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PowerShell cmdLet Get-CimInstance

get-cimInstance returns a Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance object. 
get-cimInstance -class win32_powerplan -namespace root\cimv2\power

get-cimInstance -class win32_process | select processId, parentProcessId, name
Why does this not report the parentProcessId? 
get-cimInstance -query 'select processId, parentProcessId, name from win32_process'

See also

With PowerShell 3.0, get-cimInstance superseded get-wmiObject
Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance
Powershell command noun: cimInstance

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