Despite the existence of great help online
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn520872.aspx

The in-the-box help for Get-FileHash is missing, and the fwlink that's in the HelpUrl for the function goes nowhere...

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=50395

The download page is where most admins will grab the installer for WMF5. Unfortunately, it only lists .NET Framework 4.5 or above. Windows 7 has an unenforced requirement for WMF4 to be installed first, per https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/wmf/5.0/requirements?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

It's really awesome that there are SDK assemblies in NuGet for PowerShell now, but...

We need xml documentation. It's traditional to include the XML file for each assembly you ship in NuGet, and none of them were included in any of the packages...

P.S. Did you really mean to release those under MIT?

Current discrepancy:
User can specify the -File switch to indicate only files which to be targeted. However, if you do not specify wildcards in the -Path value to specifically target files, this -File switch returns nothing.

Working example:
Get-ChildItem -Path ("{0}*." -f $projectDir.FullName) -File -Include ".csproj")

Non-Working example:
Get-ChildItem -Path ("{0}" -f $projectDir.FullName) -File -Include "*.csproj")

Why does it require explicitly targeting files when the whole nature of this is to target files within a path? Why do I have to do the same thing twice?

The v5 online help for ConvertTo-Html shows the content for ConvertTo-Xml instead. Switching to v4 or v3 show the correct content. All languages seem to affected

Consolidate all of the Powershell 'documentation' web pages into a downloadable document that can be searched by keyword.

Documentation says "Installs one or more available on a specified remote computer. "

Should say something among the lines: "Installs one or more available roles, role services, or features on a specified remote computer."

So I was able to finally figure out how to convert time to epoch time for talking with linux systems, but I don't feel it should be this difficult and/or hard to find documentation.

$epochTime = ( get-date(get-date).ToUniversalTime() -UFormat "%s" )

It really needs some sort of interactive help option that can be turned on where it gives the user a heads up display of what options are available and what arguments, if any, are required for the command... Sort of like how VBA for Office worked or the Visual Studio editor... Complete with a mouse hover detailed description and links like the normal Windows Help has...

Someone on powershell team ought to have a look at this: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh849786(v=wps.640).aspx

The syntax section 'source' parameterset doesn't show usage of the source param.

The documentation text under "-InformationAction<System.Management.Automation.ActionPreference]>" and "-InformationVariable<System.String]>" are identical, and appear irrelevant to this command.

(Also, for the love of god, can we have a bigger text entry box here?)

In the About_WorkFlowCommonParameters, there is an error in the example describing the -PSParameterCollection, The example reads:
-PSParameterCollection @{

     PSComputerName="Server01";  PSElapsedTimeoutSec=10;

     PSConnectionRetryCount=6},

@{PSComputerName="*"; PSElapsedTimeoutSec=20}

In the second hash table, the example has '*' for the computer name. This is wrong - it needs a real computer name or PowerShell Gives and error.

ps5.0 manual bug 2：lack 'about_classes' item

there is little bug on ps5.0 manual in that web page.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh847856.aspx
lack 'about_classes' item on web page main body.but there are in the list on the left.

【reporter】
By the chinese powershell study & research group. QQ group No. is 183173532

btw:
ps5.0 manual bug 1 by me：
https://connect.microsoft.com/PowerShell/feedbackdetail/view/2046551
today is 2016-02-27,This bug 1 hasn't been repaired.

Either provide explanation why start at 1065 & end at 65535 as defaults or correct the TechNet ?

Pretty sure this is a bug. When I run

Get-Help Certificate -ShowWindow

The window outputs:

@{CmdletHelpPaths=@{CmdletHelpPath=@{command=System.Management.Automation.PSObject[]; id=Certificate}}; DetailedDescription=System.Management.Automation.PSObject[]; Notes=; Capabilities=System.Management.Automation.PSObject[]; Drives=System.Management.Automation.PSObject[]; Synopsis=Provides access to X.509 certificate stores and certificates in Windows PowerShell.; DynamicParameters=@{DynamicParameter=System.Management.Automation.PSObject[]}; RelatedLinks=@{navigationLink=System.Management.Automation.PSObject[]}; Filters=System.Management.Automation.PSObject[]; Tasks=@{Task=System.Management.Automation.PSObject[]}; Name=Certificate; Category=Provider; Component=; Role=; Functionality=}

I'm not a programmer (yet!) but I think this shouldn't be happening.

I wish the output properties of each powershell cmdlet when used with System Center Virtual Machine Manager are somewhere documented.

Help is missing on new options for WinRM remoting in PS 5.0

get-help : No parameter matches criteria TranscriptDirectory.
At line:1 char:1
+ get-help New-PSSessionConfigurationFile -Parameter TranscriptDirector ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (System.Manageme...CommandHelpInfo:ProviderCommandHelpInfo) [Get-Help],

PSArgumentException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NoParmsFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetHelpCommand