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         - "5.1"
         - "7.4"
         - "7.5"
+        - "7.6"
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README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-ms.date: 01/03/2025
+ms.date: 01/17/2025
 ---
 # PowerShell Documentation
 
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ The following list describes the main folders in this repository.
   - `5.1` - contains the cmdlet reference and about topics for PowerShell 5.1
   - `7.4` - contains the cmdlet reference and about topics for PowerShell 7.4
   - `7.5` - contains the cmdlet reference and about topics for PowerShell 7.5
+  - `7.6` - contains the cmdlet reference and about topics for PowerShell 7.6
   - `bread` - contains the TOC used for breadcrumb navigation
   - `docs-conceptual` - contains the conceptual articles that are published to the Docs site. In
     general, the folder structure mirrors the Table of Contents (TOC).

reference/5.1/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Invoke-RestMethod.md

@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ WindowsPowerShell/3.0" with slight variations for each operating system and plat
 
 To test a website with the standard user agent string that is used by most Internet browsers, use
 the properties of the [PSUserAgent](/dotnet/api/microsoft.powershell.commands) class, such as
-Chrome, FireFox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari.
+Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari.
 
 ```yaml
 Type: System.String

reference/5.1/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Invoke-WebRequest.md

@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ each operating system and platform.
 
 To test a website with the standard user agent string that is used by most Internet browsers, use
 the properties of the [PSUserAgent](/dotnet/api/microsoft.powershell.commands.psuseragent) class,
-such as Chrome, FireFox, InternetExplorer, Opera, and Safari. For example, the following command
+such as Chrome, Firefox, InternetExplorer, Opera, and Safari. For example, the following command
 uses the user agent string for Internet Explorer:
 `Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://website.com/ -UserAgent ([Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.PSUserAgent]::InternetExplorer)`
 

reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Invoke-RestMethod.md

@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ variations for each operating system and platform.
 
 To test a website with the standard user agent string that is used by most internet browsers, use
 the properties of the [PSUserAgent](/dotnet/api/microsoft.powershell.commands.psuseragent) class,
-such as Chrome, FireFox, InternetExplorer, Opera, and Safari.
+such as Chrome, Firefox, InternetExplorer, Opera, and Safari.
 
 ```yaml
 Type: System.String

reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Invoke-WebRequest.md

@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ variations for each operating system and platform.
 
 To test a website with the standard user agent string that's used by most internet browsers, use the
 properties of the [PSUserAgent](/dotnet/api/microsoft.powershell.commands.psuseragent) class, such
-as Chrome, FireFox, InternetExplorer, Opera, and Safari.
+as Chrome, Firefox, InternetExplorer, Opera, and Safari.
 
 For example, the following command uses the user agent string for Internet Explorer:
 `Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://website.com/ -UserAgent ([Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.PSUserAgent]::InternetExplorer)`

reference/7.5/CimCmdlets/Get-CimAssociatedInstance.md

@@ -332,6 +332,6 @@ This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
 
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
-[Get-CimClass](get-cimclass.md)
+[Get-CimClass](Get-CimClass.md)
 
-[Get-CimInstance](get-ciminstance.md)
+[Get-CimInstance](Get-CimInstance.md)

reference/7.5/CimCmdlets/Get-CimInstance.md

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ the key property `@{ "Handle"=0 }` and stores it in a variable named `$x`. The v
 a CIM instance to the `Get-CimInstance` cmdlet to get a particular instance.
 
 ```powershell
-$x = New-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Process -Namespace root\cimv2 -Property @{ "Handle"=0 } -Key Handle -ClientOnly
+$x = New-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Process -Namespace root\cimv2 -Property @{"Handle"=0} -Key Handle -ClientOnly
 Get-CimInstance -CimInstance $x
 ```
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ the variables `$x` and `$y`. The variable `$x` is then formatted in a table cont
 
 ```powershell
 $x,$y = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Process
-$x | Format-Table -Property Name,KernelModeTime -AutoSize
+$x | Format-Table -Property Name, KernelModeTime -AutoSize
 ```
 
 ```Output
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ This example retrieves the CIM instances of a class named **Win32_ComputerSystem
 computers named **Server01** and **Server02**.
 
