win-x64.zip][29]
+- [PowerShell-7.4.7-win-x86.zip][31]
+- [PowerShell-7.4.7-win-arm64.zip][27]
 
 Depending on how you download the file you may need to unblock the file using the `Unblock-File`
 cmdlet. Unzip the contents to the location of your choice and run `pwsh.exe` from there. Unlike
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ If there is an available upgrade, the output indicates the latest available vers
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > When upgrading, PowerShell won't upgrade from an LTS version to a non-LTS version. It only
-> upgrades to the latest version of LTS, for example, from 7.4.3 to 7.4.6. To upgrade from an
+> upgrades to the latest version of LTS, for example, from 7.4.3 to 7.4.7. To upgrade from an
 > LTS release to a newer stable version or the next LTS, you need to install the new version with
 > the MSI for that release.
 >
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ Windows 10 IoT Enterprise comes with Windows PowerShell, which we can use to dep
 ```powershell
 # Replace the placeholder information for the following variables:
 $deviceip = '<device ip address'
-$zipfile = 'PowerShell-7.4.6-win-arm64.zip'
+$zipfile = 'PowerShell-7.4.7-win-arm64.zip'
 $downloadfolder = 'u:\users\administrator\Downloads'  # The download location is local to the device.
     # There should be enough  space for the zip file and the unzipped contents.
 
@@ -288,10 +288,10 @@ Copy-Item $zipfile -Destination $downloadfolder -ToSession $S
 #Connect to the device and expand the archive
 Enter-PSSession $S
 Set-Location u:\users\administrator\Downloads
-Expand-Archive .\PowerShell-7.4.6-win-arm64.zip
+Expand-Archive .\PowerShell-7.4.7-win-arm64.zip
 
 # Set up remoting to PowerShell 7
-Set-Location .\PowerShell-7.4.6-win-arm64
+Set-Location .\PowerShell-7.4.7-win-arm64
 # Be sure to use the -PowerShellHome parameter otherwise it tries to create a new
 # endpoint with Windows PowerShell 5.1
 .\Install-PowerShellRemoting.ps1 -PowerShellHome .
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ PowerShell has to restart WinRM. Now you can connect to PowerShell 7 endpoint on
 ```powershell
 
 # Be sure to use the -Configuration parameter. If you omit it, you connect to Windows PowerShell 5.1
-Enter-PSSession -ComputerName $deviceIp -Credential Administrator -Configuration PowerShell.7.4.6
+Enter-PSSession -ComputerName $deviceIp -Credential Administrator -Configuration PowerShell.7.4.7
 ```
 
 ## Deploying on Windows 10 IoT Core
@@ -352,15 +352,15 @@ Deploy PowerShell to Nano Server using the following steps.
 # Replace the placeholder information for the following variables:
 $ipaddr = '<Nano Server IP address>'
 $credential = Get-Credential # <An Administrator account on the system>
-$zipfile = 'PowerShell-7.4.6-win-x64.zip'
+$zipfile = 'PowerShell-7.4.7-win-x64.zip'
 # Connect to the built-in instance of Windows PowerShell
 $session = New-PSSession -ComputerName $ipaddr -Credential $credential
 # Copy the file to the Nano Server instance
 Copy-Item $zipfile c:\ -ToSession $session
 # Enter the interactive remote session
 Enter-PSSession $session
 # Extract the ZIP file
-Expand-Archive -Path C:\PowerShell-7.4.6-win-x64.zip -DestinationPath 'C:\Program Files\PowerShell 7'
+Expand-Archive -Path C:\PowerShell-7.4.7-win-x64.zip -DestinationPath 'C:\Program Files\PowerShell 7'
 ```
 
