Portable PowerShell

What is Portable PowerShell

Portable PowerShell is a custom PowerShell host that doesn't require PowerShell to be  installed Allowing you to run PowerShell on a Windows desktop or Server machine that doesn't have PowerShell already installed , and also allows you to run different versions of PowerShell  side by Side.

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But Why

• Contractors like to take their tools with them. Now run PowerShell from that USB drive, for an ad hoc job without your client worrying about you installing anything on there server.
• Servers in many enterprises have a strict change control process that disallows installing and may prohibit PowerShell. However admins often have free reign to run things that don't require an Install.
• In the same vein while PowerShell may be installed on a server, your favourite third party Snapin isn't, Portable PowerShell enabled you to portablize snapins also.
• Run PowerShell from WinPE
• Run Versions side-by-side whether it's Portable Powershell V1 with Portable PowerShell V2 or with a version of PowerShell already installed on the machine.

How much does it Cost?

Portable Powershell is free and we have no plans on making it a paid application after it comes out of Beta. We are open to licensing the engine for use in third party applications however.

What about Snapins & Modules? 

Modules will always work. Most Snapins can be "portablized" with a few lines of script. read more.

How does it work?

We use our own Application Virtualization techniques similar to those on Microsoft App-V or Vmware ThinApp that virtualizes the dependencies of system32 filesystem and the registry so that running Portable PowerShell itself won't make any chances to the state of your system. We then combine those techniques with our own custom PowerShell host application. A "builder" app packages the powershell engine with Portabel PowerShell.  In the current Beta's 32bit and 64bit versions of V1 and V2 come pre-built for your convenience.

What about compatibility?

We support both 32 bit and 64 bit Powershell
We have a version of Portable ISE
PowerShell V2 remoting works as a client, but not as a server since that would require a WinRM service running.