CLIXML

The Export-Clixml cmdlet can be used to serialize objects to file, which can then be easily deserialized with Import-Clixml. Serialization is the process of exporting objects to a file or data format with its specific type information. It is similar to the techniques we learned earlier, except that it keeps the type information with it:

#Defining file for export
$exportedFile ='C:\temp\exportedProcesses.xml'

#Exporting services and strong into variable
Get-Process| Tee-Object -Variable exportedProcesses | Export-Clixml $exportedFile 

#Showing variable
$exportedProcesses

#Importing services
$importedProcesses = Import-Clixml $exportedFile

#Comparing objects - no difference should be visible
Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $exportedProcesses -DifferenceObject $importedProcesses -Property ProcessName, Id

#Starting another process - Notepad.exe
Notepad.exe

#Comparing objects with current process list
Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $exportedProcesses -DifferenceObject $(Get-Process...