diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/CoreCLR/CorePsAssemblyLoadContext.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/CoreCLR/CorePsAssemblyLoadContext.cs
index 12f575b5175..adc57710620 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/CoreCLR/CorePsAssemblyLoadContext.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/CoreCLR/CorePsAssemblyLoadContext.cs
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ private bool TryFindInGAC(AssemblyName assemblyName, out string assemblyFilePath
         }
 
         // Find the assembly under 'gacRoot' and select the latest version.
-        private bool FindInGac(string gacRoot, AssemblyName assemblyName, out string assemblyPath)
+        private static bool FindInGac(string gacRoot, AssemblyName assemblyName, out string assemblyPath)
         {
             bool assemblyFound = false;
             assemblyPath = null;
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ private bool FindInGac(string gacRoot, AssemblyName assemblyName, out string ass
         /// <summary>
         /// Try to get the specified assembly from cache.
         /// </summary>
-        private bool TryGetAssemblyFromCache(AssemblyName assemblyName, out Assembly asmLoaded)
+        private static bool TryGetAssemblyFromCache(AssemblyName assemblyName, out Assembly asmLoaded)
         {
             if (s_assemblyCache.TryGetValue(assemblyName.Name, out asmLoaded))
             {
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ private bool TryGetAssemblyFromCache(AssemblyName assemblyName, out Assembly asm
         /// <param name="requestedAssembly">AssemblyName of the requested assembly.</param>
         /// <param name="loadedAssembly">AssemblyName of the loaded assembly.</param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        private bool IsAssemblyMatching(AssemblyName requestedAssembly, AssemblyName loadedAssembly)
+        private static bool IsAssemblyMatching(AssemblyName requestedAssembly, AssemblyName loadedAssembly)
         {
             //
             // We use the same rules as CoreCLR loader to compare the requested assembly and loaded assembly:
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ private bool IsAssemblyMatching(AssemblyName requestedAssembly, AssemblyName loa
         /// <param name="tpaStrongName">
         /// The assembly strong name of a CoreCLR Trusted_Platform_Assembly
         /// </param>
-        private Assembly GetTrustedPlatformAssembly(string tpaStrongName)
+        private static Assembly GetTrustedPlatformAssembly(string tpaStrongName)
         {
             // We always depend on the default context to load the TPAs that are recorded in
             // the type catalog.
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ private Assembly GetTrustedPlatformAssembly(string tpaStrongName)
         /// <summary>
         /// Throw FileLoadException.
         /// </summary>
-        private void ThrowFileLoadException(string errorTemplate, params object[] args)
+        private static void ThrowFileLoadException(string errorTemplate, params object[] args)
         {
             string message = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, errorTemplate, args);
             throw new FileLoadException(message);
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ private void ThrowFileLoadException(string errorTemplate, params object[] args)
         /// <summary>
         /// Throw FileNotFoundException.
         /// </summary>
-        private void ThrowFileNotFoundException(string errorTemplate, params object[] args)
+        private static void ThrowFileNotFoundException(string errorTemplate, params object[] args)
         {
             string message = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, errorTemplate, args);
             throw new FileNotFoundException(message);
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/DisplayDatabase/XmlLoaderBase.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/DisplayDatabase/XmlLoaderBase.cs
index 742f9936ea8..a7e7df0a5d7 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/DisplayDatabase/XmlLoaderBase.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/DisplayDatabase/XmlLoaderBase.cs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ internal void LogEntry(XmlLoaderLoggerEntry entry)
                 WriteToTracer(entry);
         }
 
-        private void WriteToTracer(XmlLoaderLoggerEntry entry)
+        private static void WriteToTracer(XmlLoaderLoggerEntry entry)
         {
             if (entry.entryType == XmlLoaderLoggerEntry.EntryType.Error)
             {
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/DisplayDatabase/displayResourceManagerCache.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/DisplayDatabase/displayResourceManagerCache.cs
index 43e1d0ea6fc..fbdd1287a02 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/DisplayDatabase/displayResourceManagerCache.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/DisplayDatabase/displayResourceManagerCache.cs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ internal Assembly ResolveAssemblyName(string assemblyName)
                 return retVal;
             }
 
-            private Assembly ResolveAssemblyNameInLoadedAssemblies(string assemblyName, bool fullName)
+            private static Assembly ResolveAssemblyNameInLoadedAssemblies(string assemblyName, bool fullName)
             {
                 Assembly result = null;
 
