| description | List of changes to the PowerShell documentation for 2025 |
|---|---|
| ms.date | 09/02/2025 |
| title | What's New in PowerShell-Docs for 2025 |
This article lists notable changes made to docs each month and celebrates the contributions from the community.
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Content updates
- AI Shell updates for preview 6 release
- MCP support
- DSC updates for v3.1.1 release
GitHub stats
- 16 PRs merged (3 from Community)
- 34 issues opened (31 from Community)
- 36 issues closed (32 Community issues closed)
Top Community Contributors
The following people contributed to PowerShell docs this month by submitting pull requests or filing issues. Thank you!
| GitHub Id | PRs merged | Issues opened |
|---|---|---|
| changeworld | 3 | |
| sethvs | 2 | |
| yashanshh | 2 | |
| Gijsreyn | 2 | |
| TNGBBK | 2 |
New content
- The Monad Manifesto - No new but certainly a classic.
Content updates
- In July, we completed the deployment of a new build pipeline for PowerShell reference content. Now all reference content for Microsoft products and services is using the new build system. The webpage has a new right-hand navigation menu and we greatly improved the documentation of parameters by including full details about each parameter set.
GitHub stats
- 19 PRs merged (8 from Community)
- 31 issues opened (31 from Community)
- 30 issues closed (30 Community issues closed)
Top Community Contributors
The following people contributed to PowerShell docs this month by submitting pull requests or filing issues. Thank you!
| GitHub Id | PRs merged | Issues opened |
|---|---|---|
| changeworld | 3 | |
| sethvs | 2 | |
| yashanshh | 2 | |
| Gijsreyn | 1 | |
| TNGBBK | 2 |
No new content this month. Only minor edits and bug fixes.
GitHub stats
- 18 PRs merged (5 from Community)
- 22 issues opened (22 from Community)
- 22 issues closed (22 Community issues closed)
Top Community Contributors
The following people contributed to PowerShell docs this month by submitting pull requests or filing issues. Thank you!
| GitHub Id | PRs merged | Issues opened |
|---|---|---|
| skycommand | 2 | |
| JustinGrote | 1 | |
| OranguTech | 1 | |
| changeworld | 1 | |
| ThomasNieto | 1 | |
| SamErde | 1 | |
| vlad1300 | 2 |
Content updates
- Add new article - Optimize performance using parallel execution
- Updated release notes for the PowerShell 7.4.10 release
- Updated release notes for AIShell 1.0.0-preview.4
- Updated docs for PSResoureGet 1.1.1 release - now supporting MAR
- Retired PowerShell content for Windows Server 20212/2012r2/MDOP (5338 articles)
GitHub stats
- 27 PRs merged (10 from Community)
- 32 issues opened (31 from Community)
- 31 issues closed (30 Community issues closed)
Top Community Contributors
The following people contributed to PowerShell docs this month by submitting pull requests or filing issues. Thank you!
| GitHub Id | PRs merged | Issues opened |
|---|---|---|
| changeworld | 3 | |
| cflanderscpc | 1 | |
| HeyItsGilbert | 1 | |
| dodexahedron | 1 | |
| MaratMussabekov | 1 | |
| geeksbsmrt | 1 | |
| SP3269 | 1 | |
| ajansveld | 1 | |
| robinmalik | 1 | |
| andreshungbz | 1 | |
| mklement0 | 2 |
Content updates
- Updated release notes for the 7.5.1 and 7.6-preview.4 releases
- Refactored documentation of filter functions
- Documented bugs with CIM/CDXML bugs and PipelineVariable parameter
GitHub stats
- 24 PRs merged (6 from Community)
- 23 issues opened (22 from Community)
- 23 issues closed (23 Community issues closed)
Top Community Contributors
The following people contributed to PowerShell docs this month by submitting pull requests or filing issues. Thank you!
| GitHub Id | PRs merged | Issues opened |
|---|---|---|
| surfingoldelephant | 3 | 1 |
| IISResetMe | 1 | |
| changeworld | 1 | |
| indented-automation | 1 |
Content updates
- DSC v3 GA release - Complete reorg of the documentation as well as updating for the GA release
- PSScriptAnalyzer v1.24.0 release - updated docs for release
- Tons for quality improvements from surfingoldelephant
- 38 PRs cleaning up 1505 files
GitHub stats
- 68 PRs merged (40 from Community)
- 30 issues opened (28 from Community)
- 30 issues closed (28 Community issues closed)
Top Community Contributors
The following people contributed to PowerShell docs this month by submitting pull requests or filing issues. Thank you!
| GitHub Id | PRs merged | Issues opened |
|---|---|---|
| surfingoldelephant | 38 | 2 |
| Allyyyyy | 1 | |
| jborean93 | 1 | |
| JustinGrote | 2 |
Content updates
- Updated the Microsoft Update FAQ
- Tons of quality improvements from the community
- surfingoldelephant - 13 PRs on 497 files
- ArieHein - 10 PRs on 140 files
GitHub stats
- 52 PRs merged (29 from Community)
- 26 issues opened (25 from Community)
- 28 issues closed (26 Community issues closed)
Top Community Contributors
The following people contributed to PowerShell docs this month by submitting pull requests or filing issues. Thank you!
| GitHub Id | PRs merged | Issues opened |
|---|---|---|
| surfingoldelephant | 13 | 3 |
| ArieHein | 10 | |
| changeworld | 4 | |
| deadlydog | 2 | |
| piedquance | 4 |
New content
- about_Comments - thanks to @surfingoldelephant
- Created reference content for PowerShell 7.6-preview
- What's New in PowerShell 7.6
Updates
- Updates for PowerShell 7.5.0 GA release
- Special thanks to @ArieHein for his contributions (15 PRs on 234 files) to fix typos and adherence to style guidelines.
GitHub stats
- 74 PRs merged (30 from Community)
- 32 issues opened (32 from Community)
- 37 issues closed (37 Community issues closed)
Top Community Contributors
The following people contributed to PowerShell docs this month by submitting pull requests or filing issues. Thank you!
| GitHub Id | PRs merged | Issues opened |
|---|---|---|
| ArieHein | 15 | 1 |
| changeworld | 8 | |
| surfingoldelephant | 4 | 5 |
| cnotin | 1 | |
| daniel-brandenburg | 1 | |
| o-l-a-v | 2 |