How To Install PowerShell 7

How To Install PowerShell 7 on any windows computer, this article explains with a simple steps to complete the powershell 7 installation.

There is a new PowerShell 7 that has been released and it is made on .NET Core 3 and brings back many APIs required by modules built on .NET Framework in order that they work with .NET Core runtime. While PowerShell Core 6 was that specialize in bringing cross-platform compatibility, PowerShell 7 will specialize in making it a viable replacement for Windows PowerShell 5.1 and bringing near parity with Windows PowerShell. Here is how you’ll install and update PowerShell 7 on Windows.

Prerequisites to Install PowerShell 7

To enable PowerShell remoting over WSMan, the subsequent prerequisites got to be met.

Install the Universal C Runtime on Windows versions before Windows 10. it’s available via direct download

or Windows Update. Fully patched supported systems will have already got this installed.And also Install the Windows Management Framework (WMF) 4.0 or newer on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Install PowerShell 7 on Windows 10 Machine.

Below single command in Windows PowerShell to install PowerShell 7.

iex “& { $(irm https://aka.ms/install-powershell.ps1) } -UseMSI”

There are additional parameters too, for example, install daily builds of the latest PowerShell previews.

-Destination

This parameter used for the destination path to install PowerShell Core to.

-Daily

This parameter used for the Install PowerShell Core from the daily build.

Note that the ‘PackageManagement’ module is required to install a daily package.

-Preview

This parameter used for the Install the latest preview, which is currently version 7.

-UseMSI

This parameter used for to Use the MSI installer.

-Quiet

This parameter used for the quiet command for the MSI installer.

-DoNotOverwrite

This parameter used to do not overwrite the destination folder if it already exists.

-AddToPath

On Windows, add the absolute destination path to the ‘User’ scope environment variable ‘Path’;

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