Get-PowerShellEngine
SYNOPSIS
Get the path to the current PowerShell engine.
SYNTAX
Get-PowerShellEngine [-Detail] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Use this command to find the path to the PowerShell executable, or engine that is running your current session. The default is to provide the path only. But you can also get detailed information
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLE 1
PS C:\> Get-PowerShellEngine
C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
EXAMPLE 2
PS C:\> Get-PowerShellEngine -detail
Path : C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
FileVersion : 10.0.15063.0 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
PSVersion : 5.1.15063.502
ProductVersion : 10.0.15063.0
Edition : Desktop
Host : Visual Studio Code Host
Culture : en-US
Platform :
This result is from running in the Visual Studio Code integrated PowerShell terminal.
EXAMPLE 3
PS C:\> Get-PowerShellEngine -detail
Path : C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe
FileVersion : 7.1.0.0
PSVersion : 7.1.0
ProductVersion : 7.1.0 SHA: d2953dcaf8323b95371380639ced00dac4ed209f
Edition : Core
Host : ConsoleHost
Culture : en-US
Platform : Win32NT
This result is from running in a PowerShell 7 session on Windows 10
PARAMETERS
-Detail
Include additional information. Not all properties may have values depending on operating system and PowerShell version.
Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
System.String
PSCustomObject
NOTES
Learn more about PowerShell: http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/essential-powershell-resources/