Configuring and using the AWS Tools for PowerShell - AWS Tools for PowerShell (version 5)
This documentation is a draft for private preview for regions in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. Documentation content will continue to evolve. Published: January 5, 2026.

Version 5 (V5) of the AWS Tools for PowerShell has been released!

For information about breaking changes and migrating your applications, see the migration topic.

Configuring and using the AWS Tools for PowerShell

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. For example, they explain how to specify which AWS Region 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.