The Entity Framework Core Package Manager Console Tools don't support PowerShell version 2.0. Upgrade to PowerShell version 3.0 or higher

Question

I want use EF Core in Asp.net core so i follow this Instruction but when i want to use this command:Add-Migration first for creating database in PackageManger console, it gives me this error:

The Entity Framework Core Package Manager Console Tools don't support PowerShell version 2.0. Upgrade to PowerShell version 3.0 or higher, restart Visual Studio, and try again.

what is the problem?

NOTE: this is my Project.json file:

{
 "dependencies": {
   "Microsoft.NETCore.App": {
     "version": "1.0.1",
     "type": "platform"
   },
   "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc": "1.0.1",
   "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing": "1.0.1",
   "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration": "1.0.0",
   "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel": "1.0.1",
   "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.EnvironmentVariables": "1.0.0",
   "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.FileExtensions": "1.0.0",
   "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json": "1.0.0",
   "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging": "1.1.0",
   "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console": "1.0.0",
   "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug": "1.0.0",
   "Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions": "1.0.0",
   "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer": "1.1.0",
   "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools": "1.1.0-preview4-final",
   "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design": "1.1.0"
  },

  "tools": {
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration.Tools": "1.0.0-preview2-final"
    },

 "frameworks": {
   "netcoreapp1.0": {
    "imports": [
      "dotnet5.6",
      "portable-net45+win8"
     ]
   }
 },

 "buildOptions": {
   "emitEntryPoint": true,
   "preserveCompilationContext": true
  },

 "runtimeOptions": {
   "configProperties": {
     "System.GC.Server": true
   }
 },

 "publishOptions": {
   "include": [
     "wwwroot",
     "**/*.cshtml",
     "appsettings.json",
     "web.config"
    ]
  },

  "scripts": {
    "postpublish": [ "dotnet publish-iis --publish-folder %publish:OutputPath% --framework %publish:FullTargetFramework%" ]
   }
}

Solution

First Download latest version of NuGet from below link

https://dist.nuget.org/win-x86-commandline/latest/nuget.exe

Then download below exe and install it.

https://download.microsoft.com/download/E/7/6/E76850B8-DA6E-4FF5-8CCE-A24FC513FD16/Windows6.1-KB2506143-x64.msu

After Installation restart your machine and open your visual studio.

it will work for me

Thanks

Comments

[ErikEJ]

Install the latest version of PowerShell as instructed in the error message

[Dmitry]

Alternatively, if you installed .NET Core with SDK, you can use dotnet CLI commands to work with migrations