Why do "Get-Childitem -Path C:\ -Filter *.swidtag -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue" and Command Prompt "C:\>Dir *.swidtag /S" return different results?

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  Powershell:

  PS F:\> Get-ChildItem -Path C:\ -Filter *.swidtag -File -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
      Directory: C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-b..base-serverstandard_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_9dd3fa54eaa62662
  
  
  Mode                LastWriteTime     Length Name
  ----                -------------     ------ ----
  -a---         8/22/2013   8:49 AM       1028 regid.1991-06.com.microsoft_Windows-Server-2012-R2-Standard.swidtag
  
  
      Directory: C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-b..se-serverdatacenter_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_80
      386a0f711f7476
  
  Mode                LastWriteTime     Length Name
  ----                -------------     ------ ----
  -a---         8/22/2013   8:49 AM       1032 regid.1991-06.com.microsoft_Windows-Server-2012-R2-Datacenter.swidtag
  
  PS F:\>
  

  Two files found with PowerShell (x86). Command Prompt on the very same machine:

  C:\>Dir *.swidtag /S
   Volume in drive C has no label.
   Volume Serial Number is 5635-F7B2
  
   Directory of C:\ProgramData\regid.1991-06.com.microsoft
  
  10/02/2012  02:34 AM             1,045 regid.1991-06.com.microsoft Microsoft Lyn
  c 2013.swidtag
  10/02/2012  01:38 AM             1,061 regid.1991-06.com.microsoft Microsoft Pro
  ject Professional 2013.swidtag
  08/22/2013  07:49 AM             1,028 regid.1991-06.com.microsoft_Windows-Serve
  r-2012-R2-Standard.swidtag
                 3 File(s)          3,134 bytes
  
   Directory of C:\Users\All Users\regid.1991-06.com.microsoft
  
  10/02/2012  02:34 AM             1,045 regid.1991-06.com.microsoft Microsoft Lyn
  c 2013.swidtag
  10/02/2012  01:38 AM             1,061 regid.1991-06.com.microsoft Microsoft Pro
  ject Professional 2013.swidtag
  08/22/2013  07:49 AM             1,028 regid.1991-06.com.microsoft_Windows-Serve
  r-2012-R2-Standard.swidtag
                 3 File(s)          3,134 bytes
  
   Directory of C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-b..base-serverstandard_3
  1bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_9dd3fa54eaa62662
  
  08/22/2013  07:49 AM             1,028 regid.1991-06.com.microsoft_Windows-Serve
  r-2012-R2-Standard.swidtag
                 1 File(s)          1,028 bytes
  
   Directory of C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-b..se-serverdatacenter_3
  1bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_80386a0f711f7476
  
  08/22/2013  07:49 AM             1,032 regid.1991-06.com.microsoft_Windows-Serve
  r-2012-R2-Datacenter.swidtag
                 1 File(s)          1,032 bytes
  
       Total Files Listed:
                 8 File(s)          8,328 bytes
                 0 Dir(s)  45,113,790,464 bytes free
  
  C:\>
  

  Powershell was not running under elevated privileges but neither was the command prompt. Any ideas what causes the difference?

  • Changed type Bill_Stewart Friday, January 26, 2018 3:19 PM
  • Moved by Bill_Stewart Friday, January 26, 2018 3:19 PM Abandoned

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