Update Powershell Command Windows 11 May 2026

usoclient StartScan If you have Chocolatey installed:

winget search "PowerShell" Update to the latest stable version: update powershell command windows 11

Open PowerShell as Administrator (right-click Start > Terminal (Admin) or PowerShell (Admin)). usoclient StartScan If you have Chocolatey installed: winget

# Run as Administrator $latestRelease = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://api.github.com/repos/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/latest" $assets = $latestRelease.assets | Where-Object name -like "*win-x64.msi" $downloadUrl = $assets.browser_download_url $installerPath = "$env:TEMP\PowerShell-latest.msi" Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $installerPath msiexec /i $installerPath /quiet /norestart Remove-Item $installerPath 3. Updating Windows PowerShell 5.1 Windows PowerShell 5.1 is updated through Windows Update . You cannot manually update it via commands, but you can ensure you have the latest: Check for updates via command line: # Run as Administrator Install-Module PSWindowsUpdate -Force Get-WindowsUpdate Install-WindowsUpdate -MicrosoftUpdate Or use wuauclt (deprecated but still works): You cannot manually update it via commands, but

# Check for updates pwsh -c "Update-PowerShell -PassThru" Note: Update-PowerShell is available starting from PowerShell 7.0.3. If winget is unavailable, you can script the download and install: