VS Code - PowerShell Development Environment Setup

The perfect Setup

Set Execution Policy

Run Powershell as Admin and run the following code to change the Execution Policy

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

Software Install

• Run command

winget install Microsoft.VisualStudioCode --accept-source-agreements

1. Vs Code

   • Modules
     -- Powershell
     -- Monokai Pro
     -- Remote WSL
     -- Run in Powershell

   • Configuration

   • Workspace

2. Git

• Run command

   winget install Git.Git --accept-source-agreements

3. Configure Git

• Open Terminal and run these commands:

   git config --global user.name "FirstName LastName"
   git config --global user.email "email@domain.com"

4. Install PowerShell 7

• Open CMD prompt as administrator

winget install Microsoft.PowerShell --accept-source-agreements

5. PowerShell Commands

• Install Latest PSReadline

Install-Module PSReadLine -AllowPrerelease -Force

• Install PSReadline History

Set-PSReadLineOption -PredictionSource History

• Install Secret Management

Install-Module Microsoft.PowerShell.SecretManagement,Microsoft.PowerShell.SecretStore

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Update Powershell

TLS 1.2 Support
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/powershell-gallery-tls-support/

[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12 
Install-Module PowerShellGet -RequiredVersion 2.2.4 -SkipPublisherCheck

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VS Code Setup

1. Modules you need

2. Sync Repos

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Folder Setup

1. C:\git

2. C:\Users\username\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules

   • Copy Default Modules to this folder

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VS Code Theme

Mokokai Pro

If you have never used Mokokai Pro before please look into it. You do not understand how amazing VS code will look until you use this theme. Mokokai Pro is a paid theme.

Visual Studio Code Setup
Open VS Code and ensure you have Monokai Pro installed. Then, press Ctrl+Shift+P to open the command palette. Search for Monokai Pro and select the option Monokai Pro - enter license. Then follow the prompts on-screen to enter your email and license key. You will then see a thank you pop-up message. You are now running an activated theme.

1. Open VS Code and ensure you have Monokai Pro installed.

2. Ctrl+Shift+P to open the command palette.

3. In the command palette select "Monokai Pro: enter license"

4. Fill in your email: email@domain.com

5. Fill in your license key: aaaaa-bbbb-ccccc-ddddd-eeeee

Powershell Profile

Powershell profiles allow you to do a bunch of things. One of the main things we will use profiles for is to automate the updating of custom modules.

The first thing to do is to check if you have a PowerShell profile. To do this run this command:

Test-Path $Profile

If you get False it means it is not setup. To create a new profile you will need to run this command.
Note - This command will overwrite your old profile if you run the command!

New-Item –Path $Profile –Type File –Force

Now that you have the profile created, you will need to edit it. Run this command:

notepad $Profile

You can add any command to start when you open a Powershell Window. In our case, I entered this command.

update-CustomModules -DriveLocation C

Hit save and open a PowerShell window. It should automatically run the command at startup!

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Install Cascadia Font

To download a zip containing the latest version of Cascadia Code go to this website:

https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code/releases

The variants contained within are:

1. Cascadia Code: standard version of Cascadia

2. Cascadia Mono: a version of Cascadia that doesn't have ligatures

3. Cascadia (Code|Mono) PL: a version of Cascadia that has embedded Powerline symbols

For optimal rendering quality, we recommend using the TTF version on Windows and any other OS that employs TrueType hinting. The OTF version is supplied for users who prefer that format.

Once unzipped, open the font file—this will open a new window displaying the characters included in the font along with the font displayed at different sizes. This window should have an "Install" button that will install the font on your machine when clicked.

👉 Note: If you have previously installed a version of Cascadia Code, please uninstall the previous version before installing a new version. Not doing so can result in improper rendering. Please see the double install page if you should run into issues

Installing Cascadia Code in VS Code

1. Go to File > Preferences > Settings or hit Ctrl + , in VS Code.

2. Enter "Font Face" in search field.

3. Enter following in Font Face option: 'Cascadia Code', Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace

4. Enable Font Ligatures option available just below 'Font Face'.

5. Press Enter and you're good to go.

6. Note: If you've installed font and it does not get applied in VS Code, try restarting VS Code.

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Errors

Package Management
https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PackageManagement/1.4.7

RUN POWERSHELL AS ADMIN

Install-Module -Name PackageManagement -force

If this command doesn't work you might have to run this command first:

[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12

NuGet Update

RUN POWERSHELL AS ADMIN

Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet

If this command doesn't work you might have to run this command first:

[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12