XML ChildNode retrieve value

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I’m looking through some GPO settings using Get-GPOReport with the ReportType of Xml. The setting I’m looking at is on the Computer Configuration > Preferences > Windows Settings > Files.

$ReferenceGPOId="69564100-428E-4272-B12A-886986E68F92"
[xml]$ReferenceGPOReport=Get-GPOReport -Guid $ReferenceGPOId -ReportType Xml
$ReferenceGPO=$ReferenceGPOReport.GPO.Computer.ExtensionData.Extension

$q1=$ReferenceGPO | Where-Object {$_.q1}
$q1.ChildNodes.ChildNodes | Select-Object -Property *

When I see the ChildNodes property, I see these values:

ChildNodes : {q1:GPOSettingOrder, q1:Properties, q1:Filters}

But when I try to access the values, I only get :

#text
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I tried to look at the members and going through the properties to see if I could retrieve the information, but I couldn’t. I might be able to do it in a string, but I’m sure there’s another way to get that information. Any body know how?

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It’s difficult to assist without seeing the actual schema of the XML and what exactly you are attempting to get, but if you are selecting a node q1, why not just continue with dot notation.

$ReferenceGPO=$ReferenceGPOReport.GPO.Computer.ExtensionData.Extension.q1

Normally, you can just keep using intellisense to continue to get to the node you want to see. If you do want to post XML, you may need to do https://gist.github.com/

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Surprising I actually found the answer.

$q1.ChildNodes.ChildNodes.ChildNodes.LocalName

I actually found the answer by doing this:

$q1.ChildNodes.ChildNOdes.ChildNodes | Select-Object -Property *