Windows 7: run powershell v2 from start menu's run command

Question

When I open Start menu in Windows 7 and press Run and then write "Powershell" the powershell v1 starts. How to start powershell v2 using the same invoking method?

Answer 1

Windows 7 ships with Powershell 2.0. Are you certain that you are running version 1? To confirm run this $PSVersionTable inside the power shell.

Here is the output from my machine:

PS C:\Documents and Settings\saziz> $PSVersionTable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
CLRVersion                     2.0.50727.3603
BuildVersion                   6.0.6002.18111
PSVersion                      2.0
WSManStackVersion              2.0
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0}
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.1

Answer 2

To run the integrated scripting environment (which is a nifty editor for Powershell that only ships in V2), you can always run

PowerShell_Ise

in the run menu

Hope this helps