

This article describes this new feature, how it works, when to use it and when not to. This feature is a great new tool for parallelizing work, but like any tool, it has its uses and drawbacks. These have been superseded by shell profiles, defined via ".*" properties, and an associated ".*" property that contains the name of the profile to use by default, as shown below (use > Preferences: Open Settings (JSON) from the command palette to open your settings.json file): ". PowerShell 7.0 Preview 3 is now available with a new ForEach-Object Parallel Experimental feature. PowerShell is a cross-platform (Windows, Linux, and macOS) automation and configuration tool/framework that works well with your existing tools and is optimized for dealing with structured data (e.g. Use the new Windows Terminal and set pwsh.exe and your default terminal. Set a shortcut on your taskbar for pwsh.exe that you will use all the time.

Hit the WindowsKey + R to start the run box and type pwsh.

In earlier VSCode (Visual Studio Code) versions, the ".*" and ".*" settings determined the default shell and its startup arguments for the integrated terminal. Objects returned in Windows PowerShell 5.1 compatibility mode are deserialized (click to enlarge) The pwsh 7 object is deserialized. Hit the Windows Key and type PowerShell and click the PowerShell version you want.
