Merge pull request #11766 from MicrosoftDocs/main

02/03/2025 PM Publishing

Author: v-alje

reference/5.1/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Scopes.md

@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 ---
 description: Explains the concept of scope in PowerShell and shows how to set and change the scope of elements.
 Locale: en-US
-ms.date: 07/22/2024
+ms.date: 02/02/2025
 online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_scopes?view=powershell-5.1&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
 schema: 2.0.0
 title: about_Scopes
 ---
 # about_Scopes
 
 ## Short description
+
 Explains the concept of scope in PowerShell and shows how to set and change
 the scope of elements.
 
@@ -32,8 +33,8 @@ The following are the basic rules of scope:
   scopes are child scopes of that parent.
 - An item is visible in the scope that it was created and in any child scopes,
   unless you explicitly make it private.
-- You can declare variables, aliases, functions, and PowerShell drives for a
-  scope outside of the current scope.
+- Using scope modifiers, you can declare variables, aliases, functions, and
+  PowerShell drives for a scope outside of the current scope.
 - An item that you created within a scope can be changed only in the scope in
   which it was created, unless you explicitly specify a different scope.
 - When code running in a runspace references an item, PowerShell searches the
@@ -259,8 +260,7 @@ the following contexts:
   **ComputerName**, **HostName**, **SSHConnection** or **Session** parameters
   (remote session)
 - Background jobs, started with `Start-Job` (out-of-process session)
-- Thread jobs, started via `Start-ThreadJob` or `ForEach-Object -Parallel`
-  (separate thread session)
+- Thread jobs, started via `Start-ThreadJob` (separate thread session)
 
 Depending on the context, embedded variable values are either independent
 copies of the data in the caller's scope or references to it. In remote and

reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Scopes.md

@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 ---
 description: Explains the concept of scope in PowerShell and shows how to set and change the scope of elements.
 Locale: en-US
-ms.date: 07/22/2024
+ms.date: 02/02/2025
 online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_scopes?view=powershell-7.4&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
 schema: 2.0.0
 title: about_Scopes
 ---
 # about_Scopes
 
 ## Short description
+
 Explains the concept of scope in PowerShell and shows how to set and change
 the scope of elements.
 
@@ -32,8 +33,8 @@ The following are the basic rules of scope:
   scopes are child scopes of that parent.
 - An item is visible in the scope that it was created and in any child scopes,
   unless you explicitly make it private.
-- You can declare variables, aliases, functions, and PowerShell drives for a
-  scope outside of the current scope.
+- Using scope modifiers, you can declare variables, aliases, functions, and
+  PowerShell drives for a scope outside of the current scope.
 - An item that you created within a scope can be changed only in the scope in
   which it was created, unless you explicitly specify a different scope.
 - When code running in a runspace references an item, PowerShell searches the

reference/7.5/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Scopes.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 description: Explains the concept of scope in PowerShell and shows how to set and change the scope of elements.
 Locale: en-US
-ms.date: 07/22/2024
+ms.date: 02/02/2025
 online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_scopes?view=powershell-7.5&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
 schema: 2.0.0
 title: about_Scopes
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ The following are the basic rules of scope:
   scopes are child scopes of that parent.
 - An item is visible in the scope that it was created and in any child scopes,
   unless you explicitly make it private.
-- You can declare variables, aliases, functions, and PowerShell drives for a
-  scope outside of the current scope.
+- Using scope modifiers, you can declare variables, aliases, functions, and
+  PowerShell drives for a scope outside of the current scope.
 - An item that you created within a scope can be changed only in the scope in
   which it was created, unless you explicitly specify a different scope.
 - When code running in a runspace references an item, PowerShell searches the

reference/7.5/Microsoft.PowerShell.Diagnostics/Get-Counter.md

@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ In this example, `Start-Job` runs a `Get-Counter` command as a background job on
 To view the performance counter output from the job, use the `Receive-Job` cmdlet.
 
 ```powershell
-Start-Job -ScriptBlock {Get-Counter -Counter "\LogicalDisk(_Total)\% Free Space" -MaxSamples 1000}
+Start-Job -ScriptBlock {
+    Get-Counter -Counter "\LogicalDisk(_Total)\% Free Space" -MaxSamples 1000
+}
 ```
 
 ```Output
@@ -262,7 +264,8 @@ The pipeline is used with the `Where-Object` cmdlet to find a subset of the path
 counter sets complete list of counter paths, remove the pipeline (`|`) and `Where-Object` command.
 
 The `$_` is an automatic variable for the current object in the pipeline.
-For more information, see [about_Automatic_Variables](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Automatic_Variables.md).
+For more information, see
+[about_Automatic_Variables](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Automatic_Variables.md).
 
