Luke Murray

Luke Murray

Microsoft MVP - Microsoft Azure ☁, Technical Consultant, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Technologist and a drinker of coffee.

Remove old PowerShell modules versions using PowerShell

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Did you know, that if you update PowerShell modules, the old versions can sometimes get left behind?

This little snippet with remove any old PowerShell modules (that are not the latest version), which are installed.

#requires -Version 2.0 -Modules PowerShellGet
function Remove-OldModules
{
  <#
<#
    Author: Luke Murray (Luke.Geek.NZ)
    Version: 0.1
    Purpose: Basic function to remove old PowerShell modules which are installed
#>

  #>
  $Latest = Get-InstalledModule 
  foreach ($module in $Latest) { 
    
    Write-Verbose -Message "Uninstalling old versions of $($module.Name) [latest is $( $module.Version)]" -Verbose
    Get-InstalledModule -Name $module.Name -AllVersions | Where-Object {$_.Version -ne $module.Version} | Uninstall-Module -Verbose 
  }
}

Remove-OldModules

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