Updates for release of PS7.6-preview.6

sdwheeler · sdwheeler · commit b8105514bcc1 · 2025-12-09T16:43:54.000-06:00
diff --git a/reference/docs-conceptual/learn/experimental-features.md b/reference/docs-conceptual/learn/experimental-features.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 description: Lists the currently available experimental features and how to use them.
-ms.date: 11/21/2025
+ms.date: 12/09/2025
 title: Using Experimental Features in PowerShell
 ---
 # Using Experimental Features in PowerShell
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ breaking changes.
 > [!CAUTION]
 > Experimental features aren't intended to be used in production since the changes are allowed to be
 > breaking. Experimental features aren't officially supported. However, we appreciate any feedback
-> and bug reports. You can file issues in the [GitHub source repository][16].
+> and bug reports. You can file issues in the [GitHub source repository][17].
 
 For more information about enabling or disabling these features, see
 [about_Experimental_Features][05].
 
 ## Experimental feature lifecycle
 
-The [Get-ExperimentalFeature][19] cmdlet returns all experimental features available to PowerShell.
+The [Get-ExperimentalFeature][21] cmdlet returns all experimental features available to PowerShell.
 Experimental features can come from modules or the PowerShell engine. Module-based experimental
 features are only available after you import the module. In the following example, the
 **PSDesiredStateConfiguration** isn't loaded, so the `PSDesiredStateConfiguration.InvokeDscResource`
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ PSSerializeJSONLongEnumAsNumber    True PSEngine Serialize enums based on long o
 PSSubsystemPluginModel             True PSEngine A plugin model for registering and un-registering PowerShell subsyste…
 ```
 
-Use the [Enable-ExperimentalFeature][18] and [Disable-ExperimentalFeature][17] cmdlets to enable or
+Use the [Enable-ExperimentalFeature][20] and [Disable-ExperimentalFeature][19] cmdlets to enable or
 disable a feature. You must start a new PowerShell session for this change to be in effect. Run the
 following command to enable the `PSCommandNotFoundSuggestion` feature:
 
@@ -86,13 +86,14 @@ Legend
 | [PSCommandNotFoundSuggestion][06]                   | ![Experimental][02] |  ![Mainstream][01]  |  ![Mainstream][01]  |
 | [PSCommandWithArgs][07]                             | ![Experimental][02] |  ![Mainstream][01]  |  ![Mainstream][01]  |
 | [PSDesiredStateConfiguration.InvokeDscResource][08] | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
-| [PSFeedbackProvider][09]                            | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
+| [PSFeedbackProvider][09]                            | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |  ![Mainstream][01]  |
 | [PSLoadAssemblyFromNativeCode][10]                  | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
 | [PSModuleAutoLoadSkipOfflineFiles][11]              | ![Experimental][02] |  ![Mainstream][01]  |  ![Mainstream][01]  |
-| [PSNativeWindowsTildeExpansion][12]                 |                     | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
-| [PSRedirectToVariable][13]                          |                     | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
-| [PSSerializeJSONLongEnumAsNumber][14]               |                     | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
-| [PSSubsystemPluginModel][15]                        | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
+| [PSNativeWindowsTildeExpansion][12]                 |                     | ![Experimental][02] |  ![Mainstream][01]  |
+| [PSProfileDSCResource][13]                          |                     |                     | ![Experimental][02] |
+| [PSRedirectToVariable][14]                          |                     | ![Experimental][02] |  ![Mainstream][01]  |
+| [PSSerializeJSONLongEnumAsNumber][15]               |                     | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
+| [PSSubsystemPluginModel][16]                        | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |  ![Mainstream][01]  |
 
 ### PSCommandNotFoundSuggestion
 
@@ -155,6 +156,10 @@ use or support MOF compilation. For more information, see
 
 ### PSFeedbackProvider
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> This experimental feature was added in PowerShell 7.4-preview.3. This feature became mainstream in
+> PowerShell 7.6-preview.6.
+
 When you enable this feature, PowerShell uses a new feedback provider to give you feedback when a
 command can't be found. The feedback provider is extensible, and can be implemented by third-party
 modules. The feedback provider can be used by other subsystems, such as the predictor subsystem, to
@@ -170,8 +175,6 @@ This feature includes two built-in feedback providers:
   in an interactive run, and for providing predictive IntelliSense results for the next command
   line.
 
-This feature was added in PowerShell 7.4-preview.3.
-
 ### PSLoadAssemblyFromNativeCode
 
 Exposes an API to allow assembly loading from native code.
@@ -190,10 +193,54 @@ always kept on disk.
