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Pull request overview

This pull request removes the "experimental" designation from Windows native PowerShell support for GitHub Copilot CLI, indicating that Windows support has reached a stable state. The change updates the documentation to reflect that both PowerShell and WSL are now fully supported on Windows.

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  • Updates the Windows support description to remove "experimental" label and clarify that both PowerShell and WSL are supported

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content/copilot/concepts/agents/about-copilot-cli.md
* Linux
* macOS
* Windows from within [Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about). Native Windows support in Powershell is available, but experimental.
* Windows from within Powershell and [Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about)
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The product name "PowerShell" should have a capital "S". This is the official branding for Microsoft PowerShell.

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* Windows from within Powershell and [Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about)
* Windows from within PowerShell and [Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about)

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* Windows from within [Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about). Native Windows support in Powershell is available, but experimental.
* Windows from within Powershell and [Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about)

For installation instructions, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/how-tos/set-up/install-copilot-cli).
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