Request to change default installation path for user modules

Summary of the new feature / enhancement

In the latest versions of OneDrive, the Documents folder is synchronized by default. This creates challenges for PowerShell users. Some might not want modules to "roam" between machines. In other cases, an organizational "My" folder always contains two spaces in the name following the pattern "OneDrive - OrgName". The spaces require using an 8.3 folder name or putting the path in quotations, which is extra work.

A community-suggested workaround is to move the default module path. The discussion resolved the best location to be ~/AppData/Local/PowerShell/Modules. The PowerShell committee has discussed and agrees with the approach and acknowledges that multiple steps in a coordinated effort will be required to reach the end goal without breaking compatibility.

https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/issues/15552

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

Two options for consideration, regarding Install-PSResource:

1 - Add a new parameter -InstallPath and set the default to $Env:HOMEPATH\AppData\Local\PowerShell\Modules.
2 - Just change the path where modules are installed to $Env:HOMEPATH\AppData\Local\PowerShell\Modules, without adding a parameter.

Additional options and considerations are welcome. If this is accepted, PWSH could add the path to PSModulePath (in addition to the existing) in a near-term release.

Inizia leggendo la issue di PowerShell #15552 collegata e l’implementazione di Install-PSResource che determina il percorso di installazione predefinito dei moduli. Confronta l’opzione -InstallPath proposta con la modifica diretta del valore predefinito, quindi conferma che l’approccio selezionato preservi la compatibilità e supporti l’aggiornamento pianificato di PSModulePath.