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Function Get-WmiObjectTimeout {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Get-WmiObject call with a timeout
.PARAMETER ComputerName
    Specifies the target computer for the management operation
.PARAMETER Namespace
    Specifies the WMI repository namespace where the specified WMI class is located when used with the Class
    parameter
.PARAMETER Class

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# Quick bit of code to get the error type of an exception so that
# you can write code to catch that particular exception
Try { 1 / 0 } Catch { "Exception Error Type is: [$($_.Exception.GetType().FullName)]"}

# Running the above:
# Exception Error Type is: [System.Management.Automation.RuntimeException]

# Now use the output to catch that specific error type
Try { 1 / 0 } Catch [System.Management.Automation.RuntimeException] { "Caught it!" }

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function Show-AutoComplete {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    param (
        [ValidateSet('Apple','Orange','Banana','Kiwi','Strawberry')]
        [string] $Fruit = 'Apple'
    )
    
    Write-Host "The chosen value is [$Fruit]"
}

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$processId = $PID
do {
    $thisProcess = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Process -Filter "ProcessId = $processId"
    $thisProcess | Select-Object ProcessId,ParentProcessId,Name,CreationClassName,CreationDate,CommandLine
    $processId = $thisProcess.ParentProcessId
} while ($null -ne $processId)