# Formatting output get-windowsfeature for a report **URL:** \ **Category:** PowerShell Help\ **Created:** [June 9, 2021, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/formatting-output-get-windowsfeature-for-a-report/16775 "2021-06-09T09:37:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![miguel\_gonz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.powershell.org/miguel_gonz/32/1391_2.png) [@miguel\_gonz](https://forums.powershell.org/u/miguel_gonz)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/formatting-output-get-windowsfeature-for-a-report/16775/1 "2021-06-09T09:37:21Z")
Hi, I am trying to create a table in a report in CSV that I can copy and paste to a Word table for a report of what is installed on a machine in terms of roles and features. I see that without no selection of any property I get a nice indented output like this one: ```auto Get-WindowsFeature | Where-Object {$_. installstate -eq "installed"} Display Name Name Install State ------------ ---- ------------- [X] Servicios de archivos y almacenamiento FileAndStorage-Services Installed [X] Servicios de almacenamiento Storage-Services Installed [X] Características de .NET Framework 4.6 NET-Framework-45-Fea... Installed [X] .NET Framework 4.6 NET-Framework-45-Core Installed [X] Servicios WCF NET-WCF-Services45 Installed [X] Uso compartido de puertos TCP NET-WCF-TCP-PortShar... Installed [X] Características de Windows Defender Windows-Defender-Fea... Installed [X] Windows Defender Windows-Defender Installed [X] Compatibilidad con el protocolo para compartir a... FS-SMB1 Installed [X] Compatibilidad con WoW64 WoW64-Support Installed [X] Windows PowerShell PowerShellRoot Installed [X] Windows PowerShell 5.1 PowerShell Installed ``` If I select the property displayname I lose the and the indentation of the hierarchy. In my report I want to show that hierarchy through the indentation (if possible replacing with tabs). How can I achieve that? ---
**Author:** ![kvprasoon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.powershell.org/kvprasoon/32/4449_2.png) [@kvprasoon](https://forums.powershell.org/u/kvprasoon)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/formatting-output-get-windowsfeature-for-a-report/16775/2 "2021-06-09T10:19:04Z")
@miguel_gonz Welcome to [PowerShell.org](http://PowerShell.org) forums. IMO, these checkboxes are not directly given by `Get-windowsFeature` but added by formatting subsystem and cannot be made available directly to a csv/excel file. Since you are already filtering out for only installed, its obvious that all the items in the CSV are installed. So a special indication is actually not required. You can create a new property based on installed status and this new property can be a column in your csv. You can Calculate a property for that. ```auto Get-WindowsFeature | Where-Object {$_. installstate -eq "installed"} | Select-Object -Property Name, 'Display Name', @{E='Yes';L='Status'} ``` ---
**Author:** ![miguel\_gonz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.powershell.org/miguel_gonz/32/1391_2.png) [@miguel\_gonz](https://forums.powershell.org/u/miguel_gonz)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/formatting-output-get-windowsfeature-for-a-report/16775/3 "2021-06-09T10:54:39Z")
Thanks for the prompt reply. I think I haven´t myself understood. I want to display only “Display Name” property with indentation (grouped exactly as shown before), so something like this: ```auto Servicios de archivos y almacenamiento Servicios de almacenamiento Características de .NET Framework 4.6 .NET Framework 4.6 Servicios WCF Uso compartido de puertos TCP Características de Windows Defender Windows Defender Compatibilidad con el protocolo para compartir a... Compatibilidad con WoW64 Windows PowerShell Windows PowerShell 5.1 ``` ---
**Author:** ![kvprasoon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.powershell.org/kvprasoon/32/4449_2.png) [@kvprasoon](https://forums.powershell.org/u/kvprasoon)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/formatting-output-get-windowsfeature-for-a-report/16775/4 "2021-06-09T13:14:40Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/powershell/original/2X/5/5b16e97c15b88a790582a6c297fb87e9b73cb78a.png) Even the spaces are added by formatting subsystem. Below is a post I wrote few years back on it if you want to understand it more. [Learn-PowerShel l| Rule the World Using A OneLiner: Hidden Formatting in PowerShell (viapowershell.com)](http://www.viapowershell.com/2016/06/hidden-formatting.html) ---
**Author:** ![miguel\_gonz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.powershell.org/miguel_gonz/32/1391_2.png) [@miguel\_gonz](https://forums.powershell.org/u/miguel_gonz)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/formatting-output-get-windowsfeature-for-a-report/16775/5 "2021-06-09T15:32:31Z")
Many thanks for pointing me to the right direction. For the sake of completeness I share a basic code I used following the info you shared: ```auto $roles= Get-WindowsFeature | Where-Object {$_. installstate -eq "installed"} foreach ($element in $roles) { $indent="" for ($i=$element.Depth; $i -gt 1; $i--) { $indent += " " } $indent+ $element.DisplayName } ``` ---
**Author:** ![dotnVo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@dotnVo](https://forums.powershell.org/u/dotnVo)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/formatting-output-get-windowsfeature-for-a-report/16775/6 "2024-05-16T20:24:14Z")