Powershell 7 issue in Windows 11 Pro 25H2 (Build 26200.6584)

No matter how I install Powershell 7 (Winget, MSI downloaded from GitHub, or MS Store), I keep getting this error when trying to launch Powershell 7 through the terminal. No amount of Googling has provided a solution, so I came here for help.



However, I can run Powershell 7 by itself through "pwsh.exe". But then it throws up this error:

How do I solve this?

Open the mentioned profile.ps1 in Notepad, and edit line #4. It should read:

Hi,

Managed a kludged workaround.

Problem 1:

• Upon attempting to launch Powershell 7, Terminal was throwing an error saying that it could not find "C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.PowerShell_8wekyb3d8bbwe\\pwsh.exe"

Solution:

1. Created a folder named \Microsoft.PowerShell_8wekyb3d8bbwe in the path above
2. Copied all the contents of "C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe" over to this folder

Problem 2:

• Powershell could not load the module Microsoft.WinGet.Client

Solution:

1. Edited the file "Microsoft.WinGet.CommandNotFound.psd1" located in "C:\Users\username\OneDrive\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.WinGet.CommandNotFound\1.0.4.0"
2. Deleted the line @{ModuleName = 'Microsoft.WinGet.Client'; ModuleVersion = "1.8.1133" from the RequiredModules line.

All seems to be working fine now, and I can launch Powershell 7.5.3 through terminal and by itself (by executing pwsh.exe).

Questions arise, though:

1. Why is there a Powershell folder in my Documents folder?
2. Powershell 7 launches perfectly from the Administrator account but not the regular user account (which is also, by default, an administrator [with reduced privileges?]). Why?
3. Why is Powershell not installing to the AppData folder if that is where it is supposed to be? At least Terminal is looking for it in AppData and not in Program Files?
4. Is there any way to force Terminal to look for Powershell 7 in the Program Files folder?

pillainp said:

Questions arise, though:

1. Why is there a Powershell folder in my Documents folder?

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That's where your user-specific modules are stored, by default, along with your profile, if you make one.