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Gets the Windows PowerShell snap-ins on the computer.
Get-PSSnapin [[-Name] <string[]>] [-Registered] [<CommonParameters>]
The Get-PSSnapin cmdlet gets the Windows PowerShell snap-ins that have been added to the current session or that have been registered on the syst
em. The snap-ins are listed in the order in which they are detected.
Get-PSSnapin gets only registered snap-ins. To register a Windows PowerShell snap-in, use the InstallUtil tool included with the Microsoft .NET F
ramework 2.0. For more information, see "How to Register Cmdlets, Providers, and Host Applications" in the MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) lib
rary at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=143619.
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C:\PS>get-PSSnapIn
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This command gets the Windows PowerShell snap-ins that are currently loaded in the session. This includes the snap-ins that are installed with Wi
ndows PowerShell and those that have been added to the session.
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C:\PS>get-PSSnapIn -registered
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This command gets the Windows PowerShell snap-ins that have been registered on the computer, including those that have already been added to the
session. The output does not include snap-ins that are installed with Windows PowerShell or Windows PowerShell snap-in dynamic-link libraries (DL
Ls) that have not yet been registered on the system.
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C:\PS>get-PSSnapIn smp*
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This command gets the Windows PowerShell snap-ins in the current session that have names that begin with "smp".