Mine is found in Start > Settings > Windows Powershell which is where it should be, unless someone's been messing around.
The executable is in C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0
Where Is My Powershell?
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I didn't find powershell in any windows folder (System32 / SysWOW64). Where is it?
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2019-09-15T23:05:07+00:00 I'm in windows 10, I have been right click on the window logo and click powershell but the system say that powershell is in my pc. There is no powershell in my program list. Why?
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Anonymous
2019-09-16T09:36:42+00:00 PowerShell is located here:
C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
Links to it should be in the Start Menu Programs list under "Windows PowerShell".
If you do not have it, then download and install it from MS. The current version is 5.1.
JohnD
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Virginia M 40,495 Reputation points Independent Advisor2019-09-15T14:13:04+00:00 Powershell can be found by right clicking on the start button & it should show it the list, from there you can right click on it & choose properties to find where it is stored on your system.
Or click on the search icon in the taskbar & enter powershell which will also find the program.
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Virginia M 40,495 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2019-09-16T09:56:03+00:00 If you click windows key + R & choose run & enter powershell does it show anything?
If not then try an in-place repair:
I recommend an in-place upgrade repair.
To repair Windows without losing any data then follow the instruction here:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/16397-repai...
This will also upgrade you to the latest version of Windows - currently 1903 - if you currently don’t have this installed.
In a nutshell you just download the media creation tool & choose to upgrade now.
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