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Test-WTVersion

SYNOPSIS

Test if an updated version of Windows Terminal is installed.

SYNTAX

Test-WTVersion [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Because Windows Terminal can update in the background, you may not be aware that you are running a newer version. An updated version might offer new features to enable in your settings file or things that you have to change. This command will compare the currently installed version with saved information from the last time the command was run. If the Windows Terminal version is newer, this command returns True. This function writes a small json file to $Home.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> Test-WTVersion
False

Windows Terminal has not changed since the last check.

Example 2

PS C:\> if ( $env:wt_session -AND Test-WTVersion) {
    Write-Host "A newer version of Windows Terminal is now installed." -foreground Yellow
    Start-Process https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/releases
}

Because Windows Terminal can silently update, it may be awkward to know if you are running a new version. You might use the Test-WTVersion command in your PowerShell profile script with this code snippet.

PARAMETERS

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

None

OUTPUTS

System.Boolean

NOTES

Learn more about PowerShell: http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/essential-powershell-resources/

RELATED LINKS

Get-WTCurrentRelease