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Using PowerShell 7 in the Windows PowerShell ISE
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using-powershell-7-in-the-windows-powershell-ise.ps1
$psISE.CurrentPowerShellTab.AddOnsMenu.Submenus.Clear()
$psISE.CurrentPowerShellTab.AddOnsMenu.Submenus.Add("Switch to PowerShell 7", {
function New-OutOfProcRunspace {
param($ProcessId)
$ci = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.NamedPipeConnectionInfo -ArgumentList @($ProcessId)
$tt = [System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.TypeTable]::LoadDefaultTypeFiles()
$Runspace = [System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.RunspaceFactory]::CreateRunspace($ci, $Host, $tt)
$Runspace.Open()
$Runspace
}
$PowerShell = Start-Process PWSH -ArgumentList @("-NoExit") -PassThru -WindowStyle Hidden
$Runspace = New-OutOfProcRunspace -ProcessId $PowerShell.Id
$Host.PushRunspace($Runspace)
}, "ALT+F5") | Out-Null
$psISE.CurrentPowerShellTab.AddOnsMenu.Submenus.Add("Switch to Windows PowerShell", {
$Host.PopRunspace()
$Child = Get-CimInstance -ClassName win32_process | where {$_.ParentProcessId -eq $Pid}
$Child | ForEach-Object { Stop-Process -Id $_.ProcessId }
}, "ALT+F6") | Out-Null
#Url: https://blog.ironmansoftware.com/using-powershell-7-in-the-windows-powershell-ise
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