 ```powershell
-Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_ComputerSystem -ComputerName Server01,Server02
+Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_ComputerSystem -ComputerName Server01, Server02
 ```
 
 ### Example 8: Getting only the key properties, instead of all properties
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ This example retrieves only a subset of properties, which reduces the size of th
 traffic.
 
 ```powershell
-Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_Process -Property Name,KernelModeTime
-$x = Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_Process -Property Name,KernelModeTime
+Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_Process -Property Name, KernelModeTime
+$x = Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_Process -Property Name, KernelModeTime
 $x | Invoke-CimMethod -MethodName GetOwner
 ```
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ the variable are then passed to `Get-CimInstance` by using the **CimSession** pa
 CIM instances of the class named **Win32_ComputerSystem**.
 
 ```powershell
-$s = New-CimSession -ComputerName Server01,Server02
+$s = New-CimSession -ComputerName Server01, Server02
 Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_ComputerSystem -CimSession $s
 ```
 
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_ComputerSystem -CimSession $s
 
 Specifies the CIM session to use for this cmdlet. Enter a variable that contains the CIM session or
 a command that creates or gets the CIM session, such as the `New-CimSession` or `Get-CimSession`
-cmdlets. For more information, see [about_CimSession](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_CimSession.md).
+cmdlets. For more information, see
+[about_CimSession](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_CimSession.md).
 
 ```yaml
 Type: Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimSession[]
@@ -322,8 +323,8 @@ Accept wildcard characters: False
 Indicates that only objects with key properties populated are returned. Specifying the **KeyOnly**
 parameter reduces the amount of data transferred over the network.
 
-Use the **KeyOnly** parameter to return only a small portion of the object, which can be used for other
-operations, such as the `Set-CimInstance` or `Get-CimAssociatedInstance` cmdlets.
+Use the **KeyOnly** parameter to return only a small portion of the object, which can be used for
+other operations, such as the `Set-CimInstance` or `Get-CimAssociatedInstance` cmdlets.
 
 ```yaml
 Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
@@ -497,7 +498,8 @@ Accept wildcard characters: False
 
 This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable,
 -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose,
--WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see [about_CommonParameters](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
+-WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see
+[about_CommonParameters](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
 
 ## INPUTS
 
@@ -523,18 +525,18 @@ This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
 
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
-[Format-Table](../microsoft.powershell.utility/format-table.md)
+[Format-Table](../Microsoft.Powershell.Utility/Format-Table.md)
 
 [Get-CimAssociatedInstance](Get-CimAssociatedInstance.md)
 
 [Get-CimClass](Get-CimClass.md)
 
-[Invoke-CimMethod](invoke-cimmethod.md)
+[Invoke-CimMethod](Invoke-CimMethod.md)
 
 [New-CimInstance](New-CimInstance.md)
 
 [Register-CimIndicationEvent](Register-CimIndicationEvent.md)
 
-[Remove-CimInstance](remove-ciminstance.md)
+[Remove-CimInstance](Remove-CimInstance.md)
 
 [Set-CimInstance](Set-CimInstance.md)

reference/7.5/CimCmdlets/Get-CimSession.md

@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ can use the parameters of `Get-CimSession` to get the sessions that are for part
 you can identify sessions by their names or other identifiers. `Get-CimSession` does not get CIM
 sessions that were created in other PowerShell sessions or that were created on other computers.
 
-For more information about CIM sessions, see [about_CimSession](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_CimSession.md).
+For more information about CIM sessions, see
+[about_CimSession](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_CimSession.md).
 
 ## EXAMPLES
 
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ This example creates CIM sessions using [New-CimSession](New-CimSession.md), and
 sessions using `Get-CimSession`.
 
 ```powershell
-New-CimSession -ComputerName Server01,Server02
+New-CimSession -ComputerName Server01, Server02
 Get-CimSession
 ```
 
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ This example gets all CIM sessions in the current PowerShell session and display
 only the **ComputerName** and **InstanceID** properties.
 
 ```powershell
-Get-CimSession | Format-Table -Property ComputerName,InstanceId
+Get-CimSession | Format-Table -Property ComputerName, InstanceId
 ```
 
 ```Output
@@ -171,7 +172,8 @@ Specifies the identifier of the CIM session to get. For multiple IDs, use commas
 or use the range operator (`..`) to specify a range of IDs. An **Id** is an integer that uniquely
 identifies the CIM session within the current PowerShell session.
 
