The same project needs to behave consistently on developer machines, in CI and after deployment. Which versions, dependencies and configuration should be recorded?

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Pin module versions and declare the PowerShell edition and version used by automation. Keep scripts in version control and test with a clean profile. Avoid depending on interactive aliases, imported modules or credentials that exist only in one administrator’s personal session.

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