“A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name ‘PassThru'” – likely your powershell version is too old
Posted by jpluimers on 2021/09/07
If you get [WayBack] “A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name ‘PassThru'” as PowerShell error, then likely the PowerShell version is too old to support -PassThru, which likely means you have are running pre-Windows 10 version.
PowerShell 3 (introduced in 2012) added the -PassThru parameter that allowed to chain multiple commands from one list pipe.
Another reason for the error might be that the command you use does not support the -PassThru parameter.
To check which commandlets support -PassThru, use the below command (the output is from a Windows 8.1 machine running PowerShell 4.0).
PS C:\bin> Get-Command -CommandType 8 | ? {$_.Definition -match 'PassThru'} CommandType Name ModuleName ----------- ---- ---------- Cmdlet Add-Computer Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Add-Content Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Add-History Microsoft.PowerShell.Core Cmdlet Add-Member Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.PowerShell.Core Cmdlet Add-Type Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Clear-ItemProperty Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Clear-Variable Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Compare-Object Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Copy-Item Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Copy-ItemProperty Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Disable-PSBreakpoint Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Enable-PSBreakpoint Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Export-Alias Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Import-Alias Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Import-Module Microsoft.PowerShell.Core Cmdlet Invoke-RestMethod Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Invoke-WebRequest Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Move-Item Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Move-ItemProperty Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet New-Alias Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet New-ModuleManifest Microsoft.PowerShell.Core Cmdlet New-Variable Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Out-GridView Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Pop-Location Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Push-Location Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Remove-Computer Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Remove-PSSnapin Microsoft.PowerShell.Core Cmdlet Rename-Computer Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Rename-Item Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Rename-ItemProperty Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Restart-Service Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Resume-Service Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Set-Alias Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Set-Content Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Set-Item Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Set-ItemProperty Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Set-Location Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Set-Service Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Set-TraceSource Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Set-Variable Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Show-Command Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Start-Process Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Start-Service Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Stop-Job Microsoft.PowerShell.Core Cmdlet Stop-Process Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Stop-Service Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Suspend-Service Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
After choco install powershell --yes installs PowerShell 5.1, only addes the Set-TimeZone command:
PS C:\bin> Get-Command -CommandType 8 | ? {$_.Definition -match 'PassThru'} CommandType Name Version Source ----------- ---- ------- ------ Cmdlet Add-Computer 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Add-Content 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Add-History 3.0.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Core Cmdlet Add-Member 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Add-PSSnapin 3.0.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Core Cmdlet Add-Type 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Clear-ItemProperty 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Clear-Variable 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Compare-Object 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Copy-Item 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Copy-ItemProperty 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Disable-PSBreakpoint 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Enable-PSBreakpoint 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Export-Alias 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Import-Alias 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Import-Module 3.0.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Core Cmdlet Invoke-RestMethod 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Invoke-WebRequest 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Move-Item 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Move-ItemProperty 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet New-Alias 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet New-ModuleManifest 3.0.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Core Cmdlet New-Variable 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Out-GridView 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Pop-Location 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Push-Location 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Remove-Computer 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Remove-PSSnapin 3.0.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Core Cmdlet Rename-Computer 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Rename-Item 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Rename-ItemProperty 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Restart-Service 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Resume-Service 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Set-Alias 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Set-Content 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Set-Item 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Set-ItemProperty 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Set-Location 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Set-Service 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Set-TimeZone 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Set-TraceSource 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Set-Variable 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Show-Command 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Cmdlet Start-Process 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Start-Service 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Stop-Job 3.0.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Core Cmdlet Stop-Process 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Stop-Service 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management Cmdlet Suspend-Service 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
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