New powershell (how to updates)

empleat · Jun 10, 2023

New powershell is saying it wants me to update it. Am I supposed to manually update to each version WTF?

It is allowed in firewall, should be able to access internet!

Also i noticed i have still old powershell on my system!!! HOW TO GET RID OF IT?

I Am used to launching PS alf+f+s+a as admin, but now it launches old one and i have to navigate by cd each time zzzzzzz

Thank you very much!

FreeBooter · Jun 10, 2023

You can install or update your PowerShell version to the latest version with following command:

Code:

winget install --id Microsoft.Powershell --source winget

Or, you can install a specific version of PowerShell Core:

Code:

winget install --id=Microsoft.PowerShell -v "7.1.2" -e

empleat · Jun 10, 2023

LOL do you need to update it manually? Strange, i will run it once in awhile if that is case, i won't bother..

And how to get rid of old one, when i try to launch powershell from a folder by alt+f+s+a, there is old powershell still and how to uninstall old blue powershell, it is not in add or remove custom features in control panel...

garlin · Jun 10, 2023

empleat said:
LOL do you need to update it manually? Strange, i will run it once in awhile if that is case, i won't bother..

And how to get rid of old one, when i try to launch powershell from a folder by alt+f+s+a, there is old powershell still and how to uninstall old blue powershell, it is not in add or remove custom features in control panel...

If you install PowerShell from the MS Store, it will automatically update on its own like any Store app. This is the same PS, but packaged differently so it can use Windows Update to take care of it.

You don't remove the old PS 5.1. Both PowerShell's are designed to co-exist on the same system, and 7 isn't explicitly a replacement for 5.1. There are technical programming reasons for keeping both.

The Admin CMD window will always use 5.1, and the Terminal app will always use 7.

empleat · Jun 10, 2023

OK I will try get it from store, i use pre-installed from windows 11 right now!

Well I think i remember that some commands didn't work in 5.1, that's why i wanted to launch v7 from explorer by (alt+f+s+a), is there a way to do it, instead of launching 5 as admin?

garlin · Jun 10, 2023

PS5 is powershell
PS7 is pwsh

Just run pwsh instead.

empleat · Jun 11, 2023

Problem all methods seem to open old powershell when trying to open it from current folder.
1. from address bar
2. shift+right click
3. explorer/file/powershell

Fabler2 · Jun 11, 2023

empleat said:
Problem all methods seem to open old powershell when trying to open it from current folder.
1. from address bar
2. shift+right click
3. explorer/file/powershell

See this tutorial,

Add "Open in Windows Terminal (Admin)" context menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a Open in Windows Terminal as administrator context menu for all users in Windows 11. Windows Terminal is a modern host application for the command-line shells you already love, like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and bash (via Windows Subsystem for...

www.elevenforum.com

Example,

Use default profile and it opens Terminal PowerShell v7 or v5 if you select PowerShell.

garlin · Jun 11, 2023

powershell.exe is always PS5. pwsh.exe is PS7.
If you want to run PS7 then call pwsh (not powershell). I told you it's by design.

empleat · Jun 13, 2023

Fabler2 said:
See this tutorial,

Add "Open in Windows Terminal (Admin)" context menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a Open in Windows Terminal as administrator context menu for all users in Windows 11. Windows Terminal is a modern host application for the command-line shells you already love, like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and bash (via Windows Subsystem for...

www.elevenforum.com

Example,

View attachment 62069

Use default profile and it opens Terminal PowerShell v7 or v5 if you select PowerShell.

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Slight issue, happens both when i open default cmd and powershell 7. I first added this: Add_PowerShell_7_as_admin.reg and then this: (when i realized i need both) Add_expandable_Open_in_Windows_Terminal_as_administrator.reg

empleat · Jun 14, 2023

Since i installed store i can't now run powershell scripts. but i can launch powershell weird. I can't chose how .ps1 scripts are to be open because i cannot access folder in program files/windowsapps even on admin account... So i can't select powershell 7.3.4 exe in properties of .ps1 script...

empleat · Jun 18, 2023

Bump any idea, why it doesn't work. I can't access program files/WindowsApps folder, so i can associate pwsh 7.3.4 downloaded from store for launching .ps1 files!!! And i couldn't associate it any other way i tried!

garlin · Jun 18, 2023

The solution might be to uninstall the Store version, and re-install the Github release. It's the same build, but packaged differently so the PowerShell program paths don't get treated as Appx folders.

empleat · Jun 18, 2023

But it wont get updated automatically, it is so annoying! And why the hell i should install windows powershell from some random github dev? if microsoft is supposed to care of that, classic microsoft, they care only about making more money, but system is so garbage nothing even works... Plus they can only annoy, annoy, annoy users in another ways...

garlin · Jun 18, 2023

The GitHub installer has a final dialog, where it asks if you want Windows Update to manage it.

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