Calling Get-Help with the 'ShowWindow' parameter throws an error in the integrated console

[csandfeld]

System Details

• Operating system name and version:
  Windows 10 Enterprise Version 1607 (OS Build 14393.1066)

C:\> code -v

1.12.2
19222cdc84ce72202478ba1cec5cb557b71163de
C:\> $pseditor.EditorServicesVersion


Major  Minor  Build  Revision
-----  -----  -----  --------
1      0      0      0


C:\> code --list-extensions --show-versions

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C:\> $PSVersionTable


Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      5.1.14393.1066
PSEdition                      Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion                   10.0.14393.1066
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion              3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1


C:\>

Issue Description

Not sure if this is supposed to work, but ...

Calling Get-Help with the 'ShowWindow' parameter throws an error in the integrated console

C:\TEST> help Invoke-RestMethod -ShowWindow

Get-Help : Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.
At line:55 char:5
+     Get-Help @PSBoundParameters | more
+     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-Help], TargetInvocationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetHelpCommand
[logs.zip](https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell/files/1007246/logs.zip)

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[daviwil]

Strange, haven't seen that one before. Will investigate, thanks!

[alexaymonier]

Yeah getting that too

[alexaymonier]

Also running Lee's Show-Object from his PowerShellCookbook fails to open a new window.

[rkeithhill]

Moved to PowerShell/PowerShellEditorServices#570