Using the Get-Host Cmdlet

Listing Windows PowerShell Version Information

The Get-Host cmdlet returns information (such as the version number) for Windows PowerShell. For example:

Name             : ConsoleHost
Version          : 1.0.458.0
InstanceId       : 3a2087f5-ed5a-442d-9927-4367f2967116
UI               : System.Management.Automation.Internal.Host.InternalHostUserInterface
CurrentCulture   : en-US
CurrentUICulture : en-US
PrivateData      :

To retrieve this information simply type Get-Host without any additional parameters:

Get-Host