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$env:PSModulePath gets "C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\Modules" added when running script in Visual Studio 2019 PowerShell Project

Issue #195 resolved
Anthony Missico created an issue

After running a script in Visual Studio 2019 within a PowerShell Project, the path "C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\Modules" is added to $env:PSModulePath.

The behavior below is not seen in Visual Studio Code or PowerShell ISE or Visual Studio 2019 without a PowerShell Project loaded.

Started VS without PowerShell Interactive opened.

Opened Interactive, ran $env:PSModulePath.split(";")

PS C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\Common7\IDE> $env:PSModulePath.split(";")
C:\Users\{userName}\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules
C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules
C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MpProvider
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\PowerShell\Modules
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Monitoring Agent\Agent\PowerShell\

Opened PowerShell project

Ran $env:PSModulePath.split(";") from Interactive

PS A:\Ws1\Personal\amissico\EpicDevOpsService.Wip> $env:PSModulePath.split(";")
C:\Users\{userName}\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules
C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules
C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MpProvider
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\PowerShell\Modules
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Monitoring Agent\Agent\PowerShell\

Executed ‘Copy-Module.ps1’ script.

This script uses “$sModulePath = $env:PSModulePath.split(";")[1]”

PS A:\Ws1\Personal\amissico\EpicDevOpsService.Wip> {removed…}\Modules\Copy-Module.ps1
[VERBOSE] Performing the operation "Remove File" on target "C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\{companyName}\Format-XML.ps1".
…

Notice that $sModulePath is “C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\Modules”

Ran $env:PSModulePath.split(";") from Interactive

PS A:\Ws1\Personal\amissico\EpicDevOpsService.Wip> $env:PSModulePath.split(";")
C:\Users\PHMIT.amissico\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules
C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\Modules
C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules
C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MpProvider
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\PowerShell\Modules
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Monitoring Agent\Agent\PowerShell\

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Name                           Value                                                                                                           
----                           -----                                                                                                           
PSVersion                      5.1.14409.1018                                                                                                  
PSEdition                      Desktop                                                                                                         
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}                                                                                         
BuildVersion                   10.0.14409.1018                                                                                                 
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000                                                                                                 
WSManStackVersion              3.0                                                                                                             
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3                                                                                                             
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

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4.9.4 per "Manage Extensions"

Name             : PowerShell Tools for Visual Studio Host
Version          : 4.9.0.0

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Name                   : Microsoft Visual Studio
FileName               : C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe
Version                : 16.0

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4.7.2 is installed. Validated against registry and installation package.

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Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise 2019
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VisualStudio.16.Release/16.3.2+29326.143
Microsoft .NET Framework
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Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services Designer 
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Comments (8)

  1. Anthony Missico Account Deactivated reporter

    Troubleshooting:

    [ERROR] Import-Module : The specified module 'Plaza' was not loaded because no valid

    Reveals:

    With 5.0.4 in Visual Studio, my environment value for ProgramFiles now points to C:\Program Files (x86).

    PS A:\Ws1\Personal\amissico\EpicDevOpsService.Wip> $Env:PSModulePath.Split(';')
    C:\Users\PHMIT.amissico\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules
    C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\Modules
    C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules
    C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\MpProvider
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\PowerShell\Modules
    C:\Program Files\Microsoft Monitoring Agent\Agent\PowerShell\

    Get-ChildItem Env:
    …
    ProgramFiles C:\Program Files (x86)
    ProgramFiles(x86) C:\Program Files (x86)

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    A new DOS/CMD windows shows the correct value:

    C:\Users\PHMIT.amissico>set
    ...
    ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
    ProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)
    ProgramW6432=C:\Program Files

  3. Adam Driscoll

    Is it possible this script is updating the PSModulePath? These are my steps and results:

    Interactive window:

    PS C:\Users\adamr\Source\Repos\ScriptProject> $ENV:PSMODULEPATH.SPLIT(";")
    C:\Users\adamr\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules

    C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Tools\PowerShell\Modules\

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    I execute a script that does this:

    \$ENV:PSMODULEPATH.SPLIT(";")

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    PS C:\Users\adamr\Source\Repos\ScriptProject> C:\Users\adamr\Source\Repos\ScriptProject\ScriptProject.ps1

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    I then execute this in the interactive window:

    PS C:\Users\adamr\Source\Repos\ScriptProject> $ENV:PSMODULEPATH.SPLIT(";")
    C:\Users\adamr\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules

    C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Tools\PowerShell\Modules
    PS C:\Users\adamr\Source\Repos\ScriptProject>

  4. Anthony Missico Account Deactivated reporter

    Ignore my first comment. That was related to having “PowerShell Version = “Windows PowerShell x86”. I added a comment earlier, but didn’t seem to get posted.

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  5. Anthony Missico Account Deactivated reporter

    Is it possible this script is updating the PSModulePath?

    No. I also tried to duplicate the problem and it is gone. I also tried another way and unable to duplicate.

    I see no choice but to close.

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