-For more information about the range operator, see [about_Operators](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Operators.md).
+For more information about the range operator, see
+[about_Operators](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Operators.md).
 
 ```yaml
 Type: System.UInt32[]
@@ -254,10 +256,10 @@ This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
 
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
-[Format-Table](../microsoft.powershell.utility/format-table.md)
+[Format-Table](../Microsoft.Powershell.Utility/Format-Table.md)
 
 [New-CimSession](New-CimSession.md)
 
-[Remove-CimSession](remove-cimsession.md)
+[Remove-CimSession](Remove-CimSession.md)
 
 [about_CimSession](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_CimSession.md)

reference/7.5/CimCmdlets/Invoke-CimMethod.md

@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ to `Invoke-CimMethod`.
 
 ```powershell
 $c = Get-CimClass -ClassName Win32_Process
-Invoke-CimMethod -CimClass $c -MethodName "xyz" -Arguments @{ CommandLine = 'notepad.exe' }
+Invoke-CimMethod -CimClass $c -MethodName "xyz" -Arguments @{CommandLine='notepad.exe'}
 ```
 
 ## PARAMETERS
@@ -476,9 +476,9 @@ This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
 
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
-[Get-CimClass](get-cimclass.md)
+[Get-CimClass](Get-CimClass.md)
 
-[Get-CimInstance](get-ciminstance.md)
+[Get-CimInstance](Get-CimInstance.md)
 
 [Get-CimSession](Get-CimSession.md)
 

reference/7.5/CimCmdlets/New-CimInstance.md

@@ -277,10 +277,10 @@ Accept wildcard characters: False
 
 Specifies the amount of time that the cmdlet waits for a response from the CIM server. By default,
 the value of this parameter is 0, which means that the cmdlet uses the default timeout value for the
-server. If the **OperationTimeoutSec** parameter is set to a value less than the robust connection retry
-timeout of 3 minutes, network failures that last more than the value of the **OperationTimeoutSec**
-parameter are not recoverable, because the operation on the server times out before the client can
-reconnect.
+server. If the **OperationTimeoutSec** parameter is set to a value less than the robust connection
+retry timeout of 3 minutes, network failures that last more than the value of the
+**OperationTimeoutSec** parameter are not recoverable, because the operation on the server times
+out before the client can reconnect.
 
 ```yaml
 Type: System.UInt32
@@ -412,10 +412,10 @@ This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
 
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
-[Get-CimClass](get-cimclass.md)
+[Get-CimClass](Get-CimClass.md)
 
-[Get-CimInstance](get-ciminstance.md)
+[Get-CimInstance](Get-CimInstance.md)
 
-[Remove-CimInstance](remove-ciminstance.md)
+[Remove-CimInstance](Remove-CimInstance.md)
 
 [Set-CimInstance](Set-CimInstance.md)

reference/7.5/CimCmdlets/New-CimSession.md

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ title: New-CimSession
 # New-CimSession
 
 ## SYNOPSIS
-
 Creates a CIM session.
 
 ## SYNTAX
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ This example creates a CIM session to each of the computers specified by **Compu
 comma separated list.
 
 ```powershell
-New-CimSession -ComputerName Server01,Server02,Server03
+New-CimSession -ComputerName Server01, Server02, Server03
 ```
 
 ### Example 4: Create a CIM session with a friendly name
@@ -130,9 +129,9 @@ parameter are:
 - NtlmDomain
 - CredSsp
 
-You cannot use the **NtlmDomain** authentication type for connection to the local computer. **CredSSP**
-authentication is available only in Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and later versions of
-Windows.
+You cannot use the **NtlmDomain** authentication type for connection to the local computer.
+**CredSSP** authentication is available only in Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and later
+versions of Windows.
 
 > [!CAUTION]
 > Credential Security Service Provider (CredSSP) authentication is designed for commands that
@@ -166,7 +165,8 @@ To get a certificate thumbprint, use the
 [`Get-ChildItem`](../Microsoft.Powershell.Management/Get-ChildItem.md) cmdlets in the PowerShell
 Certificate Provider.
 