 ```powershell
 (Get-Counter -ListSet Memory).Paths | Where-Object { $_ -like "*Cache*" }
@@ -659,4 +662,4 @@ In PowerShell 7, when using the **ListSet** parameter, `Get-Counter` can't retri
 
 [Start-Job](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Start-Job.md)
 
-[Where-Object](..//Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Where-Object.md)
+[Where-Object](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Where-Object.md)

reference/7.5/Microsoft.PowerShell.Diagnostics/Get-WinEvent.md

@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ with the asterisk (`*`) wildcard to display each property.
 
 ### Example 3: Configure the classic Security log
 
-This command gets an **EventLogConfiguration** object that represents the classic **Security** log. The
-object is then used to configure settings for the log, such as max file size, file path, and whether the
-log is enabled.
+This command gets an **EventLogConfiguration** object that represents the classic **Security** log.
+The object is then used to configure settings for the log, such as max file size, file path, and
+whether the log is enabled.
 
 ```powershell
 $log = Get-WinEvent -ListLog Security
@@ -196,17 +196,18 @@ ProviderLatency                : 1000
 ProviderControlGuid            :
 ```
 
-The `Get-WinEvent` cmdlet uses the **ListLog** parameter to specify the **Security** log. The object is
-saved to a variable. The **MaximumSizeInBytes** property is set to 1 gigabyte on the object. The
+The `Get-WinEvent` cmdlet uses the **ListLog** parameter to specify the **Security** log. The object
+is saved to a variable. The **MaximumSizeInBytes** property is set to 1 gigabyte on the object. The
 **SaveChanges** method is called to push the change to the system inside of a try block to handle
-access violations. The `Get-WinEvent` cmdlet is called again on the **Security** log and piped to the
-`Format-List` cmdlet to verify that the **MaximumSizeInBytes** property has been saved on the machine.
+access violations. The `Get-WinEvent` cmdlet is called again on the **Security** log and piped to
+the `Format-List` cmdlet to verify that the **MaximumSizeInBytes** property has been saved on the
+machine.
 
 ### Example 4: Get event logs from a server
 
 This command only gets event logs on the local computer that contain events. It's possible for a
 log's **RecordCount** to be null or zero. The example uses the `$_` variable. For more information,
-see [about_Automatic_Variables](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/about/about_automatic_variables.md).
+see [about_Automatic_Variables](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Automatic_Variables.md).
 
 ```powershell
 Get-WinEvent -ListLog * -ComputerName localhost | Where-Object { $_.RecordCount }
@@ -233,7 +234,8 @@ is a property of the object with a non-null value.
 
 This example gets objects that represent the **Application** event logs on three computers:
 Server01, Server02, and Server03. The **ForEach** keyword is used because the **ComputerName**
-parameter accepts only one value. For more information, see [about_Foreach](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/about/about_Foreach.md).
+parameter accepts only one value. For more information, see
+[about_Foreach](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Foreach.md).
 
 ```powershell
 $S = 'Server01', 'Server02', 'Server03'
@@ -345,7 +347,8 @@ This command lists the Event Ids that the **Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy** even
 along with the event description.
 
 ```powershell
-(Get-WinEvent -ListProvider Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy).Events | Format-Table Id, Description
+(Get-WinEvent -ListProvider Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy).Events |
+    Format-Table Id, Description
 ```
 
 ```Output
@@ -505,7 +508,7 @@ is required.
 
 ```powershell
 Get-WinEvent -Path 'C:\Tracing\TraceLog.etl' -Oldest |
-  Sort-Object -Property TimeCreated -Descending |
+    Sort-Object -Property TimeCreated -Descending |
     Select-Object -First 100
 ```
 
@@ -526,7 +529,7 @@ reading from an `.etl` file, but the **Oldest** parameter applies to each file.
 
 ```powershell
 Get-WinEvent -Path 'C:\Tracing\TraceLog.etl', 'C:\Test\Windows PowerShell.evtx' -Oldest |
-  Where-Object { $_.Id -eq '403' }
+    Where-Object { $_.Id -eq '403' }
 ```
 
 The `Get-WinEvent` cmdlet gets log information from the archived files. The **Path** parameter uses
@@ -573,8 +576,9 @@ Get-WinEvent -LogName 'Windows PowerShell' -FilterXPath $XPath
 
 This example uses the **FilterHashtable** parameter to get events from the **Application** log. The
 hash table uses **key/value** pairs. For more information about the **FilterHashtable** parameter,
-see [Creating Get-WinEvent queries with FilterHashtable](/powershell/scripting/samples/Creating-Get-WinEvent-queries-with-FilterHashtable).
-For more information about hash tables, see [about_Hash_Tables](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/about/about_hash_tables.md).
+see [Creating Get-WinEvent queries with FilterHashtable](/powershell/scripting/samples/creating-get-winevent-queries-with-filterhashtable).
+For more information about hash tables, see
+[about_Hash_Tables](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Hash_Tables.md).
 
