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[release/v7.6] Exclude .exe packages from publishing to GitHub - #26887
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Pull request overview
Backport to release/v7.6 to prevent Windows Update–only .exe artifacts from being published as GitHub Release assets during the release packaging pipeline.
Changes:
- Add a PowerShell step in the GitHub release job to delete
.exefiles from$(Pipeline.Workspace)/GitHubPackagesbefore generating hashes and uploading assets.
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Backport of #26859 to release/v7.6
Triggered by Dongbo Wang (@daxian-dbw) on behalf of Dongbo Wang (@daxian-dbw)
Original CL Label: CL-BuildPackaging
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Impact
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Tooling Impact
Customer Impact
This change affects only the release packaging process. Customers will no longer see .exe packages in GitHub releases as they are intended for Windows Update only.
Regression
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This is not a regression.
Testing
Verified the backport cherry-picked cleanly with no conflicts. The change is a simple addition to the release pipeline that removes .exe files after downloading artifacts and before uploading to GitHub.
Risk
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This change only removes .exe packages from GitHub releases before upload. The .exe packages are still created and intended for Windows Update only. No functional changes to PowerShell itself.