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Fixing “Unable to load task handler … for task …” in VSTS/TFS 2015 build

26 Aug, 2016
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Last week I introduced a client to the new TFS 2015 build system. They happily started experimenting with it, but soon ran into a bit of a cryptic error message saying “Unable to load task handler … for task …”.

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It turns out that the solution was pretty simple: the version of PowerShell that’s running on the build agent machine needs to be at least version 4.0. You can easily check this by typing “$PSVersionTable” in a PowerShell window. The “PSVersion” should read at least 4.0.

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After upgrading the PowerShell version on the build machine, all was fine!

You can download the Windows Management Framework, which includes PowerShell, here:

I hope this helps!

Happy building!

 

Kees Verhaar
Welcome to my blog! I am an ALM consultant for Xpirit Netherlands B.V. Sounds fancy, doesn’t it? Basically it means I help people to do their work as a software engineer better, faster and easier. In the past couple of years of working in the field, I have encountered many things of which I thought: “I should share this!”. This blog is my way of doing that. You’ll find real life stories, tips & tricks, examples and probably even some code here. Hope you enjoy! If you have any suggestions, please feel free to drop me a line.
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