Format output in Powershell

Question

I have a small code in my script that is working well. I'm just annoyed with the output..

My output looks like this:

11.11.111.123

Model                                                                                                                                                                                  
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HP ZBook Studio G5                                                                                                                               

csname         : XXXXXXX
LastBootUpTime : 22/Apr/2022 08:10:57

But I want it like this:

IP Address:     11.11.111.123
Model:          HP ZBook Studio G5     
csname:         xxxxx
LastBootUpTime: 22/Apr/2022 08:10:57

This is the script:

Get-WmiObject Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration -Computername $pcName |
      Where { $_.IPAddress } |
      Select -Expand IPAddress | 
      Where { $_ -like '10.11*' -or $_ -like '10.12*'}
   
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_ComputerSystem -Computername $pcName | Select Model
   
Get-WmiObject win32_operatingsystem -Computername $pcName -ea stop | select csname, @{LABEL='LastBootUpTime';EXPRESSION={$_.ConverttoDateTime($_.lastbootuptime)}} | format-list

As an aside: The CIM cmdlets (e.g., `Get-CimInstance`) superseded the WMI cmdlets (e.g., `Get-WmiObject`) in PowerShell v3 (released in September 2012). Therefore, the WMI cmdlets should be avoided, not least because PowerShell (Core) v6+, where all future effort will go, doesn't even _have_ them anymore. Note that WMI still _underlies_ the CIM cmdlets, however. For more information, see [this answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/54508009/45375). — mklement0, Apr 22 '22 at 12:57

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 22 '22 at 12:56

Since the output is produced by 3 different classes the way around it is create a new object to merge them:

$IPs = Get-CimInstance Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration -ComputerName $pcName |
    Where-Object { $_.IPAddress -like '10.11*' -or $_.IPAddress -like '10.12*' }
$Model = (Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_ComputerSystem -ComputerName $pcName).Model
$OS = Get-CimInstance win32_operatingsystem -EA Stop -ComputerName $pcName

[pscustomobject]@{
    'IP Address'   = $IPs.IpAddress -join ', '
    Model          = $Model 
    csname         = $OS.CSName
    LastBootUpTime = $OS.LastBootUpTime.ToString()
}

Format output in Powershell

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