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/DisplayDatabase/typeDataQuery.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/DisplayDatabase/typeDataQuery.cs
index 9547ac1e072..60953d22c26 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/DisplayDatabase/typeDataQuery.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/DisplayDatabase/typeDataQuery.cs
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ private int MatchTypeIndex(string typeName, PSObject currentObject, PSPropertyEx
             return BestMatchIndexUndefined;
         }
 
-        private bool MatchCondition(PSObject currentObject, PSPropertyExpression ex)
+        private static bool MatchCondition(PSObject currentObject, PSPropertyExpression ex)
         {
             if (ex == null)
                 return true;
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/DisplayDatabase/typeDataXmlLoader.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/DisplayDatabase/typeDataXmlLoader.cs
index 90a44c848b2..b68288ff9ab 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/DisplayDatabase/typeDataXmlLoader.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/DisplayDatabase/typeDataXmlLoader.cs
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ private ControlBase LoadTableControlFromObjectModel(TableControl table, int view
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="tableBody"></param>
         /// <param name="headers"></param>
-        private void LoadHeadersSectionFromObjectModel(TableControlBody tableBody, List<TableControlColumnHeader> headers)
+        private static void LoadHeadersSectionFromObjectModel(TableControlBody tableBody, List<TableControlColumnHeader> headers)
         {
             foreach (TableControlColumnHeader header in headers)
             {
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ private ExpressionToken LoadExpressionFromObjectModel(DisplayEntry displayEntry,
         /// Load EntrySelectedBy (TypeName) into AppliesTo.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        private AppliesTo LoadAppliesToSectionFromObjectModel(List<string> selectedBy, List<DisplayEntry> condition)
+        private static AppliesTo LoadAppliesToSectionFromObjectModel(List<string> selectedBy, List<DisplayEntry> condition)
         {
             AppliesTo appliesTo = new AppliesTo();
 
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/Utilities/Mshexpression.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/Utilities/Mshexpression.cs
index 8f296b11e85..68921ddb0e8 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/Utilities/Mshexpression.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/Utilities/Mshexpression.cs
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ private PSPropertyExpressionResult GetValue(PSObject target, bool eatExceptions)
             }
         }
 
-        private PSObject IfHashtableWrapAsPSCustomObject(PSObject target, out bool wrapped)
+        private static PSObject IfHashtableWrapAsPSCustomObject(PSObject target, out bool wrapped)
         {
             wrapped = false;
 
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/cimSupport/cmdletization/ScriptWriter.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/cimSupport/cmdletization/ScriptWriter.cs
index 1d5bf0e26da..e72f9606e12 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/cimSupport/cmdletization/ScriptWriter.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/cimSupport/cmdletization/ScriptWriter.cs
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ private string GetCmdletName(CommonCmdletMetadata cmdletMetadata)
             return verb + "-" + noun;
         }
 
-        private string GetCmdletAttributes(CommonCmdletMetadata cmdletMetadata)
+        private static string GetCmdletAttributes(CommonCmdletMetadata cmdletMetadata)
         {
             // Generate the script for the Alias and Obsolete Attribute if any is declared in CDXML
             StringBuilder attributes = new StringBuilder(150);
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ private void GenerateMethodParametersProcessing(
             }
         }
 
-        private void GenerateIfBoundParameter(
+        private static void GenerateIfBoundParameter(
             IEnumerable<string> commonParameterSets,
             IEnumerable<string> methodParameterSets,
             ParameterMetadata cmdletParameterMetadata,
@@ -1874,7 +1874,7 @@ private string GetHelpDirectiveForExternalHelp()
 
         private void WriteCmdlet(TextWriter output, StaticCmdletMetadata staticCmdlet)
         {
-            string attributeString = this.GetCmdletAttributes(staticCmdlet.CmdletMetadata);
+            string attributeString = GetCmdletAttributes(staticCmdlet.CmdletMetadata);
 
             Dictionary<string, ParameterMetadata> commonParameters = this.GetCommonParameters();
             List<string> commonParameterSets = GetCommonParameterSets(commonParameters);
@@ -1959,7 +1959,7 @@ private static void AddPassThruParameter(IDictionary<string, ParameterMetadata>
 
         private void WriteCmdlet(TextWriter output, InstanceCmdletMetadata instanceCmdlet)
         {
-            string attributeString = this.GetCmdletAttributes(instanceCmdlet.CmdletMetadata);
+            string attributeString = GetCmdletAttributes(instanceCmdlet.CmdletMetadata);
 
