Get-CWindowsFeature

NAME Get-CWindowsFeature



SYNOPSIS

Gets a list of available Windows features, or details on a specific windows feature.





SYNTAX

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





DESCRIPTION

Different versions of Windows use different names for installing Windows features. Use this function to get the

list of functions for your operating system.



With no arguments, will return a list of all Windows features. You can use the `Name` parameter to return a

specific feature or a list of features that match a wildcard.



**This function is not available on Windows 8/2012.**





PARAMETERS

-Name <String>

The feature name to return. Can be a wildcard.



Required? false

Position? 1

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS



OUTPUTS

PsObject. A generic PsObject with properties DisplayName, Name, and Installed.





-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Get-CWindowsFeature



Returns a list of all available Windows features.









-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Get-CWindowsFeature -Name MSMQ



Returns the MSMQ feature.









-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Get-CWindowsFeature -Name *msmq*



Returns any Windows feature whose name matches the wildcard `*msmq*`.











RELATED LINKS

Install-CWindowsFeature

Test-CWindowsFeature

Uninstall-CWindowsFeature