Load-IniSettings.ps1

$myIniSettings = Get-IniContent mySettings.ini

$myIniSettings | ConvertTo-Json
<# Returns
{
    "second":  {
                   "dotheneedful":  "1234",
                   "donothing":  "\"doing it\""
               },
    "first":  {
                  "setting2":  "lol what",
                  "setting1":  "true"
              }
}
#>
$myIniSettings.first.setting1
# Returns: true

# https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2011/08/20/use-powershell-to-work-with-any-ini-file/

function Get-IniContent ($filePath)
{
    $ini = @{}
    switch -regex -file $FilePath
    {
        “^\[(.+)\]” # Section
        {
            $section = $matches[1]
            $ini[$section] = @{}
            $CommentCount = 0
        }
        “^(;.*)$” # Comment
        {
            $value = $matches[1]
            $CommentCount = $CommentCount + 1
            $name = “Comment” + $CommentCount
            $ini[$section][$name] = $value
        } 
        “(.+?)\s*=(.*)” # Key
        {
            $name,$value = $matches[1..2]
            $ini[$section][$name] = $value
        }
    }
    return $ini
}

mySettings.ini

[first]
setting1=true
setting2=lol what
[second]
dotheneedful=1234
donothing="doing it"