Tag: PowerShell

As previously announced, version 4 of the AWS Tools for PowerShell entered maintenance mode on March 1, 2026. In accordance with our SDKs and Tools Maintenance Policy, AWS Tools for PowerShell V4 has now reached end-of-support as of June 1, 2026.  Starting June 1, 2026, there are no plans for further updates or releases for V4, including security fixes. Previously published releases should continue […]

The new multipart download support in AWS Tools for PowerShell v5 improves the performance of downloading large objects from Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) compared to the single-stream downloads. The Read-S3Object and Copy-S3Object cmdlets now deliver faster download speeds through an opt-in switch parameter -UseMultipartDownload for multipart downloads, reducing the need for complex code to manage […]

In alignment with our previous announcement in August 2025 and SDKs and Tools Maintenance Policy, version 4 of the AWS Tools for PowerShell (AWS Tools for PowerShell v4.x) will enter maintenance mode on March 1, 2026 and reach end-of-support on June 1, 2026.

We are excited to offer a preview of AWS Tools Installer V2 which addresses customer feedback for faster and more reliable bulk installation of AWS Tools for PowerShell modules.

This blog was co-authored by Afroz Mohammed and Jonathan Nunn, Software Developers on the AWS PowerShell team. We’re excited to announce the general availability of the AWS Tools for PowerShell version 5, a major update that brings new features and improvements in security, along with a few breaking changes. New Features You can now cancel […]

This blog was co-authored by Afroz Mohammed and Jonathan Nunn, Software Developers on the AWS PowerShell team. In August 2024, the AWS Tools for PowerShell team announced the upcoming release of the AWS Tools for PowerShell V5. The first preview release of V5 is now available. Preview 1 of the AWS Tools for PowerShell V5 […]

This blog was co-authored by Afroz Mohammed and Jonathan Nunn, Software Developers on the AWS PowerShell team. Today, we want to let the AWS PowerShell community know about our upcoming plans for the AWS Tools for PowerShell. The current AWS Tools for PowerShell V4 is built on the AWS SDK for .NET V3. Recently, the […]

Support for the AWS Tools for Windows Installer is ending on June 1, 2023 . After this date, no new versions of the installer will be created to deliver updated versions of the AWS tools. It is recommended to migrate away from the installer to the modern package management systems, such as NuGet and the […]

On January 14th 2020 Microsoft ended extended support for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The oldest supported Windows Server version, Windows Server 2012, comes with Windows PowerShell 3.0 and .NET Framework 4.5. The legacy variant of AWS Tools for PowerShell (AWSPowerShell) is currently compatible with Windows PowerShell 2.0 and .NET Framework 3.5. […]

Dear AWS PowerShell Customers, We are excited to announce the GA release of version 4 of our PowerShell modules! AWS Tools for PowerShell is available in three different variants: AWS.Tools is the new modular variant that allows for faster import times and a smaller footprint. AWS.Tools is compatible with both PowerShell Core 6+ and Windows PowerShell 5.1 when .NET Framework 4.7.2 is installed. Starting with […]