Get-PSSnapin

 

SYNOPSIS

Gets the Windows PowerShell snap-ins on the computer.

 

SYNTAX

Get-PSSnapin [[-name] <string[]>] [-registered] [<CommonParameters>]

 

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The Get-PSSnapIn cmdlet gets objects representing each Windows PowerShell snap-in available in the current console or registered on the system. The snap-ins are listed in the order in which they appear in the console file.

 

PARAMETERS

 

-name <string[]>

Gets only the specified Windows PowerShell snap-ins. Enter the names of one or more Windows PowerShell snap-ins. Wildcards are permitted.

 

The parameter name ("-Name") is optional.

 

Required?	false
Position?	1
Default value
Accept pipeline input?	false
Accept wildcard characters?	true

 

-registered <SwitchParameter>

Gets only the Windows PowerShell snap-ins that have been registered on the system. The snap-ins that are installed with Windows PowerShell do not appear in this list.

 

Required?	false
Position?	named
Default value	False
Accept pipeline input?	false
Accept wildcard characters?	false

 

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, and -OutVariable. For more information, type, "get-help about_commonparameters".

 

INPUT TYPE

PSSnapInInfo.Name

 

RETURN TYPE

PSSnapInInfo object.

 

NOTES

 

For more information, type "Get-Help Get-PSSnapIn -detailed". For technical information, type "Get-Help Get-PSSnapIn -full".

 

 When specifying multiple values for a parameter, use commas to separate the values. For example, "<parameter-name> <value1>, <value2>".

 

You can also refer to Get-PSSnapin by its built-in alias, "psnp". For more information, see About_Alias.

 

EXAMPLE 1

 

 

This command get the Windows PowerShell snap-ins that are currently loaded in the console. This includes the snap-ins that are installed with Windows PowerShell and those that have been added to the console.

 

EXAMPLE 2

 

 

This command gets the Windows PowerShell snap-ins that have been registered on the computer, including those that have already been added to the console. The output does not include snap-ins that are installed with Windows PowerShell or Windows PowerShell snap-in DLLs that have not yet been registered on the system.

 

EXAMPLE 3

 

 

This command gets the Windows PowerShell snap-ins in the current console that have names that begin with "smp".

 

RELATED LINKS

Add-PSSnapIn

Remove-PSSnapIn

Export-Console