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-NoProfile should not add Modules folder under the user profile in PSModulePath
Prerequisites
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Steps to reproduce
- Start cmd
- Clear the environment variable PSModulePath
- Start pwsh.exe -noprofile
- Evaluate $env:PSModulePath
Expected behavior
PSModulePath should not include any path under the user profile.
Actual behavior
PSModulePath includes paths under the user profile.
Error details
N/A
Environment data
Name Value
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PSVersion 7.4.2
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.4.2
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.26236
Platform Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0
Visuals
N/A
Why shouldn't it include those modules? It's not unreasonable to think someone would want to skip loading the $profile script(s) while still having those modules available. It would be better to ask for a new switch if you think it's useful to exclude user scoped modules.
