Remove-MrUserVariable.ps1
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#Requires -Version 3.0 function Remove-MrUserVariable { <# .SYNOPSIS Removes user defined variables. .DESCRIPTION Removes user defined variables from the PowerShell ISE or console. $StartupVars must be defined prior to running this function, preferably in a profile script. Populate $StartUpVars with 'Get-Variable | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name'. All variables added after populating $StartupVars will be removed when this function is run. .EXAMPLE Remove-MrUserVariable .INPUTS None .OUTPUTS None .NOTES Author: Mike F Robbins Website: http://mikefrobbins.com Twitter: @mikefrobbins #> [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess)] param () if ($StartupVars) { $UserVars = Get-Variable -Exclude $StartupVars -Scope Global foreach ($var in $UserVars){ try { Remove-Variable -Name $var.Name -Force -Scope Global -ErrorAction Stop Write-Verbose -Message "Variable '$($var.Name)' has been successfully removed." } catch { Write-Warning -Message "An error has occured. Error Details: $($_.Exception.Message)" } } } else { Write-Warning -Message '$StartupVars has not been added to your PowerShell profile' } } |