Powershell 7 - IDE Setup

Synopsis: Installation steps taken for setup of an IDE for PowerShell 7.

Published April 11th, 2026
Last Modified: April 11th, 2026

Intro: A new computer made me realize the amount of fine tuning I needed for my last computer's PowerShell setup. Issues between PS versions, Microsoft Graph takening Eons to load, and module versioning. I'm outlining the steps here for future Grug sanity.






Quick Run Down

    1.) IDE Install

    2.) PowerShell Extension

    3.) PowerShell 7

    4.) PowerShell Theme (Optional)

IDE Install

    AI Says; "Visual Studio Code (Recommended): VS Code with the official PowerShell extension is the Microsoft-recommended environment for PowerShell 7. It provides IntelliSense, a built-in debugger, and a specialized "ISE Mode" for those accustomed to the older interface."

  • Starting with that - Installing Visual Studio Code from Microsoft Store.

PowerShell Extension

  • Download the Extension for PowerShell from within VS Code.

  • Look for the extension published by 'Microsoft'.


  • This only starts with PowerShell 5. You'll need to continue through the next steps to get PowerShell 7.
  • To confirm this, run "$PSVersionTable.PSVersion
    • $PSVersionTable.PSVersion

    Major Minor Build Revision
    ----- ----- ----- --------
    5 1 26100 7920

PowerShell 7

  • Run this within the Terminal. After downloading, an install Wizard will display. Default settings was selected for this install.
    • iex "& { $(irm https://aka.ms/install-powershell.ps1) } -UseMSI"

  • Restart VS Code

PowerShell Theme

    Bundled with the extension is the PowerShell ISE theme. It is not activated by default, but after installing this extension either click Set Color Theme or use the theme picker and select PowerShell ISE. - Source "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.PowerShell"


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