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AWS powershell documentation change

Service: powershell · 2025-06-19 · Documentation low

File: powershell/v5/userguide/pstools-getting-set-up.md

Summary

Updated title and restructured content to focus on configuring and using AWS Tools for PowerShell, added new sections on credential resolution, federated identity, observability, and other configuration topics while removing installation steps.

Security assessment

Changes focus on configuration and usage documentation rather than addressing specific security vulnerabilities. Added sections like credential resolution and federated identity relate to security practices but do not indicate a newly addressed vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/powershell/v5/userguide/pstools-getting-set-up.md b/powershell/v5/userguide/pstools-getting-set-up.md
index 4a539f4ab..4ddaca07b 100644
--- a//powershell/v5/userguide/pstools-getting-set-up.md
+++ b//powershell/v5/userguide/pstools-getting-set-up.md
@@ -7 +7 @@ The AWS Tools for PowerShell version 5 (V5) is in preview, therefore this conten
-# Installing the AWS Tools for PowerShell
+# Configuring and using the AWS Tools for PowerShell
@@ -9 +9,3 @@ The AWS Tools for PowerShell version 5 (V5) is in preview, therefore this conten
-To successfully install and use the AWS Tools for PowerShell cmdlets, see the steps in the following topics.
+Some of the topics in this section describe the fundamentals of using the Tools for Windows PowerShell after you have [installed the tools and set up authentication](./pstools-getting-started.html). For example, they explain how to specify which [AWS Region](./pstools-installing-specifying-region.html) the Tools for PowerShell should use when interacting with AWS.
+
+Other topics in this section provide information about advanced ways that you can configure the tools, your environment, and your projects.
@@ -13 +15,13 @@ To successfully install and use the AWS Tools for PowerShell cmdlets, see the st
-  * [Installing on Windows](./pstools-getting-set-up-windows.html)
+  * [AWS Region](./pstools-installing-specifying-region.html)
+
+  * [Credential and profile resolution](./creds-assign.html)
+
+  * [Configure federated identity](./saml-pst.html)
+
+  * [Observability](./observability.html)
+
+  * [Cmdlet discovery and aliases](./pstools-discovery-aliases.html)
+
+  * [Pipelining, output, and iteration](./pstools-pipelines.html)
+
+  * [Users and roles](./pstools-users-roles.html)
@@ -15 +29 @@ To successfully install and use the AWS Tools for PowerShell cmdlets, see the st
-  * [Installing on Linux or macOS](./pstools-getting-set-up-linux-mac.html)
+  * [Using legacy credentials](./pstools-cred-legacy.html)
@@ -26 +40 @@ To use the Amazon Web Services Documentation, Javascript must be enabled. Please
-What's new
+Use the AWS CLI
@@ -28 +42 @@ What's new
-Installing on Windows
+AWS Region