-ShowWindow parameter in Get-Help

[CharlesSpencer]

System Details

• Operating system name and version: Windows 10 Enterprise 64-bit 1703
• VS Code version: 1.14.2
• PowerShell extension version: 1.4.1
• Output from $PSVersionTable:
  Name Value

---

PSVersion 5.1.15063.483
PSEdition Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion 10.0.15063.483
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1

Copy / paste the below commands into the PowerShell Integrated Terminal, and paste the output here

code -v
$pseditor.EditorServicesVersion
code --list-extensions --show-versions
$PSVersionTable

PS I:\Admin\Scripts> code -v
code : The term 'code' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a
path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:1

• code -v

•   + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (code:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
  
  

PS I:\Admin\Scripts> $pseditor.EditorServicesVersion

Major Minor Build Revision

---

1 4 1 0

PS I:\Admin\Scripts> code --list-extensions --show-versions
code : The term 'code' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a
path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:1

• code --list-extensions --show-versions

•   + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (code:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
  
  

PS I:\Admin\Scripts> $PSVersionTable

Name Value

---

PSVersion 5.1.15063.483
PSEdition Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion 10.0.15063.483
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1

Issue Description

I am experiencing a problem with the -ShowWindow parameter of the PowerShell Get-Help cmdlet. The parameter works successfully in PowerShell ISE. In Visual Studio Code, I get the error

PS I:\Admin\Scripts> get-help get-command -ShowWindow
get-help : Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.
At line:1 char:1

• get-help get-command -ShowWindow

•   + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-Help], TargetInvocationException
      + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetHelpCommand
  
  

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[daviwil]

Duplicate of issue #753.