PowerShell Automatic Variables - part 2 $PSVersionTable
Example
Contains a read-only hash table (Constant, AllScope) that displays details about the version of PowerShell that is running in the current session.
$PSVersionTable #this call results in this:
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 5.0.10586.117
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion 10.0.10586.117
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
The fastest way to get a version of PowerShell running:
$PSVersionTable.PSVersion
# result :
Major Minor Build Revision
----- ----- ----- --------
5 0 10586 117
