Multiple Versions of PSReadLine After Upgrade / Unable to Uninstall

[norsemangrey]

I'm using the latest PowerShell Core version and I wanted to install the latest PSReadLine version. I tried using Install-Module PSReadLine, but get the following error:

WARNING: Version '2.2.6' of module 'PSReadLine' is already installed at 'C:\program files\powershell\7\Modules\PSReadLine'. To install version '2.3.4', run Install-Module and add the -Force parameter, this command will install version '2.3.4' side-by-side with version '2.2.6'.

Apparently PSReadLine was installed together with PowerShell so I tried following the procedure described in the Readme for updating a pre-installed version, running the following command from CMD.

powershell -noprofile -command "Install-Module PSReadLine -Force -SkipPublisherCheck -AllowPrerelease"

This seemed to install the latest version, but now I see that I have 3 versions side by side and I'm not sure which one will be in use for PS7.

How can completely remove the old versions and install the latest version in the proper location for PS7 so that I can later update it using the Update-Module command?

❯ Get-Module -ListAvailable

    Directory: C:\Users\<user>\Documents\PowerShell\Modules

ModuleType Version    PreRelease Name                                PSEdition ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ---------- ----                                --------- ----------------
Script     0.11.0                Terminal-Icons                      Desk      {Add-TerminalIconsColorTheme, Add-Termi…

    Directory: C:\program files\powershell\7\Modules

ModuleType Version    PreRelease Name                                PSEdition ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ---------- ----                                --------- ----------------
Manifest   7.0.0.0               CimCmdlets                          Core      {Get-CimAssociatedInstance, Get-CimClas…
Manifest   1.2.5                 Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive        Desk      {Compress-Archive, Expand-Archive}
Manifest   7.0.0.0               Microsoft.PowerShell.Diagnostics    Core      {Get-WinEvent, New-WinEvent, Get-Counte…
Manifest   7.0.0.0               Microsoft.PowerShell.Host           Core      {Start-Transcript, Stop-Transcript}
Manifest   7.0.0.0               Microsoft.PowerShell.Management     Core      {Add-Content, Clear-Content, Get-Clipbo…
Manifest   7.0.0.0               Microsoft.PowerShell.Security       Core      {Get-Acl, Set-Acl, Get-PfxCertificate, …
Manifest   7.0.0.0               Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility        Core      {Export-Alias, Get-Alias, Import-Alias,…
Manifest   7.0.0.0               Microsoft.WSMan.Management          Core      {Disable-WSManCredSSP, Enable-WSManCred…
Script     1.4.8.1               PackageManagement                   Desk      {Find-Package, Get-Package, Get-Package…
Script     2.2.5                 PowerShellGet                       Desk      {Find-Command, Find-DSCResource, Find-M…
Script     7.0.0.0               PSDiagnostics                       Core      {Disable-PSTrace, Disable-PSWSManCombin…
Script     2.2.6                 PSReadLine                          Desk      {Get-PSReadLineKeyHandler, Set-PSReadLi…
Binary     2.0.3                 ThreadJob                           Desk      Start-ThreadJob

    Directory: C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules

ModuleType Version    PreRelease Name                                PSEdition ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ---------- ----                                --------- ----------------
Script     1.0.1                 Microsoft.PowerShell.Operation.Val… Desk      {Get-OperationValidation, Invoke-Operat…
Binary     1.0.0.1               PackageManagement                   Desk      {Find-Package, Get-Package, Get-Package…
Script     3.4.0                 Pester                              Desk      {Describe, Context, It, Should…}
Script     1.0.0.1               PowerShellGet                       Desk      {Install-Module, Find-Module, Save-Modu…
Script     2.3.4                 PSReadLine                          Desk      {Get-PSReadLineKeyHandler, Set-PSReadLi…
Script     2.0.0                 PSReadLine                          Desk      {Get-PSReadLineKeyHandler, Set-PSReadLi…

[TheCiosiek]

I have the same problem

[237dmitry]

Install in user space, it takes precedence over the global one.

Install-Module PSReadline -Scope CurrentUser