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about_PackageUpdateInfo SHORT DESCRIPTION The PackageUpdatesInfo module helps you staying up to date with you installed modules. It checks all your local installed powershell modules and output a table with module names and version information. LONG DESCRIPTION The PackageUpdatesInfo module helps you staying up to date with you installed modules. It checks all your local installed powershell modules and output a table with module names and version information. Installation: Install the module from the PowerShell Gallery (systemwide): Install-Module PackageUpdatesInfo or install it only for your user: Install-Module PackageUpdatesInfo -Scope CurrentUser Interactive usage: For interactive usage and check all your modules, just run: Get-PackageUpdateInfo This will query all your installed modules and display a overview table which module will need an update and which one is up-to-date. Practical usage: Because of -possibly- forgotting to run the command frequently, like once a day or one a week, and of poor performance with a lot of installed moduels, I suggest to automate this one. So it is possible to **export** and **import** the Update-Information. Get-PackageUpdateInfo | Export-PackageUpdateInfo Import-PackageUpdateInfo So with this, it is possible to "offload" the update checking to a Job, a scheduled task or the computer startup and show the information quickly with the **Import-PackageUpdateInfo** command. I'll suggest to put these lines to you PowerShell profile: Start-Job -ScriptBlock { Get-PackageUpdateInfo -ShowOnlyNeededUpdate | Export-PackageUpdateInfo } | Out-Null Import-PackageUpdateInfo This will start the update checking as a background job and show's you quickly the information from the last job run on every startup of the powershell. References: The following modules and code snipets inspired me. My goal was to do a short module with rich, powershell styled output and powershell styled functionality. - The module is inspired by Jan De Dobbeleer: https://github.com/JanDeDobbeleer/Get-PackageUpdates - Inspired by and partially stolen from http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/powershell/5441/check-for-module-updates/ KEYWORDS module development debugging |