User Guide:

PowerShell Core Suggestion Messages

Issue: When running Hawk commands, particularly during tenant investigations, users may see repeated "Suggestion [4,General]: The most similar commands are..." messages. This behavior appears to be related to PowerShell's command suggestion feature, which became a mainstream (non-experimental) feature in PowerShell 7.5. For technical details and current status, see GitHub Issue #261.

Impact:

• Only occurs in PowerShell Core
• Only affects Tenant Investigation functions that use Exchange Online cmdlets
• Does not affect Hawk data collection or results
• Purely cosmetic issue with command suggestions

Current Workaround:

Users who find these messages particularly disruptive may prefer to use PowerShell Desktop, where this issue does not occur.

Long-term Fix:

We continue to investigate the root cause of this behavior in PowerShell Core and will update the documentation when a more permanent solution is identified.