Merge pull request #13016 from MicrosoftDocs/main

Auto Publish – main to live - 2026-05-13 22:00 UTC

Author: learn-build-service-prod[bot]

README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-ms.date: 01/17/2025
+ms.date: 05/13/2026
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 # PowerShell Documentation
 
@@ -20,28 +20,40 @@ This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct][04].
 
 The following list describes the main folders in this repository.
 
-- `.devcontainer` - configuration files for the VS Code Remote - Containers extension
-- `.github` - contains configuration settings used by GitHub for this repository
-- `.vscode` - contains configuration settings and recommended extensions for VS Code
-- `assets` - contains downloadable files linked in the documentation
-- `redir` - contains redirection mapping files
-- `reference` - contains the documentation published to [learn.microsoft.com][01]. This includes
-  both reference and conceptual content.
-  - `5.1` - contains the cmdlet reference and about topics for PowerShell 5.1
-  - `7.4` - contains the cmdlet reference and about topics for PowerShell 7.4
-  - `7.5` - contains the cmdlet reference and about topics for PowerShell 7.5
-  - `7.6` - contains the cmdlet reference and about topics for PowerShell 7.6
-  - `bread` - contains the TOC used for breadcrumb navigation
-  - `docs-conceptual` - contains the conceptual articles that are published to the Docs site. In
-    general, the folder structure mirrors the Table of Contents (TOC).
-  - `includes` - contains markdown include files
-  - `mapping` - contains the version mapping configuration used by the build system
-  - `media` - contains image files used in documentation. There are media folders throughout the
-    `docs-conceptual` content. See the Contributor Guide for information on using images in
-    documentation.
-  - `module` - contains the markdown source for the Module Browser page
-- `tests` - contains the Pester tests used by the build system
-- `tools` - contains other tools used by the build system
+```mermaid
+---
+config:
+    treeView:
+        rowIndent: 20
+        lineThickness: 2
+    themeVariables:
+        treeView:
+            labelFontSize: '14px'
+            labelColor: '#3498DB'
+            lineColor: '#3498DB'
+---
+treeView-beta
+    "📁 PowerShell-Docs"
+        "📁 .devcontainer - VS Code Remote Containers configuration"
+        "⚙️ .github - GitHub repository configuration and workflows"
+        "💻 .vscode - VS Code settings and recommended extensions"
+        "📁 assets - Downloadable files linked in documentation"
+        "🔀 redir - URL redirection mapping files"
+        "📚 reference - Published documentation content"
+            "📘 5.1 - PowerShell 5.1 cmdlet reference"
+            "📘 7.4 - PowerShell 7.4 cmdlet reference"
+            "📘 7.5 - PowerShell 7.5 cmdlet reference"
+            "📘 7.6 - PowerShell 7.6 cmdlet reference"
+            "📘 7.7 - PowerShell 7.7 cmdlet reference"
+            "🍞 bread - Breadcrumb navigation TOC"
+            "📖 docs-conceptual - Conceptual articles published to learn.ms"
+            "📄 includes - Markdown include files"
+            "🗺️ mapping - Version mapping configuration"
+            "🖼️ media - Images used in documentation"
+            "📦 module - Module Browser page source"
+        "🧪 tests - Pester tests for build validation"
+        "🔧 tools - Build system tools and scripts"
+```
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > The reference content (in the numbered folders) is used to create the webpages on the Docs site as
@@ -65,7 +77,6 @@ There are two license files for this project. The [MIT License][05] applies to t
 this repo. The [Creative Commons license][06] applies to the documentation.
 
 <!-- link references -->
-[01]: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/scripting/
 [02]: https://aka.ms/PSDocsContributor
 [03]: https://cla.microsoft.com/
 [04]: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

reference/docs-conceptual/security/app-control/how-app-control-works.md

@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ and PowerShell you're using.
 ## How PowerShell detects a system lockdown policy
 
 PowerShell detects both **AppLocker** and **App Control for Business** system
-wide polices. AppLocker is deprecated. App Control is the preferred application control system for Windows.
+wide polices. Microsoft is no longer investing in AppLocker. AppLocker will 
+only receive security fixes. App Control is the preferred application control
+system for Windows.
 
 ### Legacy App Control policy enforcement detection