Question:
I’m trying to get into Powershell Workflows, however I get the following error if I attempt to use the “workflow” keyword:
Windows PowerShell Workflow is not supported in a Windows PowerShell x86-based console. Open a Windows PowerShell x64-based console, and then try again.
Common sense would tell you to open the 64bit version:
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0 |
It doesn’t seem to matter which version of powershell I open, I get the same message.
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$env:Processor_Architecture always returns x86 |
I’ve tried this on both my laptops (1st Win7, 2nd Win8) and they both behave the same
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$env:PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER : 1st PC: Intel64 Family 6 Model 37 Stepping 2, GenuineIntel 2nd PC: Intel64 Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7, GenuineIntel |
Am I just missing something simple?
Answer:
The version in SysWOW64 is the 32-bit version. WOW64 is the 32-bit emulator on 64-bit Windows (WoW means “Windows on Windows”). You need to run the version from system32, which is the 64-bit version.