 
 This feature was added in PowerShell 7.4-preview.1.
 
+### PSNativeWindowsTildeExpansion
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> This experimental feature was added in PowerShell 7.5-preview.2. This feature became mainstream in
+> PowerShell 7.6-preview.6.
+
+When this feature is enabled, PowerShell expands unquoted tilde (`~`) to the user's current home
+folder before invoking native commands. The following examples show how the feature works.
+
+With the feature disabled, the tilde is passed to the native command as a literal string.
+
+```powershell
+PS> cmd.exe /c echo ~
+~
+```
+
+With the feature enabled, PowerShell expands the tilde before it's passed to the native command.
+
+```powershell
+PS> cmd.exe /c echo ~
+C:\Users\username
+```
+
+This feature only applies to Windows. On non-Windows platforms, tilde expansion is handled natively.
+
+### PSProfileDSCResource
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> This experimental feature was added in PowerShell 7.6-preview.6.
+
+The PowerShell 7.6-preview.6 release added this feature as an advertisement for a new DSCv3
+resource. The experimental feature flag doesn't do anything. You can use the new DSC v3 resource
+regardless of whether this feature is enabled or disabled.
+
+The `Microsoft.PowerShell/Profile` resource enables you to manage PowerShell profiles using Desired
+State Configuration (DSC) v3. This release includes two new files in the `$PSHOME` folder:
+
+- `pwsh.profile.dsc.resource.json` - DSC v3 resource manifest file
+- `pwsh.profile.resource.ps1` - DSC v3 resource implementation file
+
+The resource supports operations to get, set, and export profile content for different profile
+types. For more information, see the notes in the PR [PowerShell/PowerShell#26157][26157].
+
 ### PSRedirectToVariable
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> This experimental feature was added in PowerShell 7.5-preview.4.
+> This experimental feature was added in PowerShell 7.5-preview.4. This feature became mainstream in
+> PowerShell 7.6-preview.6.
 
 When enabled, this feature adds support for redirecting to the Variable: drive. This feature allows
 you to redirect data to a variable using the `Variable:name` syntax. PowerShell inspects the target
@@ -217,48 +264,12 @@ Output 2
 WARNING: Warning, Warning!
 ```
 
-### PSSubsystemPluginModel
-
-This feature enables the subsystem plugin model in PowerShell. The feature makes it possible to
-separate components of `System.Management.Automation.dll` into individual subsystems that reside in
-their own assembly. This separation reduces the disk footprint of the core PowerShell engine and
-allows these components to become optional features for a minimal PowerShell installation.
-
-Currently, only the **CommandPredictor** subsystem is supported. This subsystem is used along with
-the PSReadLine module to provide custom prediction plugins. In future, **Job**,
-**CommandCompleter**, **Remoting** and other components could be separated into subsystem assemblies
-outside of `System.Management.Automation.dll`.
-
-The experimental feature includes a new cmdlet, [Get-PSSubsystem][20]. This cmdlet is only available
-when the feature is enabled. This cmdlet returns information about the subsystems that are available
-on the system.
-
-### PSNativeWindowsTildeExpansion
-
-When this feature is enabled, PowerShell expands unquoted tilde (`~`) to the user's current home
-folder before invoking native commands. The following examples show how the feature works.
-
-With the feature disabled, the tilde is passed to the native command as a literal string.
-
-```powershell
-PS> cmd.exe /c echo ~
-~
-```
-
-With the feature enabled, PowerShell expands the tilde before it's passed to the native command.
-
-```powershell
-PS> cmd.exe /c echo ~
-C:\Users\username
-```
-
-This feature only applies to Windows. On non-Windows platforms, tilde expansion is handled natively.
-
-This feature was added in PowerShell 7.5-preview.2.
-
 ### PSSerializeJSONLongEnumAsNumber
 
-This feature enables the cmdlet [ConvertTo-Json][21] to serialize any enum values based on
+> [!NOTE]
+> This experimental feature was added in PowerShell 7.5-preview.5.
+
+This feature enables the cmdlet [ConvertTo-Json][23] to serialize any enum values based on
 `Int64/long` or `UInt64/ulong` as a numeric value rather than the string representation of that enum
 value. This aligns the behavior of enum serialization with other enum base types where the cmdlet
 serializes enums as their numeric value. Use the **EnumsAsStrings** parameter to serialize as the
@@ -286,6 +297,25 @@ For example:
 # { "Key": "Cmdlets" }
 ```
 
+### PSSubsystemPluginModel
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> This feature became mainstream in PowerShell 7.6-preview.6.
