If you’re a fan of doing tasks through a terminal with Powershell, it’s always a good idea to make sure that your system uses the latest release. This is especially true if you’re using an OS version older than Windows 10. Keep in mind that PowerShell got a lot more powerful starting with version 5.0 – you have a lot more control over Windows Server and it also gives you more control of Exchange, Lync, and SQL-based servers. Before we show you how to check the version of your PowerShell, here are the versions that come preinstalled by default according to your Windows version:
How to check your PowerShell version
Now that you know what the default versions should look like, follow the steps down below for a quick guide on checking your current PowerShell version. Keep in mind that the following steps can be replicated regardless of your Windows version. If you have Windows 10 and your PSVersion is still 5.0.10586.63, you can update it to the latest version by installing every pending update in Windows Update.
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