powershellprofile.md

PowerShell Profile

Location:

• $PSHOME\Profile.ps1
• $PSHOME\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1
• $Home\[My ]Documents\PowerShell\Profile.ps1
• $Home\[My ]Documents\PowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1

Where $PSHOME variable = installation directory for PowerShell, $Home variable = current user's home directory.

Classification:

Criteria	Value
Permissions	Admin; User
Security context	User
Persistence type	Files only
Code type	Other
Launch type	User initiated1
Impact	Non-destructive
OS Version	All OS versions
Dependencies	OS only
Toolset	Scriptable

Description:

PowerShell profile - a script, running automatically each time PowerShell is started.
To start PowerShell without profiles, use the -NoProfile parameter of PowerShell.exe

References:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_profiles

Credits:

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Remarks:

Footnotes

1. PowerShell must be launched ↩