How to Update All PowerShell Modules – All at Once

To update all PowerShell modules installed from registered online repositories, filter the modules found in PSModulePath and pass them to Update-Module. Preview the operation first on production systems.

Use the following PowerShell one-liner to update all modules that were installed from an online repository:

Get-Module -ListAvailable | Where-Object RepositorySourceLocation -ne $null | Update-Module -Force -Confirm:$false

How the command works

• Get-Module -ListAvailable finds modules installed in the locations listed in $env:PSModulePath.
• Where-Object RepositorySourceLocation -ne $null keeps modules associated with an online repository, excluding most built-in and manually copied modules.
• Update-Module downloads and installs the latest stable version available from the registered repository.
• -Force suppresses the normal confirmation and can reinstall a version that is already present.
• -Confirm:$false prevents interactive confirmation prompts, which is useful in scripts and scheduled maintenance.

Preview updates before installing them

Replace the last part of the command with Update-Module -WhatIf to preview the proposed changes:

Get-Module -ListAvailable | Where-Object RepositorySourceLocation -ne $null | Update-Module -WhatIf

Requirements and limitations

• Use the same user or administrator context that installed the modules.
• Built-in and manually copied modules are not updated by Update-Module.
• Close sessions actively using a module if its files cannot be replaced.

Microsoft documents supported behavior in the Update-Module reference. After testing new versions, follow the old-module cleanup guide.