PowerShell: Start PowerShell

By Xah Lee. Date: 2022-08-10. Last updated: 2023-11-27.

Start PowerShell

Microsoft Windows

In Windows, press ❖ Window+r then type:

pwsh: Start PowerShell version 6 or later, if you have it installed.
powershell: (No longer developed) Start PowerShell version 5 or earlier.

Mac

Type pwsh in terminal to start it.

Linux

Type pwsh in terminal to start it.

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