             Dictionary<string, ParameterMetadata> commonParameters = this.GetCommonParameters();
             List<string> commonParameterSets = GetCommonParameterSets(commonParameters);
@@ -2066,7 +2066,7 @@ private void WriteGetCmdlet(TextWriter output)
             CommonCmdletMetadata cmdletMetadata = this.GetGetCmdletMetadata();
             Dbg.Assert(cmdletMetadata != null, "xsd should ensure that cmdlet metadata element is always present");
             CommandMetadata commandMetadata = this.GetCommandMetadata(cmdletMetadata);
-            string attributeString = this.GetCmdletAttributes(cmdletMetadata);
+            string attributeString = GetCmdletAttributes(cmdletMetadata);
 
             GetCmdletParameters getCmdletParameters = this.GetGetCmdletParameters(null);
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(getCmdletParameters.DefaultCmdletParameterSet))
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/cimSupport/other/ciminstancetypeadapter.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/cimSupport/other/ciminstancetypeadapter.cs
index c05ced76d20..4220c3b62bd 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/cimSupport/other/ciminstancetypeadapter.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/cimSupport/other/ciminstancetypeadapter.cs
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public override object GetPropertyValue(PSAdaptedProperty adaptedProperty)
             throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(adaptedProperty));
         }
 
-        private void AddTypeNameHierarchy(IList<string> typeNamesWithNamespace, IList<string> typeNamesWithoutNamespace, string namespaceName, string className)
+        private static void AddTypeNameHierarchy(IList<string> typeNamesWithNamespace, IList<string> typeNamesWithoutNamespace, string namespaceName, string className)
         {
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(namespaceName))
             {
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ private void AddTypeNameHierarchy(IList<string> typeNamesWithNamespace, IList<st
                                      className));
         }
 
-        private List<CimClass> GetInheritanceChain(CimInstance cimInstance)
+        private static List<CimClass> GetInheritanceChain(CimInstance cimInstance)
         {
             List<CimClass> inheritanceChain = new List<CimClass>();
             CimClass cimClass = cimInstance.CimClass;
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/help/CommandHelpProvider.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/help/CommandHelpProvider.cs
index 5feb3c00189..05a4e48af70 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/help/CommandHelpProvider.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/help/CommandHelpProvider.cs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ internal override HelpCategory HelpCategory
 
         #region Help Provider Interface
 
-        private void GetModulePaths(CommandInfo commandInfo, out string moduleName, out string moduleDir, out string nestedModulePath)
+        private static void GetModulePaths(CommandInfo commandInfo, out string moduleName, out string moduleDir, out string nestedModulePath)
         {
             Dbg.Assert(commandInfo != null, "Caller should verify that commandInfo != null");
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ private void GetModulePaths(CommandInfo commandInfo, out string moduleName, out
             }
         }
 
-        private string GetHelpName(CommandInfo commandInfo)
+        private static string GetHelpName(CommandInfo commandInfo)
         {
             Dbg.Assert(commandInfo != null, "Caller should verify that commandInfo != null");
 
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/help/HelpFileHelpProvider.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/help/HelpFileHelpProvider.cs
index 36ffeb58675..8900a7167b3 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/help/HelpFileHelpProvider.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/help/HelpFileHelpProvider.cs
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ internal override IEnumerable<HelpInfo> SearchHelp(HelpRequest helpRequest, bool
             }
         }
 
-        private void GetModuleNameAndVersion(string psmodulePathRoot, string filePath, out string moduleName, out Version moduleVersion)
+        private static void GetModuleNameAndVersion(string psmodulePathRoot, string filePath, out string moduleName, out Version moduleVersion)
         {
             moduleVersion = null;
             moduleName = null;
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/help/MUIFileSearcher.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/help/MUIFileSearcher.cs
index 301369959aa..bf6244fe3eb 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/help/MUIFileSearcher.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/help/MUIFileSearcher.cs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ private void SearchForFiles()
             }
         }
 
