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# Install PowerShell 7 with Windows Package Manager
- URL: https://www.techielass.com/install-powershell-7-with-windows-package-manager/
- Published: 2021-07-20T10:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-01-07T11:36:01.000Z
- Description: Join me as I use Windows Package Manager to install PowerShell 7
- Author: Sarah Lean
- Tags: PowerShell, Windows 10, WinGet

I recently noticed that on my machine I was on an older version of PowerShell and not taking advantage of [PowerShell 7](https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/scripting/whats-new/what-s-new-in-powershell-70?view=powershell-7.1&WT.mc%5Fid=modinfra-33034-salean&ref=techielass.com) and I wanted to make sure I was using the latest version. 

And since I am a big fan of [Windows Package Manager](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/package-manager/?WT.mc%5Fid=modinfra-33034-salean&ref=techielass.com) at the moment I wanted to see if I could update my PowerShell version with that. 👍

### Install PowerShell 7

So I fired up my Windows Terminal console and typed in 

*winget search powershell*

To see if there was anything available for me to install via the Windows Package manager and I was in luck!

![PowerShell options within Windows Package Manager](https://storage.ghost.io/c/08/96/08960c71-63a2-449b-91b1-8d4628166dd2/content/images/2021/10/wingetpowershell.PNG)

PowerShell options within Windows Package Manager

To install the latest version of PowerShell I typed

*winget install --id microsoft.powershell*

And after a few minutes the latest version of PowerShell was installed on my machine! 🎉

### Using PowerShell 7 in Windows Terminal

Now Windows Terminal is my go to these days for all commands, I have it set up and [customised ](https://www.techielass.com/customise-windows-terminal/)how I like with PowerShell, Azure CLI, Linux and just plain old command line. I wanted to make sure I could use this shiny new version of PowerShell 7 inside Windows Terminal. 

To my surprise it was already added into my profiles within Windows Terminal!

This was done automatically as I had opened the new PowerShell 7 application on my machine and Windows Terminal had detected it! 😊

However, I did tweak my profile so that PowerShell 7 was the default window that loaded when I loaded Windows Terminal!

Below is a short video showing the process that I took. 

![Installing PowerShell 7 with Windows Package Manager](https://storage.ghost.io/c/08/96/08960c71-63a2-449b-91b1-8d4628166dd2/content/images/2021/06/upgradepowershell-1.gif)

Installing PowerShell 7 with Windows Package Manager