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Update release notes for monthly maintenance releases#13026

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Update release notes for monthly maintenance releases

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Pull request overview

Updates the PowerShell documentation set to reflect the latest monthly maintenance releases (7.6.2 LTS, 7.5.7 Stable, 7.4.16 previous LTS) across “What’s New” pages and installation guidance.

Changes:

  • Refresh “What’s New” pages for 7.6 / 7.5 / 7.4 with maintenance-release content (versions, runtime versions, and select changelog items).
  • Update install docs (Windows/macOS/Linux distros) to point to the latest release artifacts and versions.
  • Update the Support Lifecycle page to reflect the current Stable/LTS versions.

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reference/docs-conceptual/whats-new/What-s-New-in-PowerShell-76.md Bumps release notes to 7.6.2 and adds installer/engine updates.
reference/docs-conceptual/whats-new/What-s-New-in-PowerShell-75.md Bumps release notes to 7.5.7 and adds installer/engine updates.
reference/docs-conceptual/whats-new/What-s-New-in-PowerShell-74.md Bumps release notes to 7.4.16 and adds installer/engine/cmdlet updates.
reference/docs-conceptual/install/PowerShell-Support-Lifecycle.md Updates “current Stable” and “current LTS” version statements.
reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-ubuntu.md Updates Ubuntu install URLs/snippets to current maintenance releases.
reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-rhel.md Updates RHEL install URLs/snippets to current maintenance releases.
reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-powershell-on-windows.md Updates Windows install examples/links to 7.6.2 / 7.5.7 / 7.4.16 artifacts.
reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-powershell-on-windows-iot-nano.md Updates IoT/Nano ZIP names and remoting configuration to 7.6.2.
reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-powershell-on-macos.md Updates macOS artifact links and adds notarization/signing guidance.
reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-debian.md Updates Debian install URLs/snippets to current maintenance releases.
reference/docs-conceptual/install/install-alpine.md Updates Alpine tarball URLs/snippets to current maintenance releases.
reference/docs-conceptual/install/community-support.md Updates community-support download URLs to current maintenance releases.
reference/docs-conceptual/install/alternate-install-methods.md Updates example archive names/URLs to the latest LTS maintenance release.

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Learn Build status updates of commit 047e1df:

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