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Event ID 28682: Maximum depth below top level has been reached, forcing object to be serialized as strings

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Maximum depth below top level has been reached, forcing object to be serialized as strings.

Event 28682
PowerShell
PowerShell/Operational log
Error
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them)
Maximum depth below top level has been reached, forcing object to be serialized as strings. 
 	 Object type at max depth: … 
 	 Property name at max depth: … 
 	 Depth: …