Update release notes for PS 7.5-p4 release (#11363)

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diff --git a/reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-alpine.md b/reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-alpine.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ to the package depends on the version of PowerShell you want to install.
 
 - PowerShell 7.4.5 - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.5/powershell-7.4.5-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz`
 - PowerShell 7.2.23 - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.2.23/powershell-7.2.23-linux-alpine-x64.tar.gz`
-- PowerShell 7.5-preview.3 - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.0-preview.3/powershell-7.5.0-preview.3-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz`
+- PowerShell 7.5-preview.4 - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.0-preview.3/powershell-7.5.0-preview.3-linux-musl-x64.tar.gz`
 
 Then, in the terminal, execute the following shell commands to install PowerShell 7.4:
 

diff --git a/reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-rhel.md b/reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-rhel.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ The link to the current version is:
   - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.5/powershell-7.4.5-1.rh.x86_64.rpm`
 - PowerShell 7.2.23 universal package for supported versions of RHEL
   - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.2.23/powershell-7.2.23-1.rh.x86_64.rpm`
-- PowerShell 7.5-preview.3 universal package for supported versions of RHEL
+- PowerShell 7.5-preview.4 universal package for supported versions of RHEL
   - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.0-preview.3/powershell-preview-7.5.0_preview.2-1.rh.x86_64.rpm`
 
 The following shell script downloads and installs the current preview release of PowerShell. You can

diff --git a/reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-ubuntu.md b/reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-ubuntu.md
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ The link to the current version is:
   - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.4.5/powershell_7.4.5-1.deb_amd64.deb`
 - PowerShell 7.2 (LTS) universal package for supported versions of Ubuntu
   - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.2.23/powershell_7.2.23-1.deb_amd64.deb`
-- PowerShell 7.5-preview.3 universal package for supported versions of Ubuntu
+- PowerShell 7.5-preview.4 universal package for supported versions of Ubuntu
   - `https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.0-preview.3/powershell-preview_7.5.0-preview.3-1.deb_amd64.deb`
 
 The following shell script downloads and installs the current preview release of PowerShell. You can

diff --git a/reference/docs-conceptual/learn/experimental-features.md b/reference/docs-conceptual/learn/experimental-features.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 description: Lists the currently available experimental features and how to use them.
-ms.date: 02/23/2024
+ms.date: 08/28/2024
 title: Using Experimental Features in PowerShell
 ---
 # Using Experimental Features in PowerShell
@@ -81,20 +81,21 @@ Legend
 - The ![Discontinued][03] icon indicates the version of PowerShell where the experimental feature
   was removed
 
-|                        Name                         |         7.2         |         7.3         |         7.4         |    7.5 (preview)    |
-| --------------------------------------------------- | :-----------------: | :-----------------: | :-----------------: | :-----------------: |
-| [PSCommandNotFoundSuggestion][10]                   | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
-| [PSDesiredStateConfiguration.InvokeDscResource][14] | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
-| [PSNativePSPathResolution][21]                      | ![Experimental][02] | ![Discontinued][03] |                     |                     |
-| [PSSubsystemPluginModel][23]                        | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
-| [PSNativeCommandArgumentPassing][18]                | ![Experimental][02] |  ![Mainstream][01]  |                     |                     |
-| [PSAnsiRenderingFileInfo][09]                       | ![Experimental][02] |  ![Mainstream][01]  |                     |                     |
-| [PSLoadAssemblyFromNativeCode][16]                  | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
-| [PSNativeCommandErrorActionPreference][19]          |                     | ![Experimental][02] |  ![Mainstream][01]  |                     |
-| [PSFeedbackProvider][15]                            |                     |                     | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
-| [PSModuleAutoLoadSkipOfflineFiles][17]              |                     |                     | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
-| [PSCommandWithArgs][11]                             |                     |                     | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
-| [PSNativeWindowsTildeExpansion][22]                 |                     |                     |                     | ![Experimental][02] |
+|                        Name                         |         7.2         |         7.4         |    7.5 (preview)    |
+| --------------------------------------------------- | :-----------------: | :-----------------: | :-----------------: |
+| [PSCommandNotFoundSuggestion][10]                   | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
+| [PSDesiredStateConfiguration.InvokeDscResource][14] | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
+| [PSNativePSPathResolution][21]                      | ![Experimental][02] |                     |                     |
+| [PSSubsystemPluginModel][23]                        | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
+| [PSNativeCommandArgumentPassing][18]                | ![Experimental][02] |                     |                     |
+| [PSAnsiRenderingFileInfo][09]                       | ![Experimental][02] |                     |                     |
+| [PSLoadAssemblyFromNativeCode][16]                  | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
+| [PSNativeCommandErrorActionPreference][19]          |                     |  ![Mainstream][01]  |                     |
+| [PSFeedbackProvider][15]                            |                     | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
+| [PSModuleAutoLoadSkipOfflineFiles][17]              |                     | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
+| [PSCommandWithArgs][11]                             |                     | ![Experimental][02] | ![Experimental][02] |
+| [PSNativeWindowsTildeExpansion][22]                 |                     |                     | ![Experimental][02] |
+| [PSRedirectToVariable][24]                          |                     |                     | ![Experimental][02] |
 
