Powershell: Delimiting lines have reduced or disappeared since version 6.2.0

Created on 5 Apr 2019 · 7Comments · Source: PowerShell/PowerShell

Running the following command (as an example) :
gci C:\Windows\System32 -Filter win*.exe -Depth 1 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ft Name,Length -GroupBy Directory

Returns delimiting lines between the grouped-by object and the property headers on version 6.1.3 (and Desktop Edition 5.1.x as well) :

Directory: C:WindowsSystem32

Name Length
---- ------
WinBioDataModelOOBE.exe 60928
Windows.Media.BackgroundPlayback.exe 13312
Windows.WARP.JITService.exe 32768
WindowsActionDialog.exe 60928
WindowsUpdateElevatedInstaller.exe 47104
wininit.exe 388376
winload.exe 1468952
winlogon.exe 779776
winresume.exe 1179680
winrs.exe 50176
winrshost.exe 28672
WinSAT.exe 2800128
winver.exe 58880

Directory: C:WindowsSystem32Boot

Name Length
---- ------
winload.exe 1468952
winresume.exe 1179680

Directory: C:WindowsSystem32oobe

Name Length
---- ------
windeploy.exe 177664

Directory: C:WindowsSystem32wbem

Name Length
---- ------
WinMgmt.exe 82432

While grouped-by object and property headers are stuck together on version 6.2.0 as delimiting lines have disappared :

Directory: C:WindowsSystem32
Name Length
---- ------
WinBioDataModelOOBE.exe 60928
Windows.Media.BackgroundPlayback.exe 13312
Windows.WARP.JITService.exe 32768
WindowsActionDialog.exe 60928
WindowsUpdateElevatedInstaller.exe 47104
wininit.exe 388376
winload.exe 1468952
winlogon.exe 779776
winresume.exe 1179680
winrs.exe 50176
winrshost.exe 28672
WinSAT.exe 2800128
winver.exe 58880

Directory: C:WindowsSystem32Boot
Name Length
---- ------
winload.exe 1468952
winresume.exe 1179680

Directory: C:WindowsSystem32oobe
Name Length
---- ------
windeploy.exe 177664

Directory: C:WindowsSystem32wbem
Name Length
---- ------
WinMgmt.exe 82432

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