+
+This feature enables the subsystem plugin model in PowerShell. The feature makes it possible to
+separate components of `System.Management.Automation.dll` into individual subsystems that reside in
+their own assembly. This separation reduces the disk footprint of the core PowerShell engine and
+allows these components to become optional features for a minimal PowerShell installation.
+
+Currently, only the **CommandPredictor** subsystem is supported. This subsystem is used along with
+the PSReadLine module to provide custom prediction plugins. In future, **Job**,
+**CommandCompleter**, **Remoting** and other components could be separated into subsystem assemblies
+outside of `System.Management.Automation.dll`.
+
+The experimental feature includes a new cmdlet, [Get-PSSubsystem][22]. This cmdlet is only available
+when the feature is enabled. This cmdlet returns information about the subsystems that are available
+on the system.
+
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@@ -299,12 +329,14 @@ For example:
 [10]: #psloadassemblyfromnativecode
 [11]: #psmoduleautoloadskipofflinefiles
 [12]: #psnativewindowstildeexpansion
-[13]: #psredirecttovariable
-[14]: #psserializejsonlongenumasnumber
-[15]: #pssubsystempluginmodel
-[16]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/issues/new/choose
-[17]: xref:Microsoft.PowerShell.Core.Disable-ExperimentalFeature
-[18]: xref:Microsoft.PowerShell.Core.Enable-ExperimentalFeature
-[19]: xref:Microsoft.PowerShell.Core.Get-ExperimentalFeature
-[20]: xref:Microsoft.PowerShell.Core.Get-PSSubsystem
-[21]: xref:Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility.ConvertTo-Json
+[13]: #psprofiledscresource
+[14]: #psredirecttovariable
+[15]: #psserializejsonlongenumasnumber
+[16]: #pssubsystempluginmodel
+[17]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/issues/new/choose
+[19]: xref:Microsoft.PowerShell.Core.Disable-ExperimentalFeature
+[20]: xref:Microsoft.PowerShell.Core.Enable-ExperimentalFeature
+[21]: xref:Microsoft.PowerShell.Core.Get-ExperimentalFeature
+[22]: xref:Microsoft.PowerShell.Core.Get-PSSubsystem
+[23]: xref:Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility.ConvertTo-Json
+[26157]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/26157
diff --git a/reference/docs-conceptual/whats-new/What-s-New-in-PowerShell-76.md b/reference/docs-conceptual/whats-new/What-s-New-in-PowerShell-76.md
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 ---
 title: What's New in PowerShell 7.6
 description: New features and changes released in PowerShell 7.6
-ms.date: 10/09/2025
+ms.date: 12/09/2025
 ---
 
 # What's New in PowerShell 7.6
 
-PowerShell 7.6-preview.5 includes the following features, updates, and breaking changes. PowerShell
+PowerShell 7.6-preview.6 includes the following features, updates, and breaking changes. PowerShell
 7.6 is built on .NET 9.0.101 GA release.
 
-For a complete list of changes, see the [CHANGELOG][04] in the GitHub repository.
+For a complete list of changes, see the [CHANGELOG][log] in the GitHub repository.
 
 ## Updated modules
 
-PowerShell 7.6-preview.5 includes the following updated modules:
+PowerShell 7.6-preview.6 includes the following updated modules:
 
-- **Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet** v1.1.0
+- **Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet** v1.2.0-preview5
 - **PSReadLine** v2.4.4-beta4
 - **Microsoft.PowerShell.ThreadJob** v2.2.0
 - **ThreadJob** v2.1.0
@@ -35,9 +35,12 @@ name, the **ThreadJob** v2.1.0 module is a proxy module that points to the
 
 ## Tab completion improvements
 
-- Use parameter `HelpMessage` for tool tip in parameter completion ([#25108][25108]) (Thanks @jborean93!)
+- Properly Expand Aliases to their actual ResolvedCommand ([#26571][26571]) (thanks @kilasuit!)
+- Use parameter `HelpMessage` for tool tip in parameter completion ([#25108][25108]) (Thanks
+  @jborean93!)
 - Remove duplicate modules from completion results ([#25538][25538]) (Thanks @MartinGC94!)
-- Add completion for variables assigned in `ArrayLiteralAst` and `ParenExpressionAst` ([#25303][25303]) (Thanks @MartinGC94!)
+- Add completion for variables assigned in `ArrayLiteralAst` and `ParenExpressionAst`
+  ([#25303][25303]) (Thanks @MartinGC94!)
 - Fix tab completion for env/function variables ([#25346][25346]) (Thanks @jborean93!)
