How can I determine what version of PowerShell is installed on a computer, and indeed if it is installed at all?
Use $PSVersionTable.PSVersion to determine the engine version. If the variable does not exist, it is safe to assume the engine is version 1.0.
Note that $Host.Version and (Get-Host).Version are not reliable - they reflect the version of the host only, not the engine. PowerGUI, >PowerShellPLUS, etc. are all hosting applications, and they will set the host's version to reflect their product version, which is entirely correct.
PS C:\> $PSVersionTable.PSVersion Major Minor Build Revision ----- ----- ----- -------- 4 0 -1 -1
Quelle: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1825585/determine-installed-powershell-version