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
parentProcessId? get-cimInstance -query 'select processId, parentProcessId, name from win32_process'
get-cimInstance superseded get-wmiObject