 If you want WSMan-based remoting, follow the instructions to create a remoting endpoint using the
@@ -415,13 +415,13 @@ can't support those methods.
 [22]: https://aka.ms/powershell-release?tag=preview
 [23]: https://aka.ms/powershell-release?tag=stable
 [24]: https://github.com/ms-iot/iot-adk-addonkit/blob/master/Tools/IoTCoreImaging/Docs/Import-PSCoreRelease.md#Import-PSCoreRelease
-[27]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.6/PowerShell-7.4.6-win-arm64.zip
-[28]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.6/PowerShell-7.4.6-win-x64.msi
-[29]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.6/PowerShell-7.4.6-win-x64.zip
-[30]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.6/PowerShell-7.4.6-win-x86.msi
-[31]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.6/PowerShell-7.4.6-win-x86.zip
+[27]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.7/PowerShell-7.4.7-win-arm64.zip
+[28]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.7/PowerShell-7.4.7-win-x64.msi
+[29]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.7/PowerShell-7.4.7-win-x64.zip
+[30]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.7/PowerShell-7.4.7-win-x86.msi
+[31]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.7/PowerShell-7.4.7-win-x86.zip
 [32]: https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=50410
 [33]: https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9MZ1SNWT0N5D
 [34]: microsoft-update-faq.yml
 [35]: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-server-insiders/announcing-windows-server-preview-build-26085/m-p/4098829
-[36]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.6/PowerShell-7.4.6-win-arm64.msi
+[36]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.7/PowerShell-7.4.7-win-arm64.msi

reference/docs-conceptual/install/Installing-PowerShell-on-macOS.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 description: Information about installing PowerShell on macOS
-ms.date: 12/12/2024
+ms.date: 01/23/2025
 title: Installing PowerShell on macOS
 ---
 
@@ -117,23 +117,23 @@ install package from the [releases][09] page onto your computer. The links to th
 are:
 
 - PowerShell 7.4
-  - x64 processors - [powershell-7.4.6-osx-x64.pkg][20]
-  - Arm64 processors - [powershell-7.4.6-osx-arm64.pkg][18]
+  - x64 processors - [powershell-7.4.7-osx-x64.pkg][20]
+  - Arm64 processors - [powershell-7.4.7-osx-arm64.pkg][18]
 - PowerShell 7.5-rc.1
-  - x64 processors - [powershell-7.5.0-rc.1-osx-x64.pkg][24]
-  - Arm64 processors - [powershell-7.5.0-rc.1-arm64.pkg][22]
+  - x64 processors - [powershell-7.5.0-osx-x64.pkg][24]
+  - Arm64 processors - [powershell-7.5.0-arm64.pkg][22]
 
 You can double-click the file and follow the prompts, or install it from the terminal using the
 following commands. Change the name of the file to match the file you downloaded.
 
 ```sh
-sudo installer -pkg ./Downloads/powershell-7.4.6-osx-x64.pkg -target /
+sudo installer -pkg ./Downloads/powershell-7.4.7-osx-x64.pkg -target /
 ```
 
 If you are running on macOS Big Sur 11.5 or higher you may receive the following error message
 when installing the package:
 
-> "powershell-7.4.6-osx-x64.pkg" cannot be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious
+> "powershell-7.4.7-osx-x64.pkg" cannot be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious
 > software.
 
 There are two ways to work around this issue:
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Using the Finder
 
 From the command line
 
-1. Run `sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine ./Downloads/powershell-7.4.6-osx-x64.pkg`. If you are using
+1. Run `sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine ./Downloads/powershell-7.4.7-osx-x64.pkg`. If you are using
    PowerShell 7 or higher, you can use the `Unblock-File` cmdlet. Include the full path to the
    `.pkg` file.
 1. Install the package as you normally would.
@@ -186,18 +186,18 @@ Download the install package from the [releases][09] page onto your computer. Th
 current versions are:
 
 - PowerShell 7.4 (LTS)
-  - x64 processors - [powershell-7.4.6-osx-x64.tar.gz][21]
-  - Arm64 processors - [powershell-7.4.6-osx-arm64.tar.gz][19]
+  - x64 processors - [powershell-7.4.7-osx-x64.tar.gz][21]
+  - Arm64 processors - [powershell-7.4.7-osx-arm64.tar.gz][19]
 - PowerShell 7.5-preview
-  - x64 processors - [powershell-7.5.0-rc.1-osx-x64.tar.gz][25]
-  - Arm64 processors - [powershell-7.5.0-rc.1-osx-arm64.tar.gz][23]
+  - x64 processors - [powershell-7.5.0-osx-x64.tar.gz][25]
+  - Arm64 processors - [powershell-7.5.0-osx-arm64.tar.gz][23]
 
