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Different ways to find Powershell Version

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March 26, 2015 at 8:18 pm

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patricklambin SSCrazy Eights Points: 9994 More actions · Answer 1

Why I am getting this ?

PS SQLSERVER:\SQL\USER-PC\EXPRESS_ADV_2014>

PS SQLSERVER:\SQL\USER-PC\EXPRESS_ADV_2014> (Get-Host).Version

Major Minor Build Revision

----- ----- ----- --------

2 0 -1 -1

PS SQLSERVER:\SQL\USER-PC\EXPRESS_ADV_2014>

I am using rarely PowerShell and sqlps but it is one of the rare commands I know ( I prefer to use SSMS or SMO applications but it is only a question of taste ).

I think that I was not able to find the good choice because my lack of habit to use sqlps...

tom.w.brannon Hall of Fame Points: 3976 More actions · Answer 2

I did not understand what was meant by '(through queries)'. When I execute $PSVersionTable.PSVersion in Powershell I get the barely informative

Major Minor Build Revision

----- ----- ----- --------

2 0 -1 -1

However, if I leave off the PSVersion, which is what is used in the answer link, I get something that seems more helpful:

PS H:\> $PSVersionTable

Name Value

---- -----

CLRVersion 2.0.50727.5483

BuildVersion 6.1.7601.17514

PSVersion 2.0

WSManStackVersion 2.0

PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0}

SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1

PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.1

So I'm not sure a correct answer was really listed. Also, $host.version and (Get-Host).Version give the same result as $PSVersionTable.PSVersion so picked the shortest string to get the result.

patricklambin SSCrazy Eights Points: 9994 More actions · Answer 3

+1

But I think that the question would have included checkbox and not radiobutton ( which are exclusive )

Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 4

I don't use Powershell, so this was a complete guess for me.

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nickman SSChasing Mays Points: 635 More actions · Answer 5

In the version of powershell2.0 $Host.version also works

It returns:

Major Minor Build Revision

----- ----- ----- --------

2 0 -1 -1

same as does $Powershell.version

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736212 More actions · Answer 6

patricklambin (3/27/2015)
Why I am getting this ?
PS SQLSERVER:\SQL\USER-PC\EXPRESS_ADV_2014>
PS SQLSERVER:\SQL\USER-PC\EXPRESS_ADV_2014> (Get-Host).Version
Major Minor Build Revision
----- ----- ----- --------
2 0 -1 -1
PS SQLSERVER:\SQL\USER-PC\EXPRESS_ADV_2014>
I am using rarely PowerShell and sqlps but it is one of the rare commands I know ( I prefer to use SSMS or SMO applications but it is only a question of taste ).
I think that I was not able to find the good choice because my lack of habit to use sqlps...

This seems to work, but it returns the version of the host, not of PoSh installed. If you have an older version of the PosH shell or ISE, you'll get that, instead of the version of PoSh available on the machine.

TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 7

Good question.

In both versions I've had (2.0,4.0) the returns from (Get-Host).Version, $psversiontable.PSVersion, and $Host.Version have been identical - so perhaps from version 2.0 onwards the powershell version and the ConsoleHost versions have stayed in step. I wonder if that's deliberate and will continue to be true?

Anyway, I got it wrong because I thought they both meant the same. Using $psversiontable and $host instead of the two level things delivers much more information, and was a revelation to me today when I discovered it from one of the comments on this question, so I've learnt something potentially useful today. But I don't like the answer to the question, since it gives me "build -1" instead of a real build version and doesn't tell me which version of the remoting protocol it uses or the versions of other interesting things the way the shorter version does.

Tom

Hany Helmy SSChampion Points: 13921 More actions · Answer 8

Ed Wagner (3/27/2015)
I don't use Powershell, so this was a complete guess for me.

Same 🙂

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Hany Helmy SSChampion Points: 13921 More actions · Answer 9

Options 2,3,4 gave the exact same result!

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Hany Helmy
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Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259105 More actions · Answer 10

Nice question, thanks.

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akljfhnlaflkj SSC Guru Points: 76202 More actions · Answer 11

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March 30, 2015 at 7:13 am

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Thanks for the question.