Fixes #13031 - Changes to time of update notifications

[sdwheeler]

PR Summary

Changes to time of update notifications

• Fixes AB#581738
• Fixes New rules on how to show powershell update notifications #13031

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Pull request overview

Updates the about_Update_Notifications documentation for PowerShell 7.4–7.7 to reflect updated timing/behavior of update checks and when notifications appear.

Changes:

• Refreshes the “Long description” section to describe startup timing, the 24-hour check cadence, and a 7-day delay before showing notifications for a new release.
• Updates ms.date in each affected versioned article.
• Applies the same wording changes across 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, and 7.7 docs for consistency.

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
reference/7.7/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Update_Notifications.md	Updates the long description and metadata to reflect revised update-notification timing.
reference/7.6/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Update_Notifications.md	Same content update for the 7.6 doc set.
reference/7.5/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Update_Notifications.md	Same content update for the 7.5 doc set.
reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Update_Notifications.md	Same content update for the 7.4 doc set.

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