What's new in PowerShell Docs for 2023
This article lists notable changes made to docs each month and celebrates the contributions from the community.
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Lots of minor updates but no new content. The Docs team is taking a break for the holidays.
GitHub stats
- 24 PRs merged (4 from Community)
- 21 issues opened (18 from Community)
- 18 issues closed (15 Community issues closed)
The following people contributed to PowerShell docs this month by submitting pull requests or filing issues. Thank you!
GitHub Id | PRs merged | Issues opened |
---|---|---|
Blake-Madden | 2 | |
shyguyCreate | 1 | |
ryanperrymba | 1 | |
jp2images | 1 | |
mklement0 | 2 |
Updated content
- Updated release notes for PowerShell 7.4.0 GA
- Retired Windows PowerShell content to archive site
- Major updates to: about_Classes and about_Enum
New content
- New Class articles added
GitHub stats
- 37 PRs merged (7 from Community)
- 32 issues opened (31 from Community)
- 33 issues closed (31 Community issues closed)
The following people contributed to PowerShell docs this month by submitting pull requests or filing issues. Thank you!
GitHub Id | PRs merged | Issues opened |
---|---|---|
jmiller76 | 2 | |
VShrubowich | 1 | |
TEBandCo | 1 | |
skycommand | 1 | |
darthwalsh | 1 | |
diecknet | 1 | |
tabad | 7 | |
mklement0 | 2 | |
radkedan | 2 |
New content
Updated content
- Updated release notes for PowerShell 7.4-rc.1
- Updated release notes for PSReadLine GA 2.3.4
- Updated release notes for PSResourceGet 1.0.0
Docs platform changes
- Released new feedback experience at the bottom of each page
GitHub stats
- 55 PRs merged (11 from Community)
- 41 issues opened (37 from Community)
- 37 issues closed (33 Community issues closed)
The following people contributed to PowerShell docs this month by submitting pull requests or filing issues. Thank you!
GitHub Id | PRs merged | Issues opened |
---|---|---|
baardhermansen | 1 | |
diecknet | 1 | |
dipstar | 1 | |
ehmiiz | 1 | 1 |
G2-Games | 1 | |
indented-automation | 1 | |
jhribal | 1 | |
Joeselorm | 1 | |
matziq | 1 | |
RAJU2529 | 1 | |
ThomasNieto | 1 | 2 |
iRon7 | 2 | |
JustinWebDev | 2 | |
o-l-a-v | 2 | |
tabad | 4 |
New content
Updated Content
- Updated What's new in PowerShell 7.4 for PowerShell 7.4-preview.6
- Documented the changes to search scope in How to use the documentation
- Updated What's new in Crescendo 1.1 for the GA release
- Updated the setup scripts for supported Linux distributions
- Updated DSC v3 content for the alpha.3 release
Quality improvement project contributions
- @ehmiiz contributed 5 PRs to update 35 files
New Learn platform features
- Deployed the new feedback experience at that bottom of each page
GitHub stats
- 52 PRs merged (9 from Community)
- 24 issues opened (22 from Community)
- 24 issues closed (23 Community issues closed)
The following people contributed to PowerShell docs this month by submitting pull requests or filing issues. Thank you!
GitHub Id | PRs merged | Issues opened |
---|---|---|
ehmiiz | 5 | 5 |
bubbletroubles | 1 | |
JamesDBartlett3 | 1 | |
not-not-kevin | 1 | |
skycommand | 1 | |
jsilverm | 3 | |
mklement0 | 2 |
New content
66 New articles for DSC v3 (alpha)
- See Microsoft Desired State Configuration v3 overview to get started with the new documentation
Updated Content
Crescendo 1.1-RC1 release updates
New PSResourceGet beta24 content updates
Lots updates for the PowerShell 7.4-preview.5 release
- What's New in PowerShell 7.4 (preview)
- New features for 10 cmdlets
Updated support status and installation notes for Raspberry Pi
GitHub stats
- 29 PRs merged (3 from Community)
- 16 issues opened (12 from Community)
- 21 issues closed (17 Community issues closed)
The following people contributed to PowerShell docs this month by submitting pull requests or filing issues. Thank you!
