"You have an older version of PackageManagement..." Prompts Repeatedly

System Details

System Details Output

### VSCode version: 1.47.2 17299e413d5590b14ab0340ea477cdd86ff13daf x64

### VSCode extensions:
blackmist.LinkCheckMD@0.3.1
DavidAnson.vscode-markdownlint@0.36.1
docsmsft.docs-article-templates@0.2.9
docsmsft.docs-authoring-pack@0.1.8   
docsmsft.docs-images@0.0.9
docsmsft.docs-linting@0.0.5
docsmsft.docs-markdown@0.2.76        
docsmsft.docs-metadata@1.0.4
docsmsft.docs-preview@0.3.53
docsmsft.docs-yaml@0.2.5
GitHub.vscode-pull-request-github@0.18.0
ms-vscode.powershell@2020.6.0
msjsdiag.debugger-for-chrome@4.12.9
redhat.vscode-yaml@0.9.1
streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker@1.9.0


### PSES version: 2.2.0.0

### PowerShell version:

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      5.1.18362.752
PSEdition                      Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion                   10.0.18362.752
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion              3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

Issue Description

When I open a project, I am prompted with this probably 80% of the time. I’ve run it repeatedly, but it doesn’t seem to make a difference.

If I click “Yes”, this command is run"

PS D:\code\Denholtz\Deployment> powershell.exe -NoLogo -NoProfile -Command 'Install-Module -Name PackageManagement -Force -MinimumVersion 1.4.6 -Scope CurrentUser -AllowClobber'

Expected Behaviour

One prompt makes sense if I’m out of date. But it simply repeats.

Actual Behaviour

Too many prompts.

[itsho]

for anyone else getting this issue, I’ve managed to solve it with this single command - this is somewhat modified version of the solution provided here by @rjmholt : powershell.exe -NoLogo -NoProfile -Command 'Save-Module PackageManagement -MinimumVersion 1.4.7 -LiteralPath ""C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\""'

In my case I suspect that the root cause is that my Documents folder is placed on a network folder.

[Bwreck9]

ALRIGHT. Finally found a solution. This packagemanagement issue has been driving me nuts. Seeing it every single time I open VScode, and errors when I need to install a new module or package. There may be an easier way, but here’s how I resolved it since all the suggested install commands would error for me.

MODULE PATHS C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\Modules C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules

POWERSHELL GALLERY PATHS https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PackageManagement/ https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PowerShellGet/

Step 1) Access each Module Path. Step 2) Delete PowerShellGet & PackageManagement
(Note: I make copies of everything before I delete because I’m paranoid, and the copies need to be stored a level above the Modules folder or somewhere else altogether, just not in the Modules folder) Step 3) Access PowerShell Gallery Paths Step 4) Manual Download -> Download the RAW NUPKG file Step 5) Rename extension to ZIP Example: powershellget.2.2.1.nupkg to powershellget.2.2.1.zip Step 6) Unzip Step 7) Copy the unzipped folder to C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules Step 8) REMOVE the version numbers from both folder names. Leaving only powershellget & packagemanagement Step 9) Open VScode as administrator Step 10) Enjoy never having Vscode complain about packagemanagement & a problem-free module/package installation experience