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Version 5.0 of Windows PowerShell, Microsoft's task automation and configuration management platform that functions as an interactive command shell and a scripting language. For general information about Windows PowerShell, see the tag wiki for the tag.

Windows PowerShell 5.0 is available as part of the Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0.

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Deserialized Object type issues - specifically with Powershell 5 classes and Import-CliXml

I'm having issues with Powershell 5 classes and object types when reimporting deserialized objects using the Import-CliXml command. I have an object of type Computer and I wish to store this as xml and then reimport this next time the script is…
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Calling a Function From Another Function in PowerShell

First time in PowerShell 5 and I'm having trouble calling a function that writes messages to a file from another function. The following is a simplified version of what I'm doing. workflow test { function logMessage { param([string]…
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Execution policy prompt the first time powershell script runs after reboot

I have a PowerShell script I wish to use to automate something. I run it by right clicking on it and choosing "Run with PowerShell". I have run Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass in both 32- and 64-bit PowerShell, and verified it with…
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PowerShell v5 - How to install modules to a computer having no internet connection?

I've a machine (v3, internet, no admin access) which I used to download WMF 5.0 and set up another machine(v5, no internet, admin access). Now, I want to use some modules from PowerShellGet on the machine running v5 but no internet connection. I…
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Get error while running Enable-Migrations

I got below error while running Enable-Migrations on my ASP.NET MVC5 project (Powershell v5 & Visual Studio 2015). I have tried to uninstall and re-install EntityFramework (v6.1.3) but no lucky. Does anyone know how to solve it? Type name…
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Nuget (PowerShell 2.0 Error) Visual Studio 2015, Windows 10 (PwrShl 5.0)

I am using Visual Studio 2015, on Windows 10 - I am having an issue running the Nuget Console, it wants Powershell 2.0. I do infact have powershell installed, but its version 5.0 I don't really understand why 5 wouldn't be compatible with 2? or why…
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New-Object -Property Hashtable not populating fields in Version 5.0 on Win 10

The follow code works fine in PowerShell 4.0 and earlier. If I run it on version 5.0.10240.16384 on the latest Windows 10 build the fields don't populate in the new object ($a). Is this a bug or has something changed? Add-Type @" public struct…
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Powershell doesn't load System.Net.Http assembly and ignore Add-Type within script

I'm trying to use HttpClient with a custom HttpClientHandler (to fix a Cookie issue not correctly managed with redirection). Both are into the System.Net.Http assembly (and namespace) and Powershell (and ISE) can't see the classes (nor the…
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How do we get a drive by its label in PowerShell 5.0?

I have an autorun.inf file with the following contents on my external hard drive: [Autorun] Label=MasterSword This labels my external hard drive once it's plugged in as, MasterSword. I want to store a few scripts on it and include them in my…
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How to convert to UInt64 from a string in Powershell? String-to-number conversion

Consider the following Powershell snippet: [Uint64] $Memory = 1GB [string] $MemoryFromString = "1GB" [Uint64] $ConvertedMemory = [Convert]::ToUInt64($MemoryFromString) The 3rd Line fails with: Exception calling "ToUInt64" with "1" argument(s):…
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How to access a property from an object using a variable name?

This works: $psISE.Options.DebugBackgroundColor = '#FFC86400' This doesn't: $attribute = 'DebugBackgroundColor' ($psISE.Options)[$attribute] = '#FFC86400' ERROR: Unable to index into an object of type Microsoft.PowerShell.Host.ISE.ISEOptions I…
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Configure a DSC Resource to restart

I have a DSC resource that installs dotnet feature and then installs an update to dotnet. In the Local Configuration Manager I have set RebootNodeIfNeeded to $true. After dotnet installs, it does not request a reboot (even used xPendingReboot module…
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How to explain not working "Tee-Object" when "Select-Object -First" occurs

With the following code, $t equals @(1,2). $t = "before" 1..2 | Tee-Object -Variable t So why is it that the next code snippet has $t equal to "before" instead of @(1)*? $t = "before" 1..2 | Tee-Object -Variable t | Select-Object -First 1 I see…
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New-Item changes function return value

I want to write a function that creates a folder (if it doesn't exist) with specified name inside specified folder. It's turned out that depending on calling New-Item function return different values. And I can't figure out how it's related to…
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Windows 10 Powershell Invoke-WebRequest "Windows Security Warning "

Alright this is one big problem in my opinion that Microsoft needs to address immediately. Steps to reproduce this: powershell> Invoke-WebRequest "anywebsitewithcookies.com" (Let's do microsoft.com for example) What happens is that you get the…
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