 Use the following commands to install PowerShell from the binary archive. Change the download URL to
 match the version you want to install.
 
 ```sh
 # Download the powershell '.tar.gz' archive
-curl -L -o /tmp/powershell.tar.gz https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.6/powershell-7.4.6-osx-x64.tar.gz
+curl -L -o /tmp/powershell.tar.gz https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.7/powershell-7.4.7-osx-x64.tar.gz
 
 # Create the target folder where powershell is placed
 sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/microsoft/powershell/7
@@ -276,12 +276,12 @@ support those methods.
 [11]: https://docs.brew.sh/Manpage#link-ln-options-formula
 [12]: https://github.com/Homebrew
 [13]: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask
-[18]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.6/powershell-7.4.6-osx-arm64.pkg
-[19]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.6/powershell-7.4.6-osx-arm64.tar.gz
-[20]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.6/powershell-7.4.6-osx-x64.pkg
-[21]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.6/powershell-7.4.6-osx-x64.tar.gz
-[22]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.0-rc.1/powershell-7.5.0-rc.1-osx-arm64.pkg
-[23]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.0-rc.1/powershell-7.5.0-rc.1-osx-arm64.tar.gz
-[24]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.0-rc.1/powershell-7.5.0-rc.1-osx-x64.pkg
-[25]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.0-rc.1/powershell-7.5.0-rc.1-osx-x64.tar.gz
+[18]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.7/powershell-7.4.7-osx-arm64.pkg
+[19]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.7/powershell-7.4.7-osx-arm64.tar.gz
+[20]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.7/powershell-7.4.7-osx-x64.pkg
+[21]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.7/powershell-7.4.7-osx-x64.tar.gz
+[22]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/7.5.0/powershell-7.5.0-osx-arm64.pkg
+[23]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/7.5.0/powershell-7.5.0-osx-arm64.tar.gz
+[24]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/7.5.0/powershell-7.5.0-osx-x64.pkg
+[25]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/7.5.0/powershell-7.5.0-osx-x64.tar.gz
 [26]: https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html

reference/docs-conceptual/install/PowerShell-Support-Lifecycle.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 description: Details the policies governing support for PowerShell.
-ms.date: 01/17/2025
+ms.date: 01/23/2025
 ms.topic: lifecycle
 title: PowerShell Support Lifecycle
 ---
@@ -110,38 +110,31 @@ guarantees of responsiveness or fixes.
 The PowerShell support lifecycle follows the [support lifecycle of .NET][06]. The following table
 lists the end-of-support dates for the current versions of PowerShell:
 
-|  Version  |   Release Date     |  End-of-support    |
-| --------- | ------------------ | ------------------ |
-| 7.4 (LTS) | November 16, 2023  | November 10, 2026  |
+|         Version          | Release Date | End-of-support |       .NET Version        |
+| ------------------------ | :----------: | :------------: | ------------------------- |
+| PowerShell 7.6 (preview) | Future date  |  Future date   | Built on [.NET 9.0.0][14] |
+| PowerShell 7.5           | 23-Jan-2025  |  12-May-2026   | Built on [.NET 9.0.0][14] |
+| PowerShell 7.4 (LTS)     | 16-Nov-2023  |  10-Nov-2026   | Built on [.NET 8.0.0][13] |
 
 The following table lists the end-of-support dates for retired versions of PowerShell:
 
-|  Version  |    Release Date    |   End-of-support   |
-| --------- | ------------------ | ------------------ |
-| 7.3       | November 9, 2022   | May 8, 2024        |
-| 7.2 (LTS) | November 8, 2021   | November 8, 2024   |
-| 7.0 (LTS) | March 4, 2020      | December 3, 2022   |
-| 7.1       | November 11, 2020  | May 8, 2022        |
-| 6.2       | March 28, 2019     | September 4, 2020  |
-| 6.1       | September 13, 2018 | September 28, 2019 |
-| 6.0       | January 20, 2018   | February 13, 2019  |
+|       Version        | Release Date | End-of-support |         .NET Version         |
+| -------------------- | :----------: | :------------: | ---------------------------- |
+| PowerShell 7.3       | 09-Nov-2022  |  08-May-2024   | Built on [.NET 7.0][12]      |
+| PowerShell 7.2 (LTS) | 08-Nov-2021  |  08-Nov-2024   | Built on [.NET 6.0][11]      |
+| PowerShell 7.0 (LTS) | 04-Mar-2020  |  03-Dec-2022   | Built on [.NET 5.0][10]      |
+| PowerShell 7.1       | 11-Nov-2020  |  08-May-2022   | Built on [.NET Core 3.1][09] |
+| PowerShell 6.2       | 29-Mar-2019  |  04-Sep-2020   | Built on [.NET Core 2.1][08] |
+| PowerShell 6.1       | 13-Sep-2018  |  28-Sep-2019   | Built on [.NET Core 2.1][08] |
+| PowerShell 6.0       | 20-Jan-2018  |  13-Feb-2019   | Built on [.NET Core 2.0][07] |
 
-## Release history
+## Windows PowerShell release history
 
-The following table contains a historical timeline of the major releases of PowerShell.
+The following table contains a historical timeline of the major releases of Windows PowerShell.
