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 Windows PowerShell vs. PowerShell 7+

Although this repository started as a fork of the Windows PowerShell codebase, changes made in this repository are not ported back to Windows PowerShell 5.1.
This also means that [issues tracked here][issues] are only for PowerShell 7.x and higher.
Windows PowerShell specific issues should be reported with the [Feedback Hub app][feedback-hub], by choosing "Apps  PowerShell" in the category.

[issues]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/issues
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Latest release

 [7.6.9]

 Build and Packaging Improvements





Update to .NET SDK 10.0.403




Merged PR 42305: [release/v7.6.9] Update branch for release




[7.6.9]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.6.8...v7.6.9


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- powershe