Is PowerShell 3.0 or 4.0 compatible with SharePoint 2010?

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RobMalone-4183 asked Oct 15, '20 AmosWu-MSFT commented Oct 22, '20

Is PowerShell 3.0 or 4.0 compatible with SharePoint 2010?

I need to upgrade from PowerShell 2.0 and wanted to make sure 3.0 or 4.0 is compatible with SharePoint 2010

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AmosWu-MSFT · Oct 19, 2020 at 02:04 AM

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AmosWu-MSFT · Oct 22, 2020 at 08:24 AM

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Answer 1 · 2020-10-15T17:27:15.943Z

trevorseward answered Oct 15, '20

No. The snapin for SharePoint Server 2010 is only compatible with PowerShell 2.0.

See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2796733/sharepoint-2010-management-shell-does-not-load-with-windows-powershell.

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Answer 2 · 2020-10-15T17:28:03.597Z

AndreasBaumgarten answered Oct 15, '20

As far was I know SharePoint 2010 is not compatible with PowerShell 3.0 or 4.0.

But there is a workaround available:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2796733/sharepoint-2010-management-shell-does-not-load-with-windows-powershell

(If the reply was helpful please don't forget to upvote and/or accept as answer, thank you)

Regards
Andreas Baumgarten

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