Breaking Changes

• Fix -OlderThan and -NewerThan parameters for Test-Path when using PathType and date range (#20942) (Thanks @ArmaanMcleod!)
  
  • Previously -OlderThan would be ignored if specified together
• Change New-FileCatalog -CatalogVersion default to 2 (#20428) (Thanks @ThomasNieto!)

General Cmdlet Updates and Fixes

• Fix completion crash for the SCCM provider (#20815, #20919, #20915) (Thanks @MartinGC94!)
• Fix regression in Get-Content when -Tail 0 and -Wait are used together (#20734) (Thanks @CarloToso!)
• Add Aliases to the properties shown up when formatting the help content of the parameter returned by Get-Help (#20994)
• Add implicit localization fallback to Import-LocalizedData (#19896) (Thanks @chrisdent-de!)
• Change Test-FileCatalog to use File.OpenRead to better handle the case where the file is being used (#20939) (Thanks @dxk3355!)
• Added -Module completion for Save-Help and Update-Help commands (#20678) (Thanks @ArmaanMcleod!)
• Add argument completer to -Verb for Start-Process (#20415) (Thanks @ArmaanMcleod!)
• Add argument completer to -Scope for *-Variable, *-Alias & *-PSDrive commands (#20451) (Thanks @ArmaanMcleod!)
• Add argument completer to -Verb for Get-Verb and Get-Command (#20286) (Thanks @ArmaanMcleod!)
• Fixing incorrect formatting string in CommandSearcher trace logging (#20928) (Thanks @powercode!)
• Ensure the filename is not null when logging WDAC ETW events (#20910) (Thanks @jborean93!)
• Fix four regressions introduced by the WDAC logging feature (#20913)
• Leave the input, output, and error handles unset when they are not redirected (#20853)
• Fix Start-Process -PassThru to make sure the ExitCode property is accessible for the returned Process object (#20749) (Thanks @CodeCyclone!)
• Fix Group-Object output using interpolated strings (#20745) (Thanks @mawosoft!)
• Fix rendering of DisplayRoot for network PSDrive (#20793)
• Fix Invoke-WebRequest to report correct size when -Resume is specified (#20207) (Thanks @LNKLEO!)
• Add PSAdapter and ConsoleGuiTools to module load telemetry whitelist (#20641)
• Fix Web Cmdlets to allow WinForm apps to work correctly (#20606)
• Block getting help from network locations in restricted remoting sessions (#20593)
• Fix Group-Object to use current culture for its output (#20608)
• Add argument completer to -Version for Set-StrictMode (#20554) (Thanks @ArmaanMcleod!)
• Fix Copy-Item progress to only show completed when all files are copied (#20517)
• Fix UNC path completion regression (#20419) (Thanks @MartinGC94!)
• Add telemetry to check for specific tags when importing a module (#20371)
• Report error if invalid -ExecutionPolicy is passed to pwsh (#20460)
• Add HelpUri to Remove-Service (#20476)
• Fix unixmode to handle setuid and sticky when file is not an executable (#20366)
• Fix Test-Connection due to .NET 8 changes (#20369)
• Fix implicit remoting proxy cmdlets to act on common parameters (#20367)
• Set experimental features to stable for 7.4 release (#20285)
• Revert changes to continue using BinaryFormatter for Out-GridView (#20300)
• Fix Get-Service non-terminating error message to include category (#20276)
• Prevent Export-CSV from flushing with every input (#20282) (Thanks @Chris--A!)
• Fix a regression in DSC (#20268)
• Include the module version in error messages when module is not found (#20144) (Thanks @ArmaanMcleod!)
• Add -Empty and -InputObject parameters to New-Guid (#20014) (Thanks @CarloToso!)
• Remove the comment trigger from feedback provider (#20136)
• Prevent fallback to file completion when tab completing type names (#20084) (Thanks @MartinGC94!)
• Add the alias r to the parameter -Recurse for the Get-ChildItem command (#20100) (Thanks @kilasuit!)

Code Cleanup

We thank the following contributors!
@eltociear, @ImportTaste, @ThomasNieto, @0o001

• Fix typos in the code base (#20147, #20492, #20632, #21015, #20838) (Thanks @eltociear!)
• Add the missing alias LP to -LiteralPath for some cmdlets (#20820) (Thanks @ImportTaste!)
• Remove parenthesis for empty attribute parameters (#20087) (Thanks @ThomasNieto!)
• Add space around keyword according to the CodeFactor rule (#20090) (Thanks @ThomasNieto!)
• Remove blank lines as instructed by CodeFactor rules (#20086) (Thanks @ThomasNieto!)
• Remove trailing whitespace (#20085) (Thanks @ThomasNieto!)
• Fix typo in error message (#20145) (Thanks @0o001!)

