Profile Helpers

PowerShell Helper scripts to manage PowerShell current user profiles.

Getting Started

• Copy the files
• Open Command Line or PowerShell (Window + X, A)
• If you opened Command Prompt, then type powershell in order to use PowerShell commands
• Navigate to the scripts directory
  cd your_directory
• Type
  Import-Module .\ProfileHelper.psm1
• Now you can use the methods from your PowerShell session

Adding Script to Profile [Optional]

• Enable execution policy using PowerShell Admin
  Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
• Navigate to the profile path
  cd (Split-Path -parent $PROFILE)
• Open the location in Explorer
  ii .
• Create the user profile if it does not exist
  If (!(Test-Path -Path $PROFILE )) { New-Item -Type File -Path $PROFILE -Force }
• Import the module in the PowerShell profile
  Import-Module -Path script_directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

Examples

Add-Profile Example

Create current user profile for PowerShell if it does not exist

Create Profile

Add-Profile

Import-Profile Example

Import 1 or more modules/scripts to current user PowerShell profile

Import Script to Profile

Import-Profile -Path "C:\git\PowerShell\ProfileHelpers.psm1"

Import Multiple Scripts to Profile

Import-Profile -Path "C:\git\PowerShell\"

Update-Profile Example

Reload current user profile for PowerShell after modifying in imported modules/scripts or in profile

Update Profile

Update-Profile

Add-NuGetProfile Example

Create current user NuGet profile for PowerShell if it does not exist

Create NuGet Profile

Add-NuGetProfile

Import-NuGetProfile Example

Import 1 or more modules/scripts to current user PowerShell NuGet profile

Import Script to NuGet Profile

Import-NuGetProfile -Path "C:\git\PowerShell\ProfileHelpers.psm1"

Import Multiple Scripts to Profile

Import-NuGetProfile -Path "C:\git\PowerShell\"

Update-Profile Example

Reload current user NuGet profile for PowerShell after modifying in imported modules/scripts or in NuGet profile

Update Profile

Update-NuGetProfile