 ```powershell
 $Date = (Get-Date).AddDays(-2)
@@ -739,8 +743,9 @@ Help.
 
 Use an XML query to create a complex query that contains several XPath statements. The XML format
 also allows you to use a **Suppress XML** element that excludes events from the query. For more
-information about the XML schema for event log queries, see [Query Schema](/windows/win32/wes/queryschema-schema)
-and the XML Event Queries section of [Event Selection](/previous-versions/aa385231(v=vs.85)).
+information about the XML schema for event log queries, see
+[Query Schema](/windows/win32/wes/queryschema-schema) and the XML Event Queries section of
+[Event Selection](/previous-versions/aa385231(v=vs.85)).
 
 You may also create a **Suppress** element using the **FilterHashtable** parameter.
 
@@ -760,7 +765,8 @@ Accept wildcard characters: False
 
 Specifies an XPath query that this cmdlet select events from one or more logs.
 
-For more information about the XPath language, see [XPath Reference](/previous-versions/dotnet/netframework-4.0/ms256115(v=vs.100))
+For more information about the XPath language, see
+[XPath Reference](/previous-versions/dotnet/netframework-4.0/ms256115(v=vs.100))
 and the Selection Filters section of [Event Selection](/previous-versions/aa385231(v=vs.85)).
 
 ```yaml
@@ -841,8 +847,8 @@ cmdlet.
 > [!NOTE]
 > PowerShell does not limit the amount of logs you can request. However, the `Get-WinEvent` cmdlet
 > queries the Windows API which has a limit of 256. This can make it difficult to filter through all
-> of your logs at one time. You can work around this by using a `foreach` loop to iterate through each
-> log like this: `Get-WinEvent -ListLog * | ForEach-Object{ Get-WinEvent -LogName $_.LogName }`
+> of your logs at one time. You can work around this by using a `foreach` loop to iterate through
+> each log like this: `Get-WinEvent -ListLog * | ForEach-Object{ Get-WinEvent -LogName $_.LogName }`
 
 ```yaml
 Type: System.String[]
@@ -939,7 +945,8 @@ Accept wildcard characters: True
 
 This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable,
 -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose,
--WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see [about_CommonParameters](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
+-WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see
+[about_CommonParameters](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
 
 ## INPUTS
 
@@ -980,13 +987,13 @@ Environment (Windows PE).
 
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
-[about_Automatic_Variables](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/about/about_automatic_variables.md)
+[about_Automatic_Variables](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Automatic_Variables.md)
 
-[about_Foreach](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/about/about_Foreach.md)
+[about_Foreach](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Foreach.md)
 
-[about_Hash_Tables](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/about/about_hash_tables.md)
+[about_Hash_Tables](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Hash_Tables.md)
 
-[Creating Get-WinEvent queries with FilterHashtable](/powershell/scripting/samples/Creating-Get-WinEvent-queries-with-FilterHashtable)
+[Creating Get-WinEvent queries with FilterHashtable](/powershell/scripting/samples/creating-get-winevent-queries-with-filterhashtable)
 
 [Format-Table](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Format-Table.md)
 

reference/7.5/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Add-Content.md

@@ -159,8 +159,7 @@ set to `False`.
 ### Example 7: Use Filters with Add-Content
 
 You can specify a filter to the `Add-Content` cmdlet. When using filters to qualify the **Path**
-parameter, you need to include a trailing asterisk (`*`) to indicate the contents of the
-path.
+parameter, you need to include a trailing asterisk (`*`) to indicate the contents of the path.
 
 The following command adds the word "Done" the content of all `*.txt` files in the `C:\Temp`
 directory.
@@ -235,7 +234,7 @@ The acceptable values for this parameter are as follows:
 Beginning with PowerShell 6.2, the **Encoding** parameter also allows numeric IDs of registered code
 pages (like `-Encoding 1251`) or string names of registered code pages (like
 `-Encoding "windows-1251"`). For more information, see the .NET documentation for
-[Encoding.CodePage](/dotnet/api/system.text.encoding.codepage?view=netcore-2.2).
+[Encoding.CodePage](xref:System.Text.Encoding.CodePage%2A).
 
 Starting with PowerShell 7.4, you can use the `Ansi` value for the **Encoding** parameter to pass
 the numeric ID for the current culture's ANSI code page without having to specify it manually.
@@ -429,8 +428,8 @@ You can use the `Add-Content` cmdlet to change the content of any alternate data
 block files that are downloaded from the Internet. If you verify that a downloaded file is safe, use
 the `Unblock-File` cmdlet.
 
-This parameter was introduced in PowerShell 3.0.  As of PowerShell 7.2, `Add-Content` can
-target alternative data streams on both files and directories.
+This parameter was introduced in PowerShell 3.0.  As of PowerShell 7.2, `Add-Content` can target
+alternative data streams on both files and directories.
 
 ```yaml
 Type: System.String

reference/7.5/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Clear-Item.md

@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ Clears the contents of an item, but does not delete the item.
 ### Path (Default)
 
 ```
-Clear-Item [-Path] <String[]> [-Force] [-Filter <String>] [-Include <String[]>] [-Exclude <String[]>]
- [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
+Clear-Item [-Path] <String[]> [-Force] [-Filter <String>] [-Include <String[]>]
+ [-Exclude <String[]>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
 ```
 
 ### LiteralPath
 
 ```
-Clear-Item -LiteralPath <String[]> [-Force] [-Filter <String>] [-Include <String[]>] [-Exclude <String[]>]
- [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
+Clear-Item -LiteralPath <String[]> [-Force] [-Filter <String>] [-Include <String[]>]
+ [-Exclude <String[]>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
 ```
 
 ## DESCRIPTION
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ typed. No characters are interpreted as wildcards. If the path includes escape c
 it in single quotation marks. Single quotation marks tell PowerShell not to interpret any characters
 as escape sequences.
 
-For more information, see [about_Quoting_Rules](../Microsoft.Powershell.Core/About/about_Quoting_Rules.md).
+For more information, see
+[about_Quoting_Rules](../Microsoft.Powershell.Core/About/about_Quoting_Rules.md).
 
 ```yaml
 Type: System.String[]
@@ -247,10 +248,10 @@ Accept wildcard characters: False
 
 ### CommonParameters
 
-This cmdlet supports the common parameters: `-Debug`, `-ErrorAction`, `-ErrorVariable`,
-`-InformationAction`, `-InformationVariable`, `-OutVariable`, `-OutBuffer`, `-PipelineVariable`,
-`-Verbose`, `-WarningAction`, and `-WarningVariable`. For more information, see
-[about_CommonParameters](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_CommonParameters.md).
+This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable,
+-InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose,
+-WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see
+[about_CommonParameters](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
 
 ## INPUTS
 

reference/7.5/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Clear-ItemProperty.md

@@ -90,11 +90,13 @@ Accept wildcard characters: True
 
 ### -Filter
 
-Specifies a filter to qualify the **Path** parameter. The [FileSystem](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_FileSystem_Provider.md)
-provider is the only installed PowerShell provider that supports the use of filters. You can find
-the syntax for the **FileSystem** filter language in [about_Wildcards](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Wildcards.md).
-Filters are more efficient than other parameters, because the provider applies them when the cmdlet
-gets the objects rather than having PowerShell filter the objects after they are retrieved.
+Specifies a filter to qualify the **Path** parameter. The
+[FileSystem](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_FileSystem_Provider.md) provider is the only
+installed PowerShell provider that supports the use of filters. You can find the syntax for the
+**FileSystem** filter language in
+[about_Wildcards](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Wildcards.md). Filters are more efficient
+than other parameters, because the provider applies them when the cmdlet gets the objects rather
+than having PowerShell filter the objects after they are retrieved.
 
 ```yaml
 Type: System.String
@@ -153,7 +155,8 @@ typed. No characters are interpreted as wildcards. If the path includes escape c
 it in single quotation marks. Single quotation marks tell PowerShell not to interpret any characters
 as escape sequences.
 
-For more information, see [about_Quoting_Rules](../Microsoft.Powershell.Core/About/about_Quoting_Rules.md).
+For more information, see
+[about_Quoting_Rules](../Microsoft.Powershell.Core/About/about_Quoting_Rules.md).
 
 ```yaml
 Type: System.String[]
@@ -253,10 +256,10 @@ Accept wildcard characters: False
 
 ### CommonParameters
 
-This cmdlet supports the common parameters: `-Debug`, `-ErrorAction`, `-ErrorVariable`,
-`-InformationAction`, `-InformationVariable`, `-OutVariable`, `-OutBuffer`, `-PipelineVariable`,
-`-Verbose`, `-WarningAction`, and `-WarningVariable`. For more information, see
-[about_CommonParameters](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_CommonParameters.md).
+This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable,
+-InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose,
+-WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see
+[about_CommonParameters](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
 
 ## INPUTS