PowerShell is a powerful tool that can be used to manage your systems. One of the most important things you can do with PowerShell is to check the version of the PowerShell cmdlets that are installed on your system. To do this, you can use the Get-Command cmdlet. The Get-Command cmdlet returns a list of all the cmdlets that are installed on your system. You can then use the where clause to find a specific cmdlet in this list. For example, if you want to find out how many cmdlets are installed on your system, you could use the where clause and say “Get-Command -name ‘cmdletName’”. This will return a list of all the cmdlets that have been installed on your system with the name “cmdletName” as an argument.
Finding your PowerShell version helps you know what PowerShell features you have access to. A PowerShell command lets you reveal the version number, and we’ll show you how to do this.
Find Your PowerShell Version
You’ll use the PowerShell utility itself to find the version number.
To start, open the “Start” menu, search for “Windows PowerShell,” and click it in the search results.
In the PowerShell window that opens, type the following command and then press Enter:
PowerShell displays various numbers. Here, the first value that says “PSVersion” is your PowerShell version.
You can now close the PowerShell window.
Bonus Tip: Update PowerShell in Windows 10
Windows 10 updates the built-in PowerShell tool when you install system updates. This means that you should keep your PC up to date to ensure that you’re always running the latest version of PowerShell.
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Also, know that PowerShell 7 is different from the version that’s usually installed on Windows 10 PCs. To install this version of PowerShell, either download the installer file or run a command from PowerShell on your PC. We have a dedicated guide on how to do that if you’d like to check it out.
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