$PSVersionTable said I have 5.1. I did the MSI install , but

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When I re-run $PSVersionTable it still says I have 5.1

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If you’re talking about PowerShell core (7.x.x) - that is not an update of “Windopws PowerShell”. It installs next to it. Run pwsh.exe instead of PowerShell.exe!

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Thanks, Olaf. That worked!