Debug PowerShell script in Visual Studio 2017

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I have installed PS tools and PS pro tools for Visual Studio 2017 and was hoping that I could use VS to both edit and also run and debug powershell scripts, however so far I have not found the way to run and debug a single Powershell script from inside VS 2017. Is this feature available at all within PS tools for VS 2017 or I am just expecting too much?

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I’ve done work on C# modules in Visual Studio, but the preferred software for Powershell currently is Visual Studio Code, not the full Visual Studio:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/core-powershell/vscode/using-vscode?view=powershell-6

Code allows you to use F8 to execute code similar to the Powershell ISE with a Powershell emulator already attached.

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See this discussion and answer.

Create the file C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe.config:

‘debugging - Can't debug PowerShell through Visual Studio - Stack Overflow’


And view this video …

PowerShell Tools for Visual Studio 'youtube.com/watch?v=eRILgGQb_hQ'