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Be Selective with Select-Object Cmdlet

In my younger, more carefree days, I played my share of card games. Most of the time I needed a little help from the dealer in selecting just the cards I needed. Today it is no longer cards -- instead ...

Top 10 PowerShell Commands to Use in 2026

Here are 10 PowerShell commands to use in 2026. The Get-Help cmdlet displays information about PowerShell concepts and ...
MCPmag

PowerShell Objects in a Pipeline

I'm sure you've heard me stress repeatedly that PowerShell is all about the objects and specifically objects in a pipeline. This concept can take some time to get your head around. Beginners will try ...
GitHub

Select-Object cannot target properties that literally contain wildcard characters #25982

Needs-TriageThe issue is new and needs to be triaged by a work group.The issue is new and needs to be triaged by a work group. Note: Strictly speaking, targeting the same property twice would result ...
GitHub

Get-AzStorageBlob drops pipeline output when piped to Select-Object -First 1 (prints table but returns $null)

When piping Get-AzStorageBlob to Select-Object -First 1, no object is emitted to the pipeline (assignment becomes $null) even though a formatted table is printed to ...