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Include more info in $PSVersionTable, like .NET version #17059
Description
Summary of the new feature / enhancement
Would be great if $PSVersionTable could include some more relevant information to its' environment. For instance:
OS agnostic
- [New key] .NET version built upon
- [New key] OS Architecture (x64, x86, ARM, ARM64 etc.)
- [New key] Process architecture (x64, x86, ARM, ARM64 etc.)
Windows
- [Existing key] Update "OS" key to include build number (cumulative)
- [Existing key] Update "OS" key to include edition (Home / Pro / Enterprise)
- If someone can't get BitLocker cmdlets to work, but running Windows 10 Home.. :)
I'm thinking suggested additions in addition to being useful for end users, might be helpful when adding $PSVersionTable to issues on GitHub too, to give some more context out of the box.
Proposed technical implementation details (optional)
Add more keys and more info to existing keys, to the hashtable that is $PSVersionTable.
Activity
ArmaanMcleod commentedon Mar 25, 2022
I've also wondered why
GitCommitIddoesn't actually have a real commit ID? Seems to just mirrorPSVersion.daxian-dbw commentedon Aug 3, 2022
Armaan Mcleod (@ArmaanMcleod) For the stable and preview versions, the commit id is the tag for the release, which happens to be the same as
PSVersoin. If you are using a daily build, you will see the commit id as in hash code.JamesWTruher commentedon Jan 9, 2023
The WG discussed this and we're concerned that the $PSVersionTable could grow to be unwieldy (and we would like to keep
PSVersionTablefrom trying to have everything). However, we do see the need for diagnostic tools which collect this information (and perhaps more). We would be happy to entertain proposals for additional tools to provide that.microsoft-github-policy-service commentedon Nov 15, 2023
This issue has not had any activity in 6 months, if this is a bug please try to reproduce on the latest version of PowerShell and reopen a new issue and reference this issue if this is still a blocker for you.
microsoft-github-policy-service commentedon Nov 22, 2023
This issue has been marked as "No Activity" as there has been no activity for 6 months. It has been closed for housekeeping purposes.