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Update release note for 74.18 release

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Pull request overview

Updates PowerShell 7.4 documentation to reflect the 7.4.18 servicing release, ensuring release notes and installation guidance reference the latest LTS patch and corresponding .NET runtime.

Changes:

  • Bumped “What’s New in PowerShell 7.4” to 7.4.18 and updated the referenced .NET runtime version.
  • Updated multiple installation docs (Linux/macOS/Windows) to point to the 7.4.18 download artifacts.
  • Updated Support Lifecycle docs to list 7.4.18 as the previous LTS release.

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reference/docs-conceptual/whats-new/What-s-New-in-PowerShell-74.md Updates the 7.4 release note header to 7.4.18 and updates the .NET runtime version text.
reference/docs-conceptual/install/PowerShell-Support-Lifecycle.md Updates “previous LTS” version reference to 7.4.18.
reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-ubuntu.md Updates the 7.4 (LTS) .deb download URL to 7.4.18.
reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-rhel.md Updates the 7.4 (LTS) .rpm download URL to 7.4.18.
reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-powershell-on-windows.md Updates the “Current LTS” MSIX name and link reference to 7.4.18.
reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-powershell-on-macos.md Updates 7.4 (LTS) macOS PKG/tarball names and link references to 7.4.18.
reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-debian.md Updates the 7.4 (LTS) .deb download URL to 7.4.18.
reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-alpine.md Updates the 7.4 (LTS) musl tarball URL to 7.4.18.
reference/docs-conceptual/install/community-support.md Updates “previous LTS” ARM tarball URLs to 7.4.18.

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The current LTS release is PowerShell 7.6.3. The previous LTS release, PowerShell 7.4.18, is
still supported until 10-Nov-2026.
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[releases][01] page. Select the URL of the package version you want to install.

- PowerShell 7.6 (LTS) - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.6.3/powershell-7.6.3-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz`
- PowerShell 7.5 - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.8/powershell-7.5.8-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz`
- PowerShell 7.4 (LTS) - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.17/powershell-7.4.17-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz`
- PowerShell 7.4 (LTS) - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.18/powershell-7.4.18-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz`
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- PowerShell 7.4 (LTS) universal package
- `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.17/powershell_7.4.17-1.deb_amd64.deb`
- `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.18/powershell_7.4.18-1.deb_amd64.deb`
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- PowerShell 7.4 (LTS) universal package
- `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.17/powershell-7.4.17-1.rh.x86_64.rpm`
- `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.18/powershell-7.4.18-1.rh.x86_64.rpm`
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- PowerShell 7.4 (LTS) universal package for supported versions of Debian
- `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.17/powershell_7.4.17-1.deb_amd64.deb`
- `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.18/powershell_7.4.18-1.deb_amd64.deb`
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- Next LTS - [PowerShell-7.6.3.msixbundle][19]
- Latest stable - [PowerShell-7.5.8.msixbundle][14]
- Current LTS - [PowerShell-7.4.17.msixbundle][13]
- Current LTS - [PowerShell-7.4.18.msixbundle][13]
- Current preview - [PowerShell-7.7.0-preview.2.msixbundle][20]
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- x64 processors - [powershell-7.5.8-osx-x64.pkg][11]
- PowerShell 7.4 (LTS)
- Arm64 processors - [powershell-7.4.17-osx-arm64.pkg][05]
- x64 processors - [powershell-7.4.17-osx-x64.pkg][07]
- Arm64 processors - [powershell-7.4.18-osx-arm64.pkg][05]
- x64 processors - [powershell-7.4.18-osx-x64.pkg][07]
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- `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.8/powershell-7.5.8-linux-arm32.tar.gz`
- `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.8/powershell-7.5.8-linux-arm64.tar.gz`
- PowerShell 7.4 - previous LTS release
- `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.17/powershell-7.4.17-linux-arm32.tar.gz`
- `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.17/powershell-7.4.17-linux-arm64.tar.gz`
- `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.18/powershell-7.4.18-linux-arm32.tar.gz`
- `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.18/powershell-7.4.18-linux-arm64.tar.gz`
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@sdwheeler sdwheeler changed the title Update release note for 74.18 release Update release note for 7.4.18 release Jul 15, 2026
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