Microsoft PowerShell 7

Walkthrough Video

Below is a video walkthrough of the steps on this page:

OSDWorkspace Prerequisites: PowerShell 7

Quick Setup (from PowerShell 5.1)

winget install -e --id Microsoft.PowerShell --override '/passive ADD_EXPLORER_CONTEXT_MENU_OPENPOWERSHELL=1 ADD_FILE_CONTEXT_MENU_RUNPOWERSHELL=1 ENABLE_PSREMOTING=1 REGISTER_MANIFEST=1 USE_MU=1 ENABLE_MU=1 ADD_PATH=1'

Install PowerShell 7.6

Follow the official Microsoft installation guide for the latest instructions.

To install PowerShell 7.6 using the Windows Package Manager (winget), run:

winget install -e --id Microsoft.PowerShell --override '/passive ADD_EXPLORER_CONTEXT_MENU_OPENPOWERSHELL=1 ADD_FILE_CONTEXT_MENU_RUNPOWERSHELL=1 ENABLE_PSREMOTING=1 REGISTER_MANIFEST=1 USE_MU=1 ENABLE_MU=1 ADD_PATH=1'

Override Switches

The --override switch allows you to customize the installation options. The following options are available:

Option	Description	Values
ADD_EXPLORER_CONTEXT_MENU_OPENPOWERSHELL	Add "Open PowerShell" to the context menu in Windows Explorer	1, 0
ADD_FILE_CONTEXT_MENU_RUNPOWERSHELL	Add "Run with PowerShell" to the context menu in Windows Explorer	1, 0
ADD_PATH	Add PowerShell to the Windows PATH environment variable	1, 0
DISABLE_TELEMETRY	Disable PowerShell telemetry by setting the POWERSHELL_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT environment variable	1, 0
ENABLE_MU	Opt into using Microsoft Update for Automatic Updates	1, 0
ENABLE_PSREMOTING	Enable PowerShell remoting during installation	1, 0
INSTALLFOLDER	Override the installation root directory (default: $Env:ProgramFiles\PowerShell\). The versioned subfolder name (7 or 7-preview) cannot be changed.	path
REGISTER_MANIFEST	Register the Windows Event Logging manifest	1, 0
USE_MU	Opt into updating through Microsoft Update, WSUS, or Configuration Manager	1, 0

Notes:

• 1 = Enable/Opt-in (default for most options)
• 0 = Disable/Opt-out