Get-ExperimentalFeature

Module:: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core Module

Gets experimental features.

Syntax

Default (Default)

Get-ExperimentalFeature
    [[-Name] <String[]>]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Get-ExperimentalFeature cmdlet returns all experimental features discovered by PowerShell. Experimental features can come from modules or the PowerShell engine. Experimental features allow users to safely test new features and provide feedback (typically via GitHub) before the design is considered complete and any changes can become a breaking change.

Examples

Example 1

Gets the list of currently registered experimental features and their current state.

Get-ExperimentalFeature

Name                         Enabled Source      Description
----                         ------- ------      -----------
PSImplicitRemotingBatching   False PSEngine      Batch implicit remoting proxy commands to improve performance

Parameters

-Name

Name or names of specific experimental features to return.

Parameter properties

Type:	String[]
Default value:	None
Supports wildcards:	False
DontShow:	False

Parameter sets

(All)

Position:	0
Mandatory:	False
Value from pipeline:	True
Value from pipeline by property name:	False
Value from remaining arguments:	False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

String

You can pipe a string containing the name of an experimental feature to this cmdlet.

Outputs

ExperimentalFeature

This cmdlet returns instances that match the requested names or all experimental features if no name is specified.