Powershell Version Check

When you need to find the version of Powershell you are running you can use the following ways.

Check version with $PSVersionTable

This variable was first introduced in Powershell v2.0



PS C:\> $PSVersionTable



Name                           Value

----                           -----

<strong>PSVersion</strong>                      5.0.10586.117

PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}

BuildVersion                   10.0.10586.117

CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000

WSManStackVersion              3.0

PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3

SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

From the results you get the following info:

  • PSVersion show that installed version of Powershell is 5.0
  • PSCompatibleVersions shows the backwards compatibility of installed version
  • CLRVersion indicates common runtime version
  • BuildVersion varies depending on the underlying operating system

To make a more detailed Powershell version check



PS C:\&gt; $PSVersionTable.PSVersion



Major  Minor  Build  Revision

-----  -----  -----  --------

5      0      10586  117

 

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