How to Check the PowerShell Version on Windows

If you want to check which PowerShell version are you using, execute either get-host or echo $PSVersionTable on PowerShell with elevated privileges.

The latest version is 5.1 and it is available in the newer generation of Windows Server 2016.

PowerShell Versions on Windows

Following are some previous PowerShell versions:

Version 1.0 (Available in Windows Server 2008)
Version 2.0 (Available in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008)
Version 3.0 (Available in Windows 8 and Server 2012)
Version 4.0 (Available in Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2)

How to Check the PowerShell Version on Windows

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tinku
March 25, 2020 at 1:43 pm
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nice article,

if you want to query on remote machine here is the script

Invoke-Command -ComputerName DESKTOP-MYVDI10 -ScriptBlock {$PSVersionTable.PSVersion}

https://www.faqforge.com/windows/check-powershell-version/
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