PowerShell 5.1 using ExpandedProperty but not getting desired output - powershell

Question

Given:
PowerShell 5.1
If I run the following:
Get-Service -ComputerName WKSP000D1E3F -DisplayName *bit*
I get this:
Status Name DisplayName
------ ---- -----------
Stopped BDESVC BitLocker Drive Encryption Service
Stopped Check Point Bit... Check Point Endpoint Security Bitlo...
But I want to expand both Name and DisplayName, so I do this:
Get-Service -ComputerName WKSP000D1E3F -DisplayName *bit* | Select -ExpandProperty Name
and get this:
BDESVC
Check Point Bitlocker Management
How do I get all the columns with column headers, like the first output above except without ellipses?
Status Name DisplayName
------ ---- -----------
Stopped BDESVC BitLocker Drive Encryption Service
Stopped Check Point Bit... Check Point Endpoint Security Bitlo...

Answer 1

Get-Service -DisplayName *wmi*
Status Name DisplayName
------ ---- -----------
Stopped wmiApSrv WMI Performance Adapter
Running WMIRegistrationSe… Intel(R) Management Engine WMI Provid…
I find myself using | Out-GridView if desired output isn't being shown.
Get-Service -DisplayName *wmi* |
Out-GridView
Out-GridView Result
Alternatively, you could use | Format-List if you're not set on using Table View
Get-Service -DisplayName *wmi* |
Format-List
Name : wmiApSrv
DisplayName : WMI Performance Adapter
Status : Stopped
DependentServices : {}
ServicesDependedOn : {}
CanPauseAndContinue : False
CanShutdown : False
CanStop : False
ServiceType : Win32OwnProcess
Name : WMIRegistrationService
DisplayName : Intel(R) Management Engine WMI Provider Registration
Status : Running
DependentServices : {}
ServicesDependedOn : {}
CanPauseAndContinue : False
CanShutdown : False
CanStop : True
ServiceType : Win32OwnProcess
If you only want Status,Name,DisplayName headers,
Get-Service -DisplayName *wmi* |
Select-Object -Property Status, Name, DisplayName |
Format-List
Status : Stopped
Name : wmiApSrv
DisplayName : WMI Performance Adapter
Status : Running
Name : WMIRegistrationService
DisplayName : Intel(R) Management Engine WMI Provider Registration

Answer 2

The ... are just a display problem (the data is there in full).
If you use Select-Object's -ExpandProperty parameter, you by definition only get property values, and since these values are strings in your case, that's all you get (albeit without truncation).
To prevent the for-display truncation, pipe to Format-Table -AutoSize, though note that this requires PowerShell to collect all output from the input command first, before starting to display output (see next section for alternatives).
Get-Service -ComputerName WKSP000D1E3F -DisplayName *bit* | Format-Table AutoSize
Note: Since the console (terminal) window width is always the limiting factor, -AutoSize can result in fewer columns getting displayed.
If possible, you can exclude columns that aren't of interest, by specifying only those that are, via -Property (you may omit this parameter name, becasue it is positionally implied); e.g.:
Get-Service -ComputerName WKSP000D1E3F -DisplayName *bit* |
Format-Table -Property Status, Name -AutoSize
Alternatives that avoid -AutoSize and its collect-everything-first behavior:
Use -Wrap, which doesn't truncate, but uses (artificial) line breaks to spread values that don't fit into the column across multiple lines.
Get-Service -ComputerName WKSP000D1E3F -DisplayName *bit* | Format-Table -Wrap
If you know the maximum width of a column of interest ahead of time, you can use a calculated property to prescribe a column's width; e.g.:
Get-Service -ComputerName WKSP000D1E3F -DisplayName *bit* |
Format-Table Status,
#{ Expression='Name'; Width=40 },
DisplayName