Cert:\ PSDrive is unavailable on PowerShell 5.1 launched by cmd when cmd is launched on PowerShell 7.3

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Steps to reproduce

Cert:\ PSDrive provided by Certificate provider is unavailable on PowerShell 5.1 launched by cmd.exe if and only if the cmd.exe was launched on PowerShell 7.3. This issue causes an error on running a batch script which launches PowerShell 5.1.

Although this issue happens on PowerShell 5.1, I file it for PowerShell 7.3 because it is reproduced only when cmd.exe is launched on PowerShell 7.3.

Environment	Issue
PS 5.1	Not repro
PS 5.1 on PS 7.3	Not repro
PS 5.1 on cmd on PS 5.1	Not repro
PS 5.1 on cmd on PS 7.2.7	Not repro
PS 5.1 on cmd on PS 7.3	Repro

Expected behavior

PS> cmd /c C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -NoProfile -Command Get-PSDrive

Name           Used (GB)     Free (GB) Provider      Root               CurrentLocation
----           ---------     --------- --------      ----               ---------------
Alias                                  Alias
C                 445.17         30.10 FileSystem    C:\                ..._7.3.0.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Cert                                   Certificate   \
D                 906.38         25.13 FileSystem    D:\
E                   0.06          0.42 FileSystem    E:\
Env                                    Environment
Function                               Function
HKCU                                   Registry      HKEY_CURRENT_USER
HKLM                                   Registry      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Variable                               Variable
WSMan                                  WSMan

Actual behavior

PS> cmd /c C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -NoProfile -Command Get-PSDrive

Name           Used (GB)     Free (GB) Provider      Root               CurrentLocation
----           ---------     --------- --------      ----               ---------------
Alias                                  Alias
C                 445.17         30.10 FileSystem    C:\                ..._7.3.0.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Cert                                   Certificate   \
D                 906.38         25.13 FileSystem    D:\
E                   0.06          0.42 FileSystem    E:\
Env                                    Environment
Function                               Function
HKCU                                   Registry      HKEY_CURRENT_USER
HKLM                                   Registry      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Variable                               Variable
WSMan                                  WSMan

Error details

No error is returned.

Environment data

PS> $PSVersionTable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.3.0
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.3.0
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.22623
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