-For more information, see [about_Certificate_Provider](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Security/About/about_Certificate_Provider.md).
+For more information, see
+[about_Certificate_Provider](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Security/About/about_Certificate_Provider.md).
 
 ```yaml
 Type: System.String
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ Specify the value for **Credential** using one of the following formats:
 - A user name: "User01"
 - A domain name and a user name: "Domain01\User01"
 - A user principal name: "[email protected]"
-- A PSCredential object, such as one returned by the [`Get-Credential`](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Security/Get-Credential.md) cmdlet.
+- A PSCredential object, such as one returned by the
+  [`Get-Credential`](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Security/Get-Credential.md) cmdlet.
 
 When you type a user name, you are prompted for a password.
 
@@ -237,8 +238,9 @@ Accept wildcard characters: False
 
 Specifies a friendly name for the CIM session.
 
-You can use the name to refer to the CIM session when using other cmdlets, such as the [Get-CimSession](Get-CimSession.md) cmdlet.
-The name is not required to be unique to the computer or the current session.
+You can use the name to refer to the CIM session when using other cmdlets, such as the
+[Get-CimSession](Get-CimSession.md) cmdlet. The name is not required to be unique to the computer
+or the current session.
 
 ```yaml
 Type: System.String

reference/7.5/CimCmdlets/New-CimSessionOption.md

@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ parameter using one of the following formats:
 
 - A culture name in `<languagecode2>-<country/regioncode2>` format such as "EN-US".
 - A variable that contains a **CultureInfo** object.
-- A command that gets a **CultureInfo** object, such as [Get-Culture](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Get-Culture.md)
+- A command that gets a **CultureInfo** object, such as
+  [Get-Culture](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Get-Culture.md)
 
 ```yaml
 Type: System.Globalization.CultureInfo
@@ -488,12 +489,12 @@ This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
 
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
-[Get-ChildItem](../microsoft.powershell.management/get-childitem.md)
+[Get-ChildItem](../Microsoft.Powershell.Management/Get-ChildItem.md)
 
-[Get-Credential](../microsoft.powershell.security/get-credential.md)
+[Get-Credential](../Microsoft.Powershell.Security/Get-Credential.md)
 
-[Get-Culture](../microsoft.powershell.utility/get-culture.md)
+[Get-Culture](../Microsoft.Powershell.Utility/Get-Culture.md)
 
-[Get-Item](../microsoft.powershell.management/get-item.md)
+[Get-Item](../Microsoft.Powershell.Management/Get-Item.md)
 
 [New-CimSession](New-CimSession.md)

reference/7.5/CimCmdlets/Register-CimIndicationEvent.md

@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ script block for **Action**, which uses the `$event` variable to access the even
 $action = {
   $name = $event.SourceEventArgs.NewEvent.ProcessName
   $id = $event.SourceEventArgs.NewEvent.ProcessId
-  Write-Host -Object "New Process Started : Name = $name
- ID = $id"
+  Write-Host -Object "New Process Started : Name = $name ID = $id"
 }
 Register-CimIndicationEvent -ClassName 'Win32_ProcessStartTrace' -SourceIdentifier "ProcessStarted" -Action $action
 ```
 
-For more information, see [Win32_ProcessStartTrace](/previous-versions/windows/desktop/krnlprov/win32-processstarttrace).
+For more information, see
+[Win32_ProcessStartTrace](/previous-versions/windows/desktop/krnlprov/win32-processstarttrace).
 
 ### Example 4: Register the events on a remote computer
 
@@ -399,13 +399,13 @@ This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
 
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
-[Get-Event](../microsoft.powershell.utility/get-event.md)
+[Get-Event](../Microsoft.Powershell.Utility/Get-Event.md)
 
-[Remove-Event](../microsoft.powershell.utility/remove-event.md)
+[Remove-Event](../Microsoft.Powershell.Utility/Remove-Event.md)
 
-[Unregister-Event](../microsoft.powershell.utility/unregister-event.md)
+[Unregister-Event](../Microsoft.Powershell.Utility/Unregister-Event.md)
 
-[Write-Host](../microsoft.powershell.utility/write-host.md)
+[Write-Host](../Microsoft.Powershell.Utility/Write-Host.md)
 
 [Get-CimSession](Get-CimSession.md)