+Microsoft no longer supports Windows PowerShell versions lower than 5.1.
 
 |         Version          | Release Date |                                    Note                                    |
 | ------------------------ | :----------: | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| PowerShell 7.6 (preview) |    Future    | Built on [.NET 9.0.0][14]                                                  |
-| PowerShell 7.5 (RC)      |    Future    | Built on [.NET 9.0.0][14]                                                  |
-| PowerShell 7.4 (LTS)     |   Nov-2023   | Built on [.NET 8.0.0][13]                                                  |
-| PowerShell 7.3           |   Nov-2022   | Built on [.NET 7.0][12]                                                    |
-| PowerShell 7.2 (LTS)     |   Nov-2021   | Built on [.NET 6.0][11]                                                    |
-| PowerShell 7.1           |   Nov-2020   | Built on [.NET 5.0][10]                                                    |
-| PowerShell 7.0 (LTS)     |   Mar-2020   | Built on [.NET Core 3.1][09]                                               |
-| PowerShell 6.2           |   Mar-2019   | Built on [.NET Core 2.1][08]                                               |
-| PowerShell 6.1           |   Sep-2018   | Built on [.NET Core 2.1][08]                                               |
-| PowerShell 6.0           |   Jan-2018   | Built on [.NET Core 2.0][07]. Installable on Windows, Linux, and macOS     |
 | Windows PowerShell 5.1   |   Aug-2016   | Released in Windows 10 Anniversary Update and Windows Server 2016, WMF 5.1 |
 | Windows PowerShell 5.0   |   Feb-2016   | Released in Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0                         |
 | Windows PowerShell 4.0   |   Oct-2013   | Released in Windows 8.1 and with Windows Server 2012 R2, WMF 4.0           |

reference/docs-conceptual/install/community-support.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 description: PowerShell can run on Linux distributions that aren't officially supported by Microsoft.
-ms.date: 08/27/2024
+ms.date: 01/23/2025
 title: Community support for PowerShell on Linux
 ---
 # Community support for PowerShell on Linux
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ the following article provides information on how to install PowerShell on openS
 Download the tar.gz package from the [releases][09] page onto your Raspberry Pi computer. The links
 to the current versions are:
 
-- PowerShell 7.4.6 - latest LTS release
-  - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.6/powershell-7.4.6-linux-arm32.tar.gz`
-  - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.6/powershell-7.4.6-linux-arm64.tar.gz`
+- PowerShell 7.4.7 - latest LTS release
+  - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.7/powershell-7.4.7-linux-arm32.tar.gz`
+  - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.7/powershell-7.4.7-linux-arm64.tar.gz`
 
 Use the following shell commands to download and install the package. This script detects whether
 you're running a 32-bit or 64-bit OS and installs the latest stable version of PowerShell for that

reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-alpine.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 description: Information about installing PowerShell on Alpine Linux
-ms.date: 12/16/2024
+ms.date: 01/23/2025
 title: Installing PowerShell on Alpine Linux
 ---
 # Installing PowerShell on Alpine Linux
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ check the list of [Supported versions][02] below.
 Installation on Alpine is based on downloading tar.gz package from the [releases][03] page. The URL
 to the package depends on the version of PowerShell you want to install.
 
-- PowerShell 7.4.6 - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.6/powershell-7.4.6-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz`
-- PowerShell 7.5.0-rc.1 - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.0-rc.1/powershell-7.5.0-rc.1-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz`
+- PowerShell 7.4.7 - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.7/powershell-7.4.7-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz`
+- PowerShell 7.5.0 - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/7.5.0/powershell-7.5.0-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz`
 
 Then, in the terminal, execute the following shell commands to install PowerShell 7.4:
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ apk -X https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main add --no-cache \
     openssh-client \
 
 # Download the powershell '.tar.gz' archive
-curl -L https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.6/powershell-7.4.6-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz -o /tmp/powershell.tar.gz
+curl -L https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.7/powershell-7.4.7-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz -o /tmp/powershell.tar.gz
 
 # Create the target folder where powershell will be placed
 sudo mkdir -p /opt/microsoft/powershell/7