PS C:\> set-psReadLineOption -editMode vi
showToolTips
is a boolean like option. This option can be set like so: PS C:\> set-psReadLineOption -showToolTips
$false
needs to be appended after a colon which is appended to the parameter name: PS C:\> set-psReadLineOption -showToolTips:$false
-colors
option which requires a hash table. System.ConsoleColor
enumeration or an ANSI escape sequence. set-psReadLineOption -colors @{ operator = "$([char]27)[38;2;255;127;0m" + # forground color: orange "$([char]27)[48;2;100;120;130m"; # background color: grey number = 'darkGreen' ; variable = [ConsoleColor]::Yellow }