Why does PowerShell 5 from Windows 7 not have the same features as Windows 10? Why does PowerShell 5 from Windows 7 not have the same features as Windows 10? powershell powershell

Why does PowerShell 5 from Windows 7 not have the same features as Windows 10?


Some features come from the PSReadLine-module that is preinstalled in Win10. You can install this manually from github or by running:

Install-Module PSReadLine

Some features come from Windows 10-enhancements to the console host conhost.exe that is used by default for powershell and cmd. conhost.exeis a part of windows itself and not Windows Management Framework which Powershell is a part of.