 ### PSAnsiRenderingFileInfo
 
@@ -325,6 +326,33 @@ operating system.
 - If the path isn't a PSDrive or `~` (on Windows), then path normalization doesn't occur
 - If the path is in single quotes, then it's not resolved and treated as literal
 
+### PSRedirectToVariable
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> This experimental feature was added in PowerShell 7.5-preview.4.
+
+When enabled, this feature adds support for redirecting to the variable drive. This feature allows
+you to redirect data to a variable using the `variable:name` syntax. PowerShell inspects the target
+of the redirection and if it uses the variable provider it calls `Set-Variable` rather than
+`Out-File`.
+
+The following example shows how to redirect the output of a command to a variable:
+
+```powershell
+. {
+    "Output 1"
+    Write-Warning "Warning, Warning!"
+    "Output 2"
+} 3> variable:warnings
+$warnings
+```
+
+```Output
+Output 1
+Output 2
+WARNING: Warning, Warning!
+```
+
 ### PSSubsystemPluginModel
 
 This feature enables the subsystem plugin model in PowerShell. The feature makes it possible to
@@ -385,6 +413,7 @@ This feature was added in PowerShell 7.5-preview.2.
 [21]: #psnativepspathresolution
 [22]: #psnativewindowstildeexpansion
 [23]: #pssubsystempluginmodel
+[24]: #psredirecttovariable
 [25]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/issues/new/choose
 [26]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/tree/master/test/tools/TestExe
 [27]: xref:Microsoft.PowerShell.Core.Disable-ExperimentalFeature

diff --git a/reference/docs-conceptual/whats-new/What-s-New-in-PowerShell-75.md b/reference/docs-conceptual/whats-new/What-s-New-in-PowerShell-75.md
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
 title: What's New in PowerShell 7.5
 description: New features and changes released in PowerShell 7.5
-ms.date: 05/16/2024
+ms.date: 08/28/2024
 ---
 
 # What's New in PowerShell 7.5
 
-PowerShell 7.5-preview.3 includes the following features, updates, and breaking changes. PowerShell
+PowerShell 7.5-preview.4 includes the following features, updates, and breaking changes. PowerShell
 7.5 is built on .NET 9.0.0-preview.3.
 
 For a complete list of changes, see the [CHANGELOG][chg] in the GitHub repository.
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ For a complete list of changes, see the [CHANGELOG][chg] in the GitHub repositor
 
 ## Updated modules
 
-PowerShell 7.5-preview.3 includes the following updated modules:
+PowerShell 7.5-preview.4 includes the following updated modules:
 
-- **Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet** v1.0.5
-- **PSReadLine** v2.3.4
+- **Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet** v1.1.0-preview1
+- **PSReadLine** v2.3.5
 
 ## Tab completion improvements
 
@@ -51,17 +51,34 @@ Many thanks to **@ArmaanMcleod** and others for all their work to improve tab co
 - Add `-Module` completion for `Save-Help`/`Update-Help` commands ([#20678][20678]) (Thanks
   @ArmaanMcleod)
 
