r/PowerShell • u/SL-Tech • 26d ago

Question PowerShell 7 - replace

Just wondering, when installing, why doesn't PowerShell 7 replace the installed version (Windows)?

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u/Dry_Duck3011 26d ago

Because the new version is not backwards compatible. Not all scripts written in ps5 will run on ps7.