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Windows 10: Enable PowerShell V7

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Firstly to get the new version, you need to run the following command below: (Note it includes the -Preview switch)

iex "& { $(irm https://aka.ms/install-powershell.ps1) } -UseMSI -Preview"

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It does take a few minutes to bring up the installation window as shown below:

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Click next..

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Select your install location, I left this as default.

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Make your selection above, I chose the defaults and clicked next...

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Now click Install..

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Setup takes a minute or so to complete..

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On the finish screen you have the option to select "Launch PowerShell" and then click Finish.

Post Installation:

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As you can see, you are presented with a black window vs the standard blue one that comes with PowerShell.

The nice thing about this is that you can now run the Test-connection command vs doing a ping to a domain.

The command to use is:

Test-Coonnection -TargetName <Domain>

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As you can see it gives you the source and destination address as well as the latency, BufferSize and Status compared to a normal ping.