Powershell 2.0 has disappeared from the latest Windows 11 test version for the Insider channel. An announced death For this version of the command line tool, the most advanced console among those available for Windows.
Goodbye to Powershell 2.0 has wait. Microsoft has been encouraging users and system administrators for years to migrate to more modern versions. Version 5.1 is pre -installed in the last versions of Windows 11 and 10, and there is also an even more recent multiplatform version: Powershell 7. However, version 2 survived by Compatibility reasonsdespite the fact that it was obsolete in 2017.
Powershell 2.0 was initially incorporated as a component in Windows 7 and was included in other Windows versions, such as Windows Server 2008 and 2003, Vista and XP. Even when the subsequent versions replaced it, this version remained as an optional parallel component. So far that Microsoft has definitely announced its elimination.
Powershell 2.0 and the power of the console in Windows
Microsoft began working at the beginning of the century in a more advanced console That his previous command lines, especially for advanced users, developers and administrators known in their development as Microsoft Shell or “Monad” saw the light integrated in Windows seen as Powershell.
It was a console interface (CLI) that in addition to the possibilities of the system symbol, offers a greater number of possibilities since it allows you to create its own commands and command sequences using the C#programming language. Both Powershell and C# are integrated in Microsoft .NET Framework, which means that you have access to many pre -existing functions and tools to help you create better commands and scripts with less effort.
Windows Powershell offers many advanced features such as remote execution of tasks, background tasks, task automation, command channeling and more, which make it the preferred option for systems administrators and the most advanced users. Logically, the learning curve is superior to the command line interpreter. Microsoft has been improving Powershell’s functions in the successive launches of its operating system, but it has been in Windows 10 where it has reached its maximum benefits.
Powershell 2.0 will be discontinued from Windows, but the most current versions are maintained. To emphasize that the tool is available in Github under MIT license and with added versions for Mac and Linux, after its Liberation as open source. The objective of this movement was to facilitate the implementation of Microsoft technologies on Linux servers with two user profiles in mind, Linux systems administrators themselves and those of Windows looking for a more staggered transition to the free system.
