[BUG] PowerShell 7.x was not found

[karpuzikov]

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UniGetUI Version

2026.1.2

Windows version, edition, and architecture

Windows 11 Pro 26200.8037

Describe your issue

I have PowerShell 7.6.0‑rc.1 installed on Windows 11. Running pwsh --version confirms the installation:
PS C:\Users\FUJITSU> pwsh --version PowerShell 7.6.0-rc.1

However, UniGetUI reports that “PowerShell 7.x was not found!” in the settings panel. The executable (pwsh.exe) is present in C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7-preview\ and added to PATH, but UniGetUI fails to detect it.

Steps to reproduce the issue

Install PowerShell 7.6.0‑rc.1 using the official MSI installer.
Verify installation with pwsh --version.
Open UniGetUI → Package managers → PowerShell 7.x.
Observe error message: “PowerShell 7.x was not found!”

UniGetUI Log

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                          Welcome to UniGetUI Version 2026.1.2
[17.03.2026 22:30:35]
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Build 107
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Data directory C:\Users\FUJITSU\AppData\Local\UniGetUI
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Encoding Code Page set to 437
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Loaded language locale: en
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Unable to retrieve secret for resource 'UniGetUI/GitHubAccessToken': Element not found.
                      
                      Cannot get credential from Vault
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Randomly-generated background API auth token: 99ye2jtk63njbr2dxu1oe1gac8kdsfp26lmkpu3ij9mcursdvf0w2dbt5g182ykb
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Pip is enabled and was found on C:\Users\FUJITSU\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python.exe
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Call to WhichMultiple with file pwsh.exe returned non-zero status 1
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Command pwsh.exe was not found on the system
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Call to WhichMultiple with file vcpkg.exe returned non-zero status 1
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Command vcpkg.exe was not found on the system
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] PowerShell is enabled and was found on C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Call to WhichMultiple with file pwsh.exe returned non-zero status 1
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Call to WhichMultiple with file cargo.exe returned non-zero status 1
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Command pwsh.exe was not found on the system
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Call to WhichMultiple with file npm.cmd returned non-zero status 1
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Command cargo.exe was not found on the system
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] PowerShell7 is enabled but was not found on the system!
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Command npm.cmd was not found on the system
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Connected to WinGet API using bundled in-proc activation.
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Cargo is enabled but was not found on the system!
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Npm is enabled but was not found on the system!
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] WinGet activation mode selected: bundled in-proc COM | Source: C:\Program Files\UniGetUI\winget-cli_x64\WindowsPackageManager.dll
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Chocolatey is enabled and was found on C:\Users\FUJITSU\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\Chocolatey\choco.exe
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Winget is enabled and was found on C:\Users\FUJITSU\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\winget.exe
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Lang files were updated successfully from GitHub
[17.03.2026 22:30:35] Api running on http://localhost:7058
[17.03.2026 22:30:36] Updater source 'ProductInfo' returned version 2026.1.2.0 (upgradable=False)
[17.03.2026 22:30:36] An error occurred while initialising package manager Pip
[17.03.2026 22:30:36] .NET Tool is enabled but was not found on the system!
[17.03.2026 22:30:36] Call to WhichMultiple with file scoop.ps1 returned non-zero status 1
[17.03.2026 22:30:36] Command scoop.ps1 was not found on the system
[17.03.2026 22:30:36] Scoop is enabled but was not found on the system!
[17.03.2026 22:30:36] Call to WhichMultiple with file vcpkg returned non-zero status 1
[17.03.2026 22:30:36] Command vcpkg was not found on the system
[17.03.2026 22:30:36] System.InvalidOperationException: Microsoft Store python alias is not a valid python install
                         at UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Managers.PipManager.Pip._loadManagerVersion(String& version) in D:\a\UniGetUI\UniGetUI\src\UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Managers.Pip\Pip.cs:line 433
                         at UniGetUI.PackageEngine.ManagerClasses.Manager.PackageManager.Initialize() in D:\a\UniGetUI\UniGetUI\src\UniGetUI.PackageEngine.PackageManagerClasses\Manager\PackageManager.cs:line 102
[17.03.2026 22:30:36] ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄
                      █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ MANAGER LOADED ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
                      █ Name: WinGet (aka Winget)
                      █ Executable name: "winget.exe"
                      █ Executable path: "C:\Users\FUJITSU\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\winget.exe"
                      █ Call arguments: ""
                      █ Version: System WinGet (CLI) Version: v1.28.220
                      █          Using Native WinGet helper (COM Api)
                      █          Activation mode: bundled in-proc COM
                      █          Activation source: C:\Program Files\UniGetUI\winget-cli_x64\WindowsPackageManager.dll
                      █          
                      █ WinGet is enabled and ready to go.
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[17.03.2026 22:30:36] Call to WhichMultiple with file vcpkg returned non-zero status 1
[17.03.2026 22:30:36] Command vcpkg was not found on the system
[17.03.2026 22:30:36] Vcpkg root was not found. Please define the %VCPKG_ROOT% environment variable or define it from UniGetUI Settings
[17.03.2026 22:30:36] vcpkg is enabled but was not found on the system!
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                      █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ MANAGER LOADED ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
                      █ Name: PowerShell 5.x (aka PowerShell)
                      █ Executable name: "powershell.exe"
                      █ Executable path: "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"
                      █ Call arguments: " -NoProfile -Command"
                      █ Version: Name                           Value                                                                                   
                      █          ----                           -----                                                                                   
                      █          PSVersion                      5.1.26100.7920                                                                          
                      █          PSEdition                      Desktop                                                                                 
                      █          PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}                                                                 
                      █          BuildVersion                   10.0.26100.7920                                                                         
                      █          CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000                                                                         
                      █          WSManStackVersion              3.0                                                                                     
                      █          PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3                                                                                     
                      █          SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
                      █          
                      █ PowerShell 5.x is enabled and ready to go.
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[17.03.2026 22:30:36] ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄
                      █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ MANAGER LOADED ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
                      █ Name: Chocolatey (aka Chocolatey)
                      █ Executable name: "choco.exe"
                      █ Executable path: "C:\Users\FUJITSU\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\Chocolatey\choco.exe"
                      █ Call arguments: ""
                      █ Version: 2.5.0
                      █          
                      █ Chocolatey is enabled and ready to go.
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[17.03.2026 22:30:36] UniGetUI Chocolatey was found in the path
[17.03.2026 22:30:38] LoadComponentsAsync finished executing. All managers loaded. Proceeding to interface.
[17.03.2026 22:30:38] Downloaded new icons and screenshots successfully!
[17.03.2026 22:30:39] Found 0 installed packages from Chocolatey
[17.03.2026 22:30:39] Integrity check passed successfully!
[17.03.2026 22:30:39] Found 0 available updates from Chocolatey
[17.03.2026 22:30:40] Found 1 installed packages from PowerShell
[17.03.2026 22:30:40] Found 1 installed packages from PowerShell
[17.03.2026 22:30:41] Found 0 available updates from PowerShell
[17.03.2026 22:30:41] Found 110 installed packages from Winget
[17.03.2026 22:30:42] Found 0 available updates from Winget

Package Managers Logs

Manager PowerShell 7.x with version:
PowerShell 7.x was not found

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[mamoreau-devolutions]

PowerShell 7.6 is now GA: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/tag/v7.6.0

There's probably an issue with detection preview or release candidate builds, but for now, just update PowerShell and I suspect the problem will go away

[karpuzikov]

https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/tag/v7.6.0
works with this one