Where does Windows PowerShell set $profile?

Question

I would like to move my default \"My Documents\\WindowsPowerShell\" folder. However, when I try this, PowerShell of course can\'t find $profile. Is there a file or something

Answer 1

By default $Profile/$Home/$PSModulePath are all within the registry... normally under

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Volatile Environment for User environment variables
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment for System environment variables
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\User Shell Folders

and elsewhere!