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hauer94
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Aug 12, 2025
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Updating PowerShell5 via WSUS - possible and needed?

Good day,

not sure if its the right subforum. If not, please move.

I have a couple of 2016 servers in a domain where I handle updates via WSUS. On the WSUS, in the tab Products and Classifications, PowerShell - x64 is check marked but PowerShell Preview - x64 is not. I guess this refers to PowerShell 7 and it works on the servers on which PowerShell 7 is installed. But the PowerShell 5 versions are not updated via WSUS. The PSVersion on some servers show

PSVersion                      5.1.14393.8062

which is not the most current. Is there a way to update PowerShell 5 via WSUS, how's the Product named in the tab Products and Classifications?

Is it possible to update PowerShell 5 via WSUS at all  ?Is there a need to update it at all?

Best Regards

  • Windows PowerShell 5 is OS component, it get updated with Windows Cumulative Update

    PowerShell 7 is independent product, and run side by side with PS 5, it doesn't replace it

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    abbodi1406
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    Windows PowerShell 5 is OS component, it get updated with Windows Cumulative Update

    PowerShell 7 is independent product, and run side by side with PS 5, it doesn't replace it

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