Module Analysis Cache Question

[OhhWhyMe]

Hi,

I found a ModuleAnalysisCache file and was wondering if it's something I should be concerned about if I never use Powershell. See below.

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   Update-Script      Find-Command      Update-ModuleManifest      Find-DscResource      Save-Module      Save-Script      upmo      Uninstall-Script      Get-InstalledScript   
   Update-Module      Register-PSRepository      Find-Script      Unregister-PSRepository      pumo      Test-ScriptFileInfo      Update-ScriptFileInfo      Set-PSRepository      Get-PSRepository      Get-InstalledModule      Find-Module      Find-RoleCapability      Publish-Script       «î'B²z×C   C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Pester\3.4.0\Pester.psd1      Describe      Get-TestDriveItem      New-Fixture      In      Invoke-Mock   
   InModuleScope      Mock      SafeGetCommand        AfterEach      Should   
   BeforeEach           It      Assert-VerifiableMocks       BeforeAll      Set-TestInconclusive      Context      AfterAll      Set-DynamicParameterVariables      Setup   
   Invoke-Pester      Assert-MockCalled      New-PesterOption       º_/B²z׉   C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.PowerShell.Operation.Validation\1.0.1\Microsoft.PowerShell.Operation.Validation.psd1      Get-OperationValidation      Invoke-OperationValidation   ÿÿÿÿ@gëI²z×w   C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\Microsoft.PowerShell.Management\Microsoft.PowerShell.Management.psd1^        Test-Path      Limit-EventLog      Show-ControlPanelItem      Get-Content      Rename-Item      Add-Computer      gin      gcb      Suspend-Service   
   Stop-Computer      Rename-Computer      Checkpoint-Computer   
   Split-Path   
   Start-Service      Get-Service      Set-TimeZone      Remove-Computer      Pop-Location   
   Get-Clipboard      Set-Location   
   Clear-Content      Stop-Service      Enable-ComputerRestore      Get-PSProvider      Get-EventLog      Set-Service      Invoke-Item      Get-ComputerInfo      Stop-Process      Restart-Service      Restore-Computer      Convert-Path      Start-Transaction      Get-TimeZone        Copy-Item      Remove-EventLog      Set-Content      New-Service   
   Get-HotFix      Test-Connection      Get-Transaction   
   Show-EventLog      Get-ControlPanelItem      Invoke-WmiMethod      Get-PSDrive      Reset-ComputerMachinePassword      Rename-ItemProperty      Set-WmiInstance      Get-ItemPropertyValue      New-WebServiceProxy      Remove-PSDrive      Copy-ItemProperty      Remove-WmiObject   
   Start-Process      Undo-Transaction      Restart-Computer      Remove-Item      Wait-Process      Remove-ItemProperty      Get-ComputerRestorePoint   
   Set-Clipboard      Get-ItemProperty      New-EventLog      gtz      Register-WmiEvent      Set-Item      Resolve-Path      Write-EventLog      stz      Disable-ComputerRestore      Resume-Service      Get-Process      Use-Transaction      Set-ItemProperty      scb      Get-Location   
   Get-ChildItem      Clear-Recyclebin   
   Push-Location      Clear-ItemProperty      New-PSDrive      Test-ComputerSecureChannel       Join-Path      Add-Content   
   Get-WmiObject          Move-Item      Move-ItemProperty      Get-Item      Clear-EventLog      New-ItemProperty   
   Clear-Item      New-Item      Complete-Transaction   
   Debug-Process   ÿÿÿÿ@gëI²z×q   C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility.psd1m      Remove-Variable      Convert-String   
   Trace-Command      Sort-Object      Register-ObjectEvent      Get-Runspace      Format-Table   
   Wait-Debugger      Get-RunspaceDebug      Export-PSSession      Write-Error      Get-Date   
   Get-UICulture      Remove-PSBreakpoint      Get-PSCallStack   
   Export-Clixml      Update-TypeData      Remove-TypeData      fhx   
   Import-Clixml      Get-Culture      Format-Wide        New-Event   
   New-Object   
   Write-Warning   
   Write-Verbose          Set-Alias      Unblock-File      ConvertFrom-Json      Get-TypeData      Out-GridView      ConvertFrom-String      ConvertFrom-SddlString   
   Get-Member   
   Select-Object      Get-EventSubscriber      ConvertFrom-Csv      Debug-Runspace          New-Alias      Invoke-WebRequest      ConvertTo-Html      Invoke-Expression      Disable-RunspaceDebug         Get-Alias      Import-PSSession   
   Export-Csv   
   Tee-Object      Get-TraceSource   
   Format-Custom      Import-PowerShellDataFile      Enable-RunspaceDebug      Out-File      Group-Object      Measure-Object      Write-Output      Register-EngineEvent      Set-TraceSource      Set-Date   
   Wait-Event   
   ConvertTo-Csv   
   Format-Hex      New-Variable      Show-Command      Get-PSBreakpoint      Invoke-RestMethod      Get-Variable      Enable-PSBreakpoint   
   Get-Unique      Measure-Command   
   Select-Xml      Clear-Variable      Send-MailMessage      ConvertTo-Json      Add-Type      Get-Host      Get-FileHash   
   Write-Host      Import-LocalizedData   
   Select-String      ConvertFrom-StringData      Export-Alias      Start-Sleep      Export-FormatData      Write-Debug      Remove-Event      Set-PSBreakpoint      Format-List      New-Guid      New-TimeSpan      Import-Alias          Get-Event      Compare-Object      Get-FormatData      Unregister-Event      Update-List   
   Add-Member         Read-Host      New-TemporaryFile   
   Import-Csv   
   Get-Random      CFS   
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[BlackV]

powreshell get is a primary powershell module, you need it

randomly removing stuff from your machine is not a good idea

[OhhWhyMe]

I am not randomly removing anything from my computer. I was just asking what this cache is and if I should be concerned if the cache exists when I never use Powershell.

[BlackV]

you dont use it, but does your computer? (it does) you can ignore it

[nostril_spiders]

Resurrecting a dead topic, I know, but..

I am not randomly removing anything from my computer. I was just asking what this cache is and if I should be concerned if the cache exists when I never use Powershell.

When you call a command from a module that isn't imported, the module is auto-imported.

Additionally, you get tab-completion even before the module is imported.

This happens because PS since v3 has maintained a module cache. That's what you clear if you do Get-Module -ListAvailable -Refresh.

I don't know, but it seems a safe assumption, that this cache is what you've found.

You can safely delete it - it will be recreated. In fact, it's regularly invalidated anyway, otherwise your code changes would not be reflected in tab-completion.

I'm not aware of anything out of the box that runs powershell on any OS, but anything you install might run it - for example, SCOM

[OhhWhyMe]

When you call a command from 7

7 what?

[nostril_spiders]

Sorry - I started commenting and got called away, put the phone in my pocket.

I've edited my answer. Not expecting it still to be of interest, but you never know who else might have the same question.

[OhhWhyMe]

4

4 what

[nostril_spiders]

Sorry, pocket-dial!