-        private string[] GetFiles(string path, string pattern)
+        private static string[] GetFiles(string path, string pattern)
         {
 #if UNIX
             // On Linux, file names are case sensitive, so we need to add
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/help/MamlNode.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/help/MamlNode.cs
index 4392dffd0ca..fe4e803a294 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/help/MamlNode.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/help/MamlNode.cs
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ private PSObject[] GetMamlFormattingPSObjects(XmlNode xmlNode)
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="nodes"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        private int GetParaMamlNodeCount(XmlNodeList nodes)
+        private static int GetParaMamlNodeCount(XmlNodeList nodes)
         {
             int i = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/help/SaveHelpCommand.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/help/SaveHelpCommand.cs
index 3c4d18af00a..7059550730b 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/help/SaveHelpCommand.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/help/SaveHelpCommand.cs
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ public override object Transform(EngineIntrinsics engineIntrinsics, object input
             return inputData;
         }
 
-        private bool TryConvertFromDeserializedModuleInfo(object inputData, out PSModuleInfo moduleInfo)
+        private static bool TryConvertFromDeserializedModuleInfo(object inputData, out PSModuleInfo moduleInfo)
         {
             moduleInfo = null;
             PSObject pso = inputData as PSObject;
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/help/UpdatableHelpSystem.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/help/UpdatableHelpSystem.cs
index f7a476d5d07..d302f7b9cae 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/help/UpdatableHelpSystem.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/help/UpdatableHelpSystem.cs
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ internal UpdatableHelpInfo CreateHelpInfo(string xml, string moduleName, Guid mo
         /// <param name="schema">Xml schema.</param>
         /// <param name="handler">Validation event handler.</param>
         /// <param name="helpInfo">HelpInfo or HelpContent?</param>
-        private XmlDocument CreateValidXmlDocument(string xml, string ns, string schema, ValidationEventHandler handler,
+        private static XmlDocument CreateValidXmlDocument(string xml, string ns, string schema, ValidationEventHandler handler,
             bool helpInfo)
         {
             XmlReaderSettings settings = new XmlReaderSettings();
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ internal void GenerateHelpInfo(string moduleName, Guid moduleGuid, string conten
         /// Removes the read only attribute.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="path"></param>
-        private void RemoveReadOnly(string path)
+        private static void RemoveReadOnly(string path)
         {
             if (File.Exists(path))
             {
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ internal void InstallHelpContent(UpdatableHelpCommandType commandType, Execution
         }
 
 #if UNIX
-        private bool ExpandArchive(string source, string destination)
+        private static bool ExpandArchive(string source, string destination)
         {
             bool sucessfulDecompression = false;
 
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ private bool ExpandArchive(string source, string destination)
         /// <param name="srcPath">Source path.</param>
         /// <param name="destPath">Destination path.</param>
         /// <param name="needToCopy">Is set to false if we find a single file placeholder.txt in cab. This means we no longer need to install help files.</param>
-        private void UnzipHelpContent(ExecutionContext context, string srcPath, string destPath, out bool needToCopy)
+        private static void UnzipHelpContent(ExecutionContext context, string srcPath, string destPath, out bool needToCopy)
         {
             needToCopy = true;
 
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/help/UpdateHelpCommand.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/help/UpdateHelpCommand.cs
index 9580027e989..01b17cbad7e 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/help/UpdateHelpCommand.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/help/UpdateHelpCommand.cs
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ internal override bool ProcessModuleWithCulture(UpdatableHelpModuleInfo module,
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="path"></param>
         /// <param name="e"></param>
-        private void ThrowPathMustBeValidContainersException(string path, Exception e)
+        private static void ThrowPathMustBeValidContainersException(string path, Exception e)
         {
             throw new UpdatableHelpSystemException("PathMustBeValidContainers",
                 StringUtil.Format(HelpDisplayStrings.PathMustBeValidContainers, path), ErrorCategory.InvalidArgument,
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/namespaces/FileSystemProvider.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/namespaces/FileSystemProvider.cs
index a3acc0abb82..84a525e55dc 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/namespaces/FileSystemProvider.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/namespaces/FileSystemProvider.cs
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ private void WinMapNetworkDrive(PSDriveInfo drive)
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="drive"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        private bool IsNetworkMappedDrive(PSDriveInfo drive)
+        private static bool IsNetworkMappedDrive(PSDriveInfo drive)
         {
             bool shouldMapNetworkDrive = (drive != null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(drive.Root) && PathIsNetworkPath(drive.Root)) &&
                                          (drive.Persist || (drive.Credential != null && !drive.Credential.Equals(PSCredential.Empty)));
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ private PSDriveInfo WinRemoveDrive(PSDriveInfo drive)
         /// PS Drive Info.
         /// </param>
         /// <returns>True if the drive can be persisted or else false.</returns>
-        private bool IsSupportedDriveForPersistence(PSDriveInfo drive)
+        private static bool IsSupportedDriveForPersistence(PSDriveInfo drive)
         {
             bool isSupportedDriveForPersistence = false;
             if (drive != null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(drive.Name) && drive.Name.Length == 1)
@@ -4203,7 +4203,7 @@ private void RemoveFunctionsPSCopyFileFromRemoteSession(System.Management.Automa
             SafeInvokeCommand.Invoke(ps, this, null, false);
         }
 
