How do I enable syntax highlighting in PowerShell Core?

Question

I have recently installed PowerShell Core through Chocolatey.

My newly installed PowerShell Core doesn't have syntax highlighting (red circles in the screenshot below) nor does it append the backslash \ when auto-completing directories (blue circles in the screenshot below).

How do I enable both this features in the new PowerShell Core?

Answer 1

1. Open your PowerShell profile (e.g. ~\Documents\PowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1)
2. Append the line Import-Module PSReadLine

If you are using multiple keyboard layouts and have PSReadLine version 2.0.0 installed, due to this bug, you need to install the latest beta with:

Install-Module -Name PSReadLine -RequiredVersion 2.0.0-beta5 -AllowPrerelease

Documentation:

• Understanding the Six PowerShell Profiles
• Use PSReadLine for More Efficient PowerShell Console