PowerShell 7.2 Preview 10 was also released a while back. However, we suggest that you use the latest stable releases in your production environment as it fixes several issues and includes some engine updates. PowerShell 7.0.8 LTS release only comes with critical security and servicing updates. If you are running PowerShell in an enterprise environment where you don’t want to install any software that may break anything and has a minimal impact on the current workload, then you should install PowerShell LTS. Otherwise, upgrading to PowerShell 7.1.5 is recommended. PowerShell 7.1.5 and PowerShell 7.0.8 were released on October 14th, 2021.
Download PowerShell 7.1.5
For Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7
PowerShell-7.1.5-win-x64.msi [95 MB]
Download PowerShell 7.1.5 For Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 For MacOS For Linux CentOS Debian Ubuntu Download PowerShell 7.0.8 For Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 For MacOS For Linux CentOS Debian Ubuntu Fixes and improvements PowerShell 7.1.5 PowerShell 7.0.8 How to install PowerShell 7.1.5 or 7.0.8
PowerShell-7.1.5-win-x86.msi [85.7 MB]
For MacOS
powershell-7.1.5-osx-x64.pkg [63.6 MB]
For Linux
CentOS
powershell-7.1.5.centos.8.x86_64.rpm [64.6 MB]
Debian
powershell_7.1.5.debian.11_amd64.deb [65.1 MB] powershell_7.1.5.debian.10_amd64.deb [65.1 MB]
Ubuntu
powershell_7.1.5.ubuntu.20.04_amd64.deb [65.1 MB] powershell_7.1.5.ubuntu.18.04_amd64.deb [65.1 MB] powershell_7.1.5.ubuntu.16.04_amd64.deb [65.1 MB]
Download PowerShell 7.0.8
For Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7
PowerShell-7.0.8-win-x64.msi [86.8 MB] PowerShell-7.0.8-win-x86.msi [78.7 MB]
For MacOS
powershell-lts-7.0.8-osx-x64.pkg [55.2 MB]
For Linux
CentOS
powershell-lts-7.0.8.centos.8.x86_64.rpm [55.1 MB]
Debian
powershell-lts_7.0.8.debian.11_amd64.deb [55.5 MB] powershell-lts_7.0.8.debian.10_amd64.deb [55.5 MB]
Ubuntu
powershell-lts_7.0.8.ubuntu.20.04_amd64.deb [55.5 MB] powershell-lts_7.0.8.ubuntu.18.04_amd64.deb [55.5 MB] powershell-lts_7.0.8.ubuntu.16.04_amd64.deb [55.5 MB] For more download options, please check out this download page.
Fixes and improvements
PowerShell 7.1.5
PowerShell 7.0.8
As you may find, all the fixes and improvements in both the versions of Windows PowerShell are the same, except that there is one engine update missing in version 7.0.8 that is included in version 7.1.5. More information on PowerShell support lifecycle.
How to install PowerShell 7.1.5 or 7.0.8
Here is how you can install Windows PowerShell in Windows 10, 8.1, and Windows 7. The method to install both versions is the same. You can also install PowerShell 7.1.5 using the command line. Make sure you run PowerShell as an administrator. This command is also useful when you want to upgrade from an older version of PowerShell to the latest version. Here’s the command: This will automatically install PowerShell 7.1.5 with the default options. You can also migrate from the default PowerShell 5 to PowerShell 7.1.5. There is another option to install PowerShell over the network which is especially useful for sysadmins.
