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### YamlMime:FAQ
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metadata:
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ms.date: 01/23/2025
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ms.date: 02/20/2025
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title: Microsoft Update for PowerShell FAQ
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description: Frequently asked questions about the using Microsoft Update to update PowerShell
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ms.topic: faq
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If you need to deploy the update before it becomes available in Microsoft Update, download
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the update from the [Releases](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases) page on
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GitHub.
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- question: I am on PowerShell 7.2, why have I not been upgraded to 7.3?
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answer: |
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The Microsoft Update feature for PowerShell only updates versions in the same release channel.
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PowerShell 7.2 is the latest long term supported (LTS) version. PowerShell 7.3 is the latest
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stable (non-LTS) version. Microsoft Update automatically updates you to the next patch level
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versions for both 7.2 and 7.3. For example, 7.2.x to 7.2.y and 7.3.x to 7.3.y. For more
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information about support lifecycles, see
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[PowerShell Support Lifecycle](/powershell/scripting/install/powershell-support-lifecycle).
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- question: Why is the latest LTS version not marked as LTS?
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We mark the earliest minor version LTS until it goes out of support. For example, both PowerShell
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7.2 and 7.4 are LTS releases and have a year of overlapping support. PowerShell 7.2 will be
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marked as the latest LTS in MU until it reaches end of support in November 2024.
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7.2 and 7.4 are LTS releases and have a year of overlapping support. PowerShell 7.2 was marked
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as the latest LTS in MU until it reached end of support in November 2024.
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- name: Configuration
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questions:
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- question: What version of Windows is required to support the Microsoft Update feature?
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Yes. The MSI package includes two new MSI options for enabling the update features:
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- `USE_MU` - This property has two possible values:
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- `1` (default) - Opts into updating through Microsoft Update, WSUS, or SCCM
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- `0` - Do not opt into updating through Microsoft Update, WSUS, or SCCM
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- `1` (default) - Opts into updating through Microsoft Update, WSUS, or SCCM
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- `0` - Do not opt into updating through Microsoft Update, WSUS, or SCCM
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- `ENABLE_MU`
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- `1` (default) - Opts into using Microsoft Update for Automatic Updates
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- `0` - Do not opt into using Microsoft Update
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- name: Troubleshooting
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questions:
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- question: I haven't received an update for the new release. Why not?
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- question: Why haven't I received an update for the new release?
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There can be several reasons for not receiving the update:
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For more information about running `msiexec.exe` from the command line, see
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[msiexec](/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/msiexec#repair-options).
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- question: I am on PowerShell 7.x, why have I not been upgraded to 7.y?
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The Microsoft Update feature for PowerShell only updates versions in the same release channel.
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PowerShell 7.4 is the latest long term supported (LTS) version. PowerShell 7.5 is the latest
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stable (non-LTS) version. Microsoft Update provides updates for the next patch level
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versions of either version. For example:
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- If you are running 7.4, you will receive updates for 7.4.
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- If you are running 7.5, you will receive updates for 7.5.
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Microsoft Update will never upgrade an LTS release to a stable non-LTS release. However, a
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stable non-LTS release will be upgraded to the higher LTS release when support for the
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stable release ends.
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Preview releases are never upgraded to the GA release version. However, they will be
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upgraded to the next available preview release. For example: Consider the scenario where
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you have 7.4 (LTS) installed and the 7.5-rc.1 (preview) release installed. When 7.5.0
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(Stable) released, your 7.4 (LTS) installation is not upgraded to 7.5.0. Also, 7.5.0
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can't upgrade 7.5-rc.1. However, 7.6-preview.2 can upgrade 7.5-rc.1.
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For more information, see
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[PowerShell Support Lifecycle](/powershell/scripting/install/powershell-support-lifecycle).

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