-        private bool ValidRemoteSessionForScripting(Runspace runspace)
+        private static bool ValidRemoteSessionForScripting(Runspace runspace)
         {
             if (runspace is not RemoteRunspace)
             {
@@ -4768,7 +4768,7 @@ private bool CopyFileStreamToRemoteSession(FileInfo file, string destinationPath
 
         // Returns a hash table with metadata about this file info.
         //
-        private Hashtable GetFileMetadata(FileInfo file)
+        private static Hashtable GetFileMetadata(FileInfo file)
         {
             Hashtable metadata = new Hashtable();
 
@@ -6137,7 +6137,7 @@ private void CopyAndDelete(DirectoryInfo directory, string destination, bool for
         }
 
 #if !UNIX
-        private bool IsSameWindowsVolume(string source, string destination)
+        private static bool IsSameWindowsVolume(string source, string destination)
         {
             FileInfo src = new FileInfo(source);
             FileInfo dest = new FileInfo(destination);
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/namespaces/LocationGlobber.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/namespaces/LocationGlobber.cs
index 1282b999031..e4ab1f3cfc5 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/namespaces/LocationGlobber.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/namespaces/LocationGlobber.cs
@@ -2272,7 +2272,7 @@ internal string GenerateRelativePath(
             return driveRootRelativeWorkingPath;
         }
 
-        private bool HasRelativePathTokens(string path)
+        private static bool HasRelativePathTokens(string path)
         {
             string comparePath = path.Replace('/', '\\');
 
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/namespaces/RegistryProvider.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/namespaces/RegistryProvider.cs
index 29e37a163e4..1898c960620 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/namespaces/RegistryProvider.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/namespaces/RegistryProvider.cs
@@ -2956,7 +2956,7 @@ private string NormalizePath(string path)
             return result;
         }
 
-        private bool HasRelativePathTokens(string path)
+        private static bool HasRelativePathTokens(string path)
         {
             return (
                 path.StartsWith('\\') ||
@@ -3195,7 +3195,7 @@ private object ResetRegistryKeyValue(IRegistryWrapper key, string valueName)
         /// <returns>
         /// true if the path is empty, a \ or a /, else false
         /// </returns>
-        private bool IsHiveContainer(string path)
+        private static bool IsHiveContainer(string path)
         {
             bool result = false;
             if (path == null)
@@ -4114,7 +4114,7 @@ private bool ParseKind(string type, out RegistryValueKind kind)
         /// <returns>
         /// A string containing the default value name.
         /// </returns>
-        private string LocalizedDefaultToken => "(default)";
+        private static string LocalizedDefaultToken => "(default)";
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Converts an empty or null userEnteredPropertyName to the localized
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/security/SecurityManager.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/security/SecurityManager.cs
index 1de51558040..1b554ad3940 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/security/SecurityManager.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/security/SecurityManager.cs
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ private bool CheckPolicy(ExternalScriptInfo script, PSHost host, out Exception r
             return policyCheckPassed;
         }
 
-        private bool SetPolicyFromAuthenticodePrompt(string path, PSHost host, ref Exception reason, Signature signature)
+        private static bool SetPolicyFromAuthenticodePrompt(string path, PSHost host, ref Exception reason, Signature signature)
         {
             bool policyCheckPassed = false;
 
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ private bool SetPolicyFromAuthenticodePrompt(string path, PSHost host, ref Excep
             return policyCheckPassed;
         }
 
-        private bool IsLocalFile(string filename)
+        private static bool IsLocalFile(string filename)
         {
 #if UNIX
             return true;
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ private bool IsLocalFile(string filename)
 
