Powershell is not recognized

In Slate Digital Connect, you may run into the following error message:

On Windows computers, if the message indicates "Command failed: PowerShell [...] is not recognized as an internal or external command" this means you are missing the tool "Powershell" that is by default installed on the Windows platform.

Solutions

• Sometimes updating Windows can solve the issue

• Check that PowerShell v1 is installed and that Windows recognizes the command :

  • Press "WIN + R" >  Then type "cmd" > press enter to open a new terminal. 

    • In the command prompt, type "echo %path:;=&echo(%", then press enter. 
    • Look into the resulting prompt for a line ending with "WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\"
      If you can't find it, then you'll need to fix your Windows path. 
      
      
      
      

       

  • Check if PowerShell is installed :
    • Open File Explorer and paste the following location: "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\"
      
      You should find a folder with a file called Powershell in it : 
      
      
      
      
      

"Rebuild" your default Windows PowerShell path:

Inside the Start menu, search Edit environment variables for your account:

• • • Go to the "Advanced" tab and click on Environment Variables
      
      
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    • You'll see two tabs named "User Variables" and "System Variables".
    • Within the "System Variables" tab, scroll down to find "Path" and double-click

This opens a new window where you'll be able to edit the paths

To add a new line, click on the 'New' button.

Add the following path :

- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\

Once you are done, windows should be able to recognize Powershell as a command.

• If none of the solutions listed above works, re-install Powershell 5.1 by following the Microsoft documentation