-NoProfile should not add Modules folder under the user profile in PSModulePath

[ocalvo]

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Steps to reproduce

1. Start cmd
2. Clear the environment variable PSModulePath
3. Start pwsh.exe -noprofile
4. Evaluate $env:PSModulePath

Expected behavior

PSModulePath should not include any path under the user profile.

Actual behavior

PSModulePath includes paths under the user profile.

Error details

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Environment data

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.4.2
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.4.2
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.26236
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

Visuals

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[MartinGC94]

Why shouldn't it include those modules? It's not unreasonable to think someone would want to skip loading the $profile script(s) while still having those modules available. It would be better to ask for a new switch if you think it's useful to exclude user scoped modules.

[ocalvo]

Agree, will it be possible to introduce a new flag -NoModulePath ?

[ThomasNieto]

Can you please explain the use case for this feature?