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January 11th, 2016

PowerTip: Identify PowerShell Version

mredwilson

Summary: Learn how to easily find the version of Windows PowerShell, CLR, and WSMan.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I use Windows PowerShell to identify the version of Windows PowerShell that is running on my system?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use the $PSversionTable automatic variable (you can use Tab expansion to avoid some typing).
The command and output are shown here: