How To Upgrade Server 2008 R2 PowerShell 4.0

How To Upgrade Server 2008 R2 PowerShell 4.0

Hi Microsoft Tech provides complete documentation for up gradation, you can get that by click here. I’m giving a few steps needed before proceeding to update, first check dot NET Framework version you are using. It must be higher than 4.5.

So if you don’t have, you can download by clicking here (It is an offline installer). Next download WMF 4 to download WMF click here. Reboot your system.Check the PowerShell version by $psversion table in CMD. Note no need to install ISE separately, ISE downloaded with WMF in the background. Note: you can upgrade to 3.0, 4.0 is available with server 2012.

How To Upgrade Server 2008 R2 PowerShell 4.0

If you want to update your Windows PowerShell to version 3.0 or 4.0, first, check what version you are using. Click “Start” then in the search field type without quotes “powershell” and then click “Windows PowerShell” in the results. In the “Windows PowerShell” console or window, type the following command then hit Enter:

$PSVersionTable

After this, look for the “PSVersion” value. This indicates the version of your Windows PowerShell.

On my Windows 7, I have Windows PowerShell 2.0. If you need to update Windows PowerShell to the latest or to a certain version, see the following list:

• Windows PowerShell 5.1 – this version is installed by default on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. It is also available for Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8.x, Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2.
• Windows PowerShell 5.0 – this is available for Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8.x, Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2. It doesn’t support Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016.
• Windows PowerShell 4.0 – it comes pre-installed on Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. It is also available for Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1, and Windows Server 2012. It doesn’t support Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016.
• Windows PowerShell 3.0 – it comes pre-installed on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. It is also available for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1. It doesn’t support Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016.