         // Checks that a publisher is trusted by the system or is one of
         // the signed product binaries
-        private bool IsTrustedPublisher(Signature signature, string file)
+        private static bool IsTrustedPublisher(Signature signature, string file)
         {
             // Get the thumbprint of the current signature
             X509Certificate2 signerCertificate = signature.SignerCertificate;
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ private bool IsTrustedPublisher(Signature signature, string file)
             return false;
         }
 
-        private bool IsUntrustedPublisher(Signature signature, string file)
+        private static bool IsUntrustedPublisher(Signature signature, string file)
         {
             // Get the thumbprint of the current signature
             X509Certificate2 signerCertificate = signature.SignerCertificate;
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ private bool IsUntrustedPublisher(Signature signature, string file)
         /// Trust a publisher by adding it to the "Trusted Publishers" store.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="signature"></param>
-        private void TrustPublisher(Signature signature)
+        private static void TrustPublisher(Signature signature)
         {
             // Get the certificate of the signer
             X509Certificate2 signerCertificate = signature.SignerCertificate;
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ private void TrustPublisher(Signature signature)
             }
         }
 
-        private void UntrustPublisher(Signature signature)
+        private static void UntrustPublisher(Signature signature)
         {
             // Get the certificate of the signer
             X509Certificate2 signerCertificate = signature.SignerCertificate;
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ private void UntrustPublisher(Signature signature)
             }
         }
 
-        private Signature GetSignatureWithEncodingRetry(string path, ExternalScriptInfo script)
+        private static Signature GetSignatureWithEncodingRetry(string path, ExternalScriptInfo script)
         {
             string verificationContents = System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetString(script.OriginalEncoding.GetPreamble()) + script.ScriptContents;
             Signature signature = SignatureHelper.GetSignature(path, verificationContents);
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ protected internal override bool ShouldRun(CommandInfo commandInfo,
             return allowRun;
         }
 
-        private RunPromptDecision AuthenticodePrompt(string path,
+        private static RunPromptDecision AuthenticodePrompt(string path,
                                                 Signature signature,
                                                 PSHost host)
         {
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ private RunPromptDecision AuthenticodePrompt(string path,
             return decision;
         }
 
-        private RunPromptDecision RemoteFilePrompt(string path, PSHost host)
+        private static RunPromptDecision RemoteFilePrompt(string path, PSHost host)
         {
             if ((host == null) || (host.UI == null))
             {
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ private RunPromptDecision RemoteFilePrompt(string path, PSHost host)
             }
         }
 
-        private Collection<ChoiceDescription> GetAuthenticodePromptChoices()
+        private static Collection<ChoiceDescription> GetAuthenticodePromptChoices()
         {
             Collection<ChoiceDescription> choices = new Collection<ChoiceDescription>();
 
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ private Collection<ChoiceDescription> GetAuthenticodePromptChoices()
             return choices;
         }
 
-        private Collection<ChoiceDescription> GetRemoteFilePromptChoices()
+        private static Collection<ChoiceDescription> GetRemoteFilePromptChoices()
         {
             Collection<ChoiceDescription> choices = new Collection<ChoiceDescription>();
 
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/utils/ObjectReader.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/utils/ObjectReader.cs
index ccbc176406b..f06243ddd5b 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/utils/ObjectReader.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/utils/ObjectReader.cs
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
             }
         }
 
-        private ReturnType ConvertToReturnType(object inputObject)
+        private static ReturnType ConvertToReturnType(object inputObject)
         {
             Type resultType = typeof(ReturnType);
             if (typeof(PSObject) == resultType || typeof(object) == resultType)
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ public override ReturnType Peek()
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="inputObject">Input object to convert.</param>
         /// <returns>Input object converted to the specified return type.</returns>
-        private ReturnType ConvertToReturnType(object inputObject)
+        private static ReturnType ConvertToReturnType(object inputObject)
         {
             Type resultType = typeof(ReturnType);
             if (typeof(PSObject) == resultType || typeof(object) == resultType)
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/utils/PowerShellETWTracer.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/utils/PowerShellETWTracer.cs
index 7631d760b2d..e7172cfd666 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/utils/PowerShellETWTracer.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/utils/PowerShellETWTracer.cs
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ public void Dispose()
         /// </summary>
         public PowerShellTraceTask Task { get; set; } = PowerShellTraceTask.None;
 
-        private bool IsEtwSupported
+        private static bool IsEtwSupported
         {
             get
             {