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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"-Shuffle:$false not respected in Get-Random","articleBody":"### Prerequisites\n\n- [x] Write a descriptive title.\n- [x] Make sure you are able to repro it on the [latest released version](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases)\n- [x] Search the existing issues.\n- [x] Refer to the [FAQ](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/master/docs/FAQ.md).\n- [x] Refer to [Differences between Windows PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell](https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/scripting/whats-new/differences-from-windows-powershell).\n\n### Steps to reproduce\n\nThis is a sub-issue of #25242.\n\nThe cmdlet `Get-Random` does not respect explicit `$false` values for the `-Shuffle` switch parameter.\n\n```powershell\nPS\u003e $result = Get-Random -InputObject 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 -Shuffle:$false\nPS\u003e $result.Count\nPS\u003e $result\n```\n\n### Expected behavior\n\n```console\nPS\u003e $result = Get-Random -InputObject 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 -Shuffle:$false\nPS\u003e $result.Count\n1\nPS\u003e $result\n5\n```\n\n`-Shuffle:$false` should behave the same as omitting the `-Shuffle` switch, returning a single random item from the input collection.\n\n### Actual behavior\n\n```console\nPS\u003e $result = Get-Random -InputObject 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 -Shuffle:$false\nPS\u003e $result.Count\n6\nPS\u003e $result\n3\n13\n1\n8\n2\n5\n```\n\n`-Shuffle:$false` behaves the same as `-Shuffle` or `-Shuffle:$true`, returning all items in shuffled order.\n\n### Error details\n\nNo error is thrown. The cmdlet executes but ignores the explicit `$false` value.\n\n### Environment data\n\n```powershell\nPS\u003e $PSVersionTable\n\nName                           Value\n----                           -----\nPSVersion                      7.5.4\nPSEdition                      Core\nGitCommitId                    7.5.4\nOS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.26100\nPlatform                       Win32NT\nPSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}\nPSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3\nSerializationVersion           1.1.0.1\nWSManStackVersion              3.0\n```\n\n### Visuals\n\n_No response_","author":{"url":"https://github.com/yotsuda","@type":"Person","name":"yotsuda"},"datePublished":"2025-11-16T04:58:16.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/26456/PowerShell/issues/26456"}