 - Update Named and Statement block type inference to not consider **AssignmentStatements** and
   Increment/decrement operators as part of their output ([#21137][21137]) (Thanks @MartinGC94!)
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ name, the **ThreadJob** v2.1.0 module is a proxy module that points to the
   efficient char searching ([#24879][24879]) (Thanks @ArmaanMcleod!)
 - Update `IndexOfAny()` calls with invalid path/filename to `SearchValues<char>` for more efficient
   char searching ([#24896][24896]) (Thanks @ArmaanMcleod!)
-- Replace `char[]` array in `CompletionRequiresQuotes` with cached `SearchValues<char>`
+- Replace `char\[\]` array in `CompletionRequiresQuotes` with cached `SearchValues<char>`
   ([#24907][24907]) (Thanks @ArmaanMcleod!)
 - Add quote handling in `Verb`, `StrictModeVersion`, `Scope` and `PropertyType` Argument
   Completers with single helper method ([#24839][24839]) (Thanks @ArmaanMcleod!)
@@ -88,8 +91,9 @@ name, the **ThreadJob** v2.1.0 module is a proxy module that points to the
 
 ## Cmdlet improvements
 
-- Fix Out-GridView by replacing use of obsolete BinaryFormatter with custom implementation ([#25497][25497])
-  (Thanks @mawosoft!)
+- Add `-Delimiter` parameter to `Get-Clipboard` ([#26572][26572]) (thanks @MartinGC94!)
+- Fix Out-GridView by replacing use of obsolete BinaryFormatter with custom implementation
+  ([#25497][25497]) (Thanks @mawosoft!)
 - Improve verbose and debug logging level messaging in web cmdlets ([#25510][25510]) (Thanks
   @JustinGrote!)
 - Improve debug logging of Web cmdlet request and response ([#25479][25479]) (Thanks @JustinGrote!)
@@ -137,6 +141,9 @@ name, the **ThreadJob** v2.1.0 module is a proxy module that points to the
 
 ## Engine improvements
 
+- Fix a regression in the API `CompletionCompleters.CompleteFilename()` that causes null reference
+  exception ([#26487][26487])
+- Close pipe client handles after creating the child ssh process ([#26564][26564])
 - Update the **PSDiagnostics** module to manage the PowerShellCore provider in PowerShell 7
   ([#25590][25590])
 - Allow opt-out of the named-pipe listener using the environment variable
@@ -176,18 +183,30 @@ name, the **ThreadJob** v2.1.0 module is a proxy module that points to the
 
 ## Experimental features
 
-The following experimental features are included in PowerShell 7.6-preview.3:
+The PowerShell 7.6-preview.6 release includes the following changes to experimental features.
 
-- [PSNativeWindowsTildeExpansion][01] - Add tilde expansion for Windows-native executables
-- [PSRedirectToVariable][02] - Allow redirecting to a variable
-- [PSSerializeJSONLongEnumAsNumber][03] - `ConvertTo-Json` now treats large enums as numbers
+The following experimental features are mainstream:
+
+- [PSFeedbackProvider][01]
+- [PSNativeWindowsTildeExpansion][02]
+- [PSRedirectToVariable][04]
+- [PSSubsystemPluginModel][06]
+
+This release includes following experimental features:
+
+- [PSSerializeJSONLongEnumAsNumber][05] - `ConvertTo-Json` now treats large enums as numbers
+- [PSProfileDSCResource][03] - Add DSC v3 resource for PowerShell Profiles
 
 <!-- end of content -->
 <!-- reference links -->
-[01]: ../learn/experimental-features.md#psnativewindowstildeexpansion
-[02]: ../learn/experimental-features.md#psredirecttovariable
-[03]: ../learn/experimental-features.md#psserializejsonlongenumasnumber
-[04]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/master/CHANGELOG/preview.md
+[01]: ../learn/experimental-features.md#psfeedbackprovider
+[02]: ../learn/experimental-features.md#psnativewindowstildeexpansion
+[03]: ../learn/experimental-features.md#psprofiledscresource
+[04]: ../learn/experimental-features.md#psredirecttovariable
+[05]: ../learn/experimental-features.md#psserializejsonlongenumasnumber
+[06]: ../learn/experimental-features.md#pssubsystempluginmodel
+
+[log]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/master/CHANGELOG/preview.md
 
 [14553]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/14553
 [17687]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/17687
@@ -278,3 +297,7 @@ The following experimental features are included in PowerShell 7.6-preview.3:
 [26081]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/26081
 [26086]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/26086
 [26118]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/26118
+[26487]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/26487
+[26564]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/26564
+[26571]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/26571
+[26572]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/26572
