filter Mask-Extensions {
    $view = get-view $_.id
 
    $vmConfigSpec = new-object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec
    $featureMask = new-object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineCpuIdInfoSpec
    $featureMask.info = new-object VMware.Vim.HostCpuIdInfo
 
    $featureMask.info.ecx = "---- ---- ---- 0--- ---- ---- ---- ----"
    $featureMask.info.level = 1
 
    $vmConfigSpec.CpuFeatureMask = $featureMask
 
    $view.ReconfigVM($vmConfigSpec)
}

However, when I run this I get an error that says:

Get-View : The argument cannot be null or empty.
At D:\Workspace\Create-POD.ps1:50 char:18
+     $view = get-view  <<<< $_.id
You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.
At D:\Workspace\Create-POD.ps1:61 char:18
+     $view.ReconfigVM( <<<< $vmConfigSpec)

I don't really understand how filters work, but I'm guessing that the problem is that the system is not done creating the VM before the filter function starts trying to modify its properties. What I'm wondering is if it is possible to set the CPUID mask with a filter at the time a VM is created?

function create-VMs($diskSize,$mem,$vmAcronym) {
	New-VM 	-Name ($podFolder.name + "-" + $vmAcronym) `
					-Location $podFolder `
					-Datastore $podDatastore `
					-VMHost $esxhost `
					-DiskMB $diskSize `
					-MemoryMB $mem `
					-GuestID "winNetStandardGuest"	`
					-NetworkName $podNetworkName `
					| set-SCSIController | Mask-Extensions;
}		

After getting your message, I tested the filter again by itself, and I saw that either one works by itself but not both. Is it possible to apply both filters when I create a VM?