-## Web Cmdlets improvements
+## New cmdlets
 
+- Add `ConvertTo-CliXml` and `ConvertFrom-CliXml` cmdlets ([#21063][21063]) (Thanks @ArmaanMcleod!)
+
+## Web cmdlets improvements
+
+- Fix to allow `-PassThru` and `-Outfile` work together ([#24086][24086]) (Thanks @jshigetomi!)
+- Add `OutFile` property in `WebResponseObject` ([#24047][24047]) (Thanks @jshigetomi!)
+- Show filename in `Invoke-WebRequest -OutFile -Verbose` ([#24041][24041]) (Thanks @jshigetomi!)
+- Fix WebCmdlets when `-Body` is specified but `ContentType` is not ([#23952][23952]) (Thanks
+  @CarloToso!)
 - Fix `Invoke-WebRequest` to report correct size when `-Resume` is specified ([#20207][20207])
   (Thanks @LNKLEO!)
 - Fix Web Cmdlets to allow `WinForm` apps to work correctly ([#20606][20606])
 
 ## Other cmdlet improvements
 
-- `Get-Process`: Remove admin requirement for `-IncludeUserName` ([#21302][21302]) (Thanks @jborean93!)
+- Enable `-NoRestart` to work with `Register-PSSessionConfiguration` ([#23891][23891])
+- Add `IgnoreComments` and `AllowTrailingCommas` options to `Test-Json` cmdlet ([#23817][23817])
+  (Thanks @ArmaanMcleod!)
+- Get-Help may report parameters with `ValueFromRemainingArguments` attribute as pipeline-able
+  ([#23871][23871])
+- Change type of `LineNumber` to `ulong` in `Select-String` ([#24075][24075]) (Thanks @Snowman-25!)
+- `Get-Process`: Remove admin requirement for `-IncludeUserName` ([#21302][21302]) (Thanks
+  @jborean93!)
 - Fix `Test-Path -IsValid` to check for invalid path and filename characters ([#21358][21358])
-- Add `RecommendedAction` to `ConciseView` of the error reporting ([#20826][20826]) (Thanks @JustinGrote!)
+- Add `RecommendedAction` to `ConciseView` of the error reporting ([#20826][20826]) (Thanks
+  @JustinGrote!)
 - Added progress bar for `Remove-Item` cmdlet ([#20778][20778]) (Thanks @ArmaanMcleod!)
 - Fix `Test-Connection` due to .NET 8 changes ([#20369][20369])
 - Fix `Get-Service` non-terminating error message to include category ([#20276][20276])
@@ -92,6 +109,10 @@ Many thanks to **@ArmaanMcleod** and others for all their work to improve tab co
 
 ## Engine improvements
 
+- Explicitly start and stop ANSI Error Color ([#24065][24065]) (Thanks @JustinGrote!)
+- Improve .NET overload definition of generic methods ([#21326][21326]) (Thanks @jborean93!)
+- Optimize the `+=` operation for a collection when it's an object array ([#23901][23901]) (Thanks
+  @jborean93!)
 - Add telemetry to check for specific tags when importing a module ([#20371][20371])
 - Add `PSAdapter` and `ConsoleGuiTools` to module load telemetry allowlist ([#20641][20641])
 - Add Winget module to track usage ([#21040][21040])
@@ -109,6 +130,7 @@ Many thanks to **@ArmaanMcleod** and others for all their work to improve tab co
 
 ## Experimental features
 
+- Allow redirecting to a variable ([#20381][20381]) - experimental feature
 - Add tilde expansion for windows native executables ([#20402][20402]) (Thanks @domsleee!)
   For more information, see [PSNativeWindowsTildeExpansion][01]
 
@@ -170,3 +192,16 @@ Many thanks to **@ArmaanMcleod** and others for all their work to improve tab co
 [21302]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/21302
 [21358]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/21358
 [21529]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/21529
+[20381]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/20381
+[21063]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/21063
+[21326]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/21326
+[23817]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/23817
+[23871]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/23871
+[23891]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/23891
+[23901]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/23901
+[23952]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/23952
+[24041]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/24041
+[24047]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/24047
+[24065]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/24065
+[24075]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/24075
+[24086]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/pull/24086