I want to prepare for Win12 in advance with PowerShell, and want PowerShell compatibility info

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Every prior version of Windows has changed scripting languages significantly, Windows 7 introduced PowerShell, Windows 8 was a joke, not providing working scripts in many cases, Windows 10 provided significant changes to variables and libraries for PowerShell.

I want to know if scripts I designed to deliver my Windows 11 environment will be useable in Windows 12, such as commands to change registry keys;

Test-Path, New-Item, Get-ItemProperty & Set-ItemProperty in particular, though an over-arching knowledge of all commands and/or functions and their compatibility would be useful.

kyle_tm · Answer

Deleted&nbsp;Thanks, I'm new here, and not as certain how far along the development team is.&nbsp;That said, having language compatibility drawn out is certainly something they do have already, as that would be a component of the earliest designs, prior even to UI, and input, as that would need to be baked into the OS deeply such that it could be utilized to produce other features.&nbsp;I wasn't aware that Microsoft was being as tight-lipped as you describe, though that is unfortunate, as I would have hoped they would have learned something from various Linux communities by now. 🙂

deleted · Answer

Kyle_Manel&nbsp;&nbsp;Honestly, it is impossible to answer your question because Windows12 has not been released, not even anyone from Microsoft writes about it + most of it is simply published by scammers.

deleted · Answer

Kyle_TM&nbsp;&nbsp;Version compatibility has been standard so far.But I really wonder why the Windows 12 rumor has been so widespread?At the earliest, it will be maybe in 2025, but problems with Windows11 - the next generation of processors, etc. Changing multiple computers is already a big problem!Why would Microsoft introduce another version in such circumstances?&nbsp;

kyle_tm · Answer

They can do a few things;A] They can continue to update an OS they have already designedB] They can introduce a new OS to replace the old one (more $ produced)The biggest hurdle with [B] is user acceptance, primarily financially, as each version of Windows has become more and more burdensome financially speaking, largely due to it being more expensive to create more and more complex software.SO they can [A] release Windows as they have in the past with larger modifications at a slower rate, or [B] Produce iterations of Windows more frequently.I prefer [B], as the increased cadence will enable Microsoft to produce better quality, as the consumer is purchasing what may have previously been thought of as patches, admittedly the largest ones.I honestly believe that Windows should be produced with an annual membership, for updates &amp; upgrades, such as patches as well as versions, such that one who has a membership to 'Windows' can keep their computer up-to-date and/or upgrade their Windows to a newer version as soon as it is available;They could also be able to remove links to hardware as they have been inclined to do in the past, because the membership fee would provide activation of various, preferred features.

deleted · Answer

Kyle_TM&nbsp;&nbsp;Windows is supposed to work for me - I don't have the money for more computers, I hope you understand that?&nbsp;&nbsp;

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