Tools

• Make sure feedback link in the bot's comment is clickable (#20878) (Thanks @floh96!)
• Fix bot so anyone who comments will remove the "Resolution-No Activity" label (#20788)
• Fix bot configuration to prevent multiple comments about "no activity" (#20758)
• Add bot logic for closing GitHub issues after 6 months of "no activity" (#20525)
• Refactor bot for easier use and updating (#20805)
• Configure bot to add survey comment for closed issues (#20397)

Tests

• Suppress error output from Set-Location tests (#20499)
• Fix typo in FileCatalog.Tests.ps1 (#20329) (Thanks @eltociear!)
• Continue to improve tests for release automation (#20182)
• Skip the test on x86 as InstallDate is not visible on Wow64 (#20165)
• Harden some problematic release tests (#20155)

Build and Packaging Improvements

We thank the following contributors!
@alerickson, @Zhoneym, @0o001

• Bump .NET SDK to 8.0.101 (#21084)
• Update the cgmanifest (#20083, #20436, #20523, #20560, #20627, #20764, #20906, #20933, #20955, #21047)
• Update to the latest NOTICES file (#20074, #20161, #20385, #20453, #20576, #20590, #20880, #20905)
• Bump StyleCop.Analyzers from 1.2.0-beta.507 to 1.2.0-beta.556 (#20953)
• Bump xUnit to 2.6.6 (#21071)
• Bump JsonSchema.Net to 5.5.0 (#21027)
• Fix failures in GitHub action markdown-link-check (#20996)
• Bump xunit.runner.visualstudio to 2.5.6 (#20966)
• Bump github/codeql-action from 2 to 3 (#20927)
• Bump Markdig.Signed to 0.34.0 (#20926)
• Bump Microsoft.ApplicationInsights from 2.21.0 to 2.22.0 (#20888)
• Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to 17.8.0 (#20660)
• Update apiscan.yml to have access to the AzDevOpsArtifacts variable group (#20671)
• Set the ollForwardOnNoCandidateFx in runtimeconfig.json to roll forward only on minor and patch versions (#20689)
• Sign the global tool shim executable (#20794)
• Bump actions/github-script from 6 to 7 (#20682)
• Remove RHEL7 publishing to packages.microsoft.com as it's no longer supported (#20849)
• Bump Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp to 4.8.0 (#20751)
• Add internal nuget feed to compliance build (#20669)
• Copy azure blob with PowerShell global tool to private blob and move to CDN during release (#20659)
• Fix release build by making the internal SDK parameter optional (#20658)
• Update PSResourceGet version to 1.0.1 (#20652)
• Make internal .NET SDK URL as a parameter for release builld (#20655)
• Fix setting of variable to consume internal SDK source (#20644)
• Bump Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure to v3.0.0 (#20642)
• Bump Microsoft.PowerShell.Native to v7.4.0 (#20617)
• Bump Microsoft.Security.Extensions from 1.2.0 to 1.3.0 (#20556)
• Fix package version for .NET nuget packages (#20551)
• Add SBOM for release pipeline (#20519)
• Block any preview vPack release (#20243)
• Only registry App Path for release package (#20478)
• Increase timeout when publishing packages to pacakages.microsoft.com (#20470)
• Fix alpine tar package name and do not crossgen alpine fxdependent package (#20459)
• Bump PSReadLine from 2.2.6 to 2.3.4 (#20305)
• Remove the ref folder before running compliance (#20373)
• Updates RIDs used to generate component Inventory (#20370)
• Bump XunitXml.TestLogger from 3.1.11 to 3.1.17 (#20293)
• Update experimental-feature json files (#20335)
• Use fxdependent-win-desktop runtime for compliance runs (#20326)
• Release build: Change the names of the PATs (#20307)
• Add mapping for mariner arm64 stable (#20213)
• Put the calls to Set-AzDoProjectInfo and Set-AzDoAuthToken in the right order (#20306)
• Enable vPack provenance data (#20220)
• Bump actions/checkout from 3 to 4 (#20205)
• Start using new packages.microsoft.com cli (#20140, #20141)
• Add mariner arm64 to PMC release (#20176)
• Fix typo donet to dotnet in build scripts and pipelines (#20122) (Thanks @0o001!)
• Install the pmc cli
• Add skip publish parameter
• Add verbose to clone

Documentation and Help Content

• Include information about upgrading in README (#20993)
• Expand "iff" to "if-and-only-if" in XML doc content (#20852)
• Update LTS links in README.md to point to the v7.4 packages (#20839) (Thanks @kilasuit!)
• Update README.md to improve readability (#20553) (Thanks @AnkitaSikdar005!)
• Fix link in docs/community/governance.md (#20515) (Thanks @suravshresth!)
• Update ADOPTERS.md (#20555) (Thanks @AnkitaSikdar005!)
• Fix a typo in ADOPTERS.md (#20504, #20520) (Thanks @shruti-sen2004!)
• Correct grammatical errors in README.md (#20509) (Thanks @alienishi!)
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Posted By: Brink
19 Jan 2024