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Windows 11's sudo command is more useful than PowerShell's run as administrator ever was

Windows 11's sudo command revolutionizes elevated permissions, making PowerShell's 'Run as Administrator' method obsolete.
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft removes PowerShell 2.0 from Windows 11, Windows Server

Microsoft will remove PowerShell 2.0 from Windows starting in August, eight years after announcing its deprecation and keeping it around as an optional feature. The 14-year-old command processor ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft Removes PowerShell 2.0 From Windows 11 Insider After 16 Years

Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27891 to the Canary Channel, which has updates for early testers. But one of the biggest and most noticeable changes is the removal of Windows ...
HotHardware

Windows 11 Patch Deletes PowerShell 2.0 And One More App Power Users Will Miss

The August 2025 (KB5063878) Windows update caused an issue that prevented non-admin users from carrying out several vital operations due to misbehaving UAC prompts. Microsoft has since released its ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows PowerShell now warns when running Invoke-WebRequest scripts

Microsoft says Windows PowerShell now warns when running scripts that use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet to download web content, aiming to prevent potentially risky code from executing. As Microsoft ...