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So I'm following this beginner PowerShell tutorial here and am following the bit that shows how to enable the auto-suggestion popup that comes up when trying to see all possible parameters for a particular cmdlet. So when I try to replicate it by typing '-' after a cmdlet, according to the article, a popup should come up showing all possible parameters for the cmdlet. But for me this doesn't seem to work- although it does appear in a particular format, but only after I type ctrl+space.

Is there a way to have the parameters come up automatically and in a popup format?

So here is how the article shows auto suggestions popup:

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And here is my PowerShell where I have to enter ctrl+space but the parameters appear in different format:

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N.B. I am using PowerShell 5.1.

mts396
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From the article you linked:

Each cmdlet has several parameters that customize what it does. The PowerShell ISE will automatically suggest all valid parameters and their types after you type a cmdlet and a hyphen (-)

PowerShell ISE is the "Integrated Scripting Environment" development tool for powershell that ships with Windows.

powershell.exe is not PowerShell ISE.

To launch ISE, either type ise and hit enter from the powershell prompt, or open the Run menu, and launch powershell_ise.exe

Mathias R. Jessen
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