PowerShell component requirements
Published 21 May 2018
Supported Operating Systems
- Windows 7 SP1 or later
- Windows Server 2008 R2 or later
Supported .NET versions
- .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later
- If necessary, you can download from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=671729
Supported PowerShell versions
- PowerShell 3 or above
These are included in the latest versions of Windows operating systems, and available for all supported earlier versions:
Operating System Version | Powershell 3.0 status |
---|---|
Windows 10 Creators Update | Included (PowerShell 5.1) |
Windows 10 Anniversary Update | |
Windows Server 2016 | |
Windows 10 November Update | Included (PowerShell 5.0) |
Windows 10 (before November Update) | |
Windows 8.1 | Included (PowerShell 4.0) |
Windows Server 2012R2 | |
Windows 8 | Included |
Windows Server 2012 | |
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 | Download from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34595 |
Windows 7 SP1 | |
Other versions (e.g. Vista, XP, Server 2008 SP2) | Not supported |
For more detailed .NET Framework platform information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/get-started/system-requirements