Visual Studio 2015: Failed to initialise the PowerShell host on Windows 10

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Hi Folks,

I am trying to learn how to create a visual studio office addin.

I tried to create a project for an office addin – understatement of the century:mad:.
no matter what I do – wont budge.

here are the errors

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I have power shell set to unrestricted after trying all other options.

It is driving me up the wall – what is the problem with visual studio?
It is one of the reason – I try to avoid visual studio – just can’t be dealing with all these issues.

Any help appreciated –

I have searched all over for answers -just nothing coming up on google

thanks 🙂

PB

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PB,

I’m not familiar with VS2015 but I downloaded and installed it on my Win 10 Home machine and it came up just fine w/o complaints about Powershell (I have PS set to RemoteSigned). Can you give me the steps you took until you encountered the error? :cheers:

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

PowerShell & VBA Rule!
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PB,

Ok, I downloaded PowerShell Tools for Visual Studio 2015 and installed the file and was then able to create a PS Project.
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I didn’t come across any errors along the way.

HTH :cheers:

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

PowerShell & VBA Rule!
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Hey Y’all,

This free Visual Studio w/the PS Tools is pretty neat. It found an error in one of my projects I didn’t even know existed. It’s fixed now thanks to VS. Looks like I have a new debugging environment for my PS programs may even move development operations there when I get a little more familiarity with the environment.

:cheers:

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

PowerShell & VBA Rule!
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Hi RG,

I have visual studio 2015 community.

I downloaded the office addin tools for visual studio https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/features/office-tools-vs.aspx

Then the error came when trying to create a project

Let me download the link you sent see what comes up

PB

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Hi RG,

Downloaded the powershell tools

same issue as in screen shots

File > New Project > office /sharepoint > office addin > task pane > Excel,powerpoint, project word checked

what could it be?

pb

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Hi,

I repaired the visual studio 2015.

Re-downloaded the office developer tools.

Still same error being generated.

Powershell host problem.

Just do not have a clue what to do

pb

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PB,

Ok, it took a little investigating but I got it solved.

I downloaded and installed the Office addin tools and attempted to create a project as specified:
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Look familiar?
So I checked out the instructions:
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Ok so now we have some hunting to do in this unfamiliar environment.
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Ah! so we need PowerShell 2.0. Time to Google:

Found this solution at Stack Overflow.

Made the change, tried, failed again. Reboot…Success.
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HTH :cheers:

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

PowerShell & VBA Rule!
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Hello RG,

thanks for assisting me with this. Still trying to get it to work

This is what I get fromt the nugent manager

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The following error occurred while loading the extended type data file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core, C:WindowsSysWOW64WindowsPowerShellv1.0types.ps1xml(3007) : Error in type "System.Security.AccessControl.ObjectSecurity": Exception: The getter method should be public, non void, static, and have one parameter of type PSObject.
The following error occurred while loading the extended type data file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core, C:WindowsSysWOW64WindowsPowerShellv1.0types.ps1xml(3014) : Error in type "System.Security.AccessControl.ObjectSecurity": Exception: The getter method should be public, non void, static, and have one parameter of type PSObject.
The following error occurred while loading the extended type data file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core, C:WindowsSysWOW64WindowsPowerShellv1.0types.ps1xml(3021) : Error in type "System.Security.AccessControl.ObjectSecurity": Exception: The getter method should be public, non void, static, and have one parameter of type PSObject.
The following error occurred while loading the extended type data file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core, C:WindowsSysWOW64WindowsPowerShellv1.0types.ps1xml(3028) : Error in type "System.Security.AccessControl.ObjectSecurity": Exception: The getter method should be public, non void, static, and have one parameter of type PSObject.
The following error occurred while loading the extended type data file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core, C:WindowsSysWOW64WindowsPowerShellv1.0types.ps1xml(3035) : Error in type "System.Security.AccessControl.ObjectSecurity": Exception: The getter method should be public, non void, static, and have one parameter of type PSObject.
The term 'Get-ExecutionPolicy' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

Funnily enough my powershell 2.0 was already turned on in programs features.

Rebooted still no success yet

pb

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PB,

Have you gotten as far as the template in post#8? :cheers:

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

PowerShell & VBA Rule!
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Hi RG,

unfortunately, when that error comes up – then nothing just the usual start screen that was there at start up.

The package manager console gives the error shown above.

I repaired the Visual studio 2015 – so its as good as new install

I turned on the powershell 2.0

Do I need to download and install the Powershell 2,0?

I looked for windows updates nothing

🙁

I’ll persevere – we will overcome

pb

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RG,

there is no problem with windows Form project.

That works

just the office addin that I downloaded and trying to create project with

pb

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Hi folks,

mini update.

I copied a script into the config file found here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12638289/embedding-powershell-v2-0-in-net-app-on-windows-8-rtm

I don’t know how it works – or why – but it got rid of the errors from the power shell nugent console thing.

I was able to open the office addin project now.

Still seems a bit weird though – shouldn’t Microsoft update this naturally – we are on powershell 5.0 – why do i need to go back to 2.0:mad:, especially without telling me – the irony ! Just took a whole day of my time and one RG’s help in the process:)

If problems persist may just completely uninstall and then do a fresh install of the visual 2015.

for now I’ll test it to see how i get on

thanks RG – keep me updated if there is a better solution to this

pb

I am not happy with this powershell 2.0 thing – but have to live with it – if thats what satisfies the nugent.

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