GitHub Id | PRs merged | Issues opened |
---|---|---|
ehmiiz | 1 | 1 |
crisman | 1 | |
deadlydog | 1 | |
JamesDBartlett3 | 1 |
Updated content
- 7.4-preview.4 release notes
- Add publish information to Supported repository configurations
- Updated the release notes shipped with Get-WhatsNew
- Fixed invalid ///-comments in SDK API reference
- Updated the man page that ships in PowerShell for Linux and macOS
GitHub stats
- 31 PRs merged (10 from Community)
- 21 issues opened (17 from Community)
- 17 issues closed (13 Community issues closed)
The following people contributed to PowerShell docs this month by submitting pull requests or filing issues. Thank you!
GitHub Id | PRs merged | Issues opened |
---|---|---|
crisman | 2 | 3 |
TSanzo-BLE | 2 | |
MilekJakub | 1 | |
Atman-Shastri | 1 | |
BraveJhawk | 1 | |
coolhome | 1 | |
johndward01 | 1 | |
lor3k | 1 |
New Azure Cloud Shell content
- Using Cloud Shell in an Azure virtual network
- Deploy Azure Cloud Shell in a VNET with quickstart templates
New PowerShellGet v3 content
- Supported repository configurations
- Cmdlet reference for Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet
- Cmdlet reference for the PowerShellGet compatibility module
Lot of updates for the PowerShell 7.4-preview.4 release
- What's New in PowerShell 7.4 (preview)
- Using Experimental Features in PowerShell
- New features for 12 cmdlets
Quality Project contributions
- @XXLMandalorian013 contributed 3 PRs to update 2 files in the MicrosoftDocs/windows-docs-powershell repository
GitHub stats
- 59 PRs merged (15 from Community)
- 44 issues opened (30 from Community)
- 47 issues closed (31 Community issues closed)
The following people contributed to PowerShell docs this month by submitting pull requests or filing issues. Thank you!
GitHub Id | PRs merged | Issues opened |
---|---|---|
thegraffix | 4 | |
crisman | 4 | 3 |
RAJU2529 | 1 | |
dstreefkerk | 1 | |
vontompers | 1 | |
mubed | 1 | |
Frederisk | 1 | |
khaffner | 1 | |
noamper | 1 | |
aksarben | 4 |
New content
- New cmdlet in 7.4 - Get-SecureRandom
- Using Windows Defender Application Control
Updated content
- How to use the PowerShell documentation
- Added descriptions for various navigation elements on the site
- Added information about how to use the new Download PDF feature
- Exploring the Windows PowerShell ISE
- Added screenshots for the ISE user interface elements
- Update documentation for Add-Member
- Corrected some parameter values
- Improved the description and added examples for the SecondValue parameter
Quality Project contributions
- @robderickson contributed 1 PR to update 10 files in the MicrosoftDocs/windows-docs-powershell repository
GitHub stats
- 38 PRs merged (7 from Community)
- 24 issues opened (18 from Community)
- 20 issues closed (17 Community issues closed)
The following people contributed to PowerShell docs this month by submitting pull requests or filing issues. Thank you!
GitHub Id | PRs merged | Issues opened |
---|---|---|
rwp0 | 1 | |
pronichkin | 1 | |
Ooggle | 1 | |
mavaddat | 1 | |
IanKemp | 1 | |
mcdonaldjc | 1 | |
Brizio | 1 | |
dotnvo | 1 | |
r0bfr | 1 | |
mklement0 | 3 | |
aksarben | 2 | |
crisman | 2 |
New content
Updated content
- Updated release notes for PowerShell 7.4-preview.3
- Migrated the PowerShell Gallery and PowerShellGet docs to new location to enable version selectors for PowerShellGet
PowerShell Summit 2023 - Hack-a-Doc event
- We hosted a Hack-a-Doc event on April 27th. Special thanks to the following 19 people. They contributed 62 PRs to update 204 files in the MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs repository.
GitHub Id | name | Count of PRs | Count of file |
---|---|---|---|
RobBiddle | Robert Biddle | 28 | 48 |
pbossman | Phil Bossman | 1 | 27 |
ThomasNieto | Thomas Nieto | 1 | 24 |
kevinCefalu | Kevin Cefalu | 1 | 24 |
robderickson | Rob Derickson | 4 | 17 |
Snozzberries | Michael Soule | 13 | 16 |
Spoonsk | Joseph Gast | 1 | 12 |
thedavecarroll | Dave Carroll | 1 | 11 |
raynbowbrite | Vanda Paladino | 2 | 7 |
majst32 | Melissa Januszko | 1 | 6 |
XXLMandalorian013 | Drew McClellan | 1 | 4 |
ThePoShWolf | Anthony Howell | 1 | 1 |
mdowst | Matthew Dowst | 1 | 1 |
thepowerstring | 1 | 1 | |
KevinMarquette | Kevin Marquette | 1 | 1 |
53883 | 1 | 1 | |
zockan | Michael Svegmar | 1 | 1 |
lanwench | Paula Kingsley | 1 | 1 |
stevenjudd | Steven Judd | 1 | 1 |
Grand Total | 62 | 204 |
GitHub stats
- 23 PRs merged (2 from Community)
- 16 issues opened (14 from Community)
- 17 issues closed (15 Community issues closed)
The following people contributed to PowerShell docs this month by submitting pull requests or filing issues. Thank you!
GitHub Id | PRs merged | Issues opened |
---|---|---|
NLZ | 1 | |
Jonathan-Quilter | 1 |
New content
Updated content
- Release notes for PowerShell 7.4-preview.2
Quality project updates from the community
- One of our top contributors @ehmiiz blogged about contributing to Docs
GitHub stats
- 60 PRs merged (13 from Community)
- 44 issues opened (31 from Community)
- 50 issues closed (36 Community issues closed)
The following people have contributed to PowerShell docs by submitting pull requests or filing issues. Thank you!
GitHub Id | PRs merged | Issues opened |
---|---|---|
skycommand | 2 | |
martincostello | 1 | |
iRon7 | 1 | 4 |
chrullrich | 1 | |
FlintyLemming | 1 | |
ehmiiz | 1 | |
vvavrychuk | 1 | |
bb-froggy | 1 | |
BenjamimCS | 1 | |
kirillkrylov | 1 | |
bergmeister | 1 | |
lizy14 | 1 | |
CarloToso | 5 | |
MartinGC94 | 2 | |
rgl | 2 |
New Content
Content updates
- Major update to about_PowerShell_Config
- Update to about_Logging_Non-Windows for macOS instructions
- Major update to Class-based DSC Resources and other related articles for DSC v2
Quality project updates from the community
- Added alias information to 4 cmdlet articles (Thanks @ehmiiz!)
GitHub stats
- 35 PRs merged (8 from Community)
- 20 issues opened (14 from Community)
- 17 issues closed (10 Community issues closed)
The following people have contributed to PowerShell docs by submitting pull requests or filing issues. Thank you!
GitHub Id | PRs merged | Issues opened |
---|---|---|
joshua-russell | 4 | 1 |
1NF053C | 1 | |
doctordns | 1 | |
Hrxn | 1 | |
KyleMit | 1 | |
VertigoRay | 1 | |
ehmiiz | 1 | |
ArmaanMcleod | 2 | |
mklement0 | 2 |
New Content
Content updates
- Updated docs for 7.4-preview.1 release
- Major update to about_Language_Modes
- Major update to about_Logging_Non-Windows
Quality project updates from the community
- Added alias information to 40 cmdlet articles (Thanks @ehmiiz!)
- Added alias information to 52 cmdlet articles (Thanks @szabolevo!)
GitHub stats
- 71 PRs merged (21 from Community)
- 53 issues opened (33 from Community)
- 62 issues closed (40 Community issues closed)
The following people have contributed to PowerShell docs by submitting pull requests or filing issues. Thank you!
GitHub Id | PRs merged | Issues opened |
---|---|---|
ehmiiz | 5 | 5 |
szabolevo | 5 | 7 |
anderjef | 2 | |
turbedi | 1 | |
desk7 | 1 | |
cobrabr | 1 | |
ZYinMD | 1 | |
tompazourek | 1 | |
kenyon | 1 | |
cjvandyk | 1 | |
JTBrinkmann | 1 | |
mklement0 | 4 | |
CarloToso | 3 | |
KyleMit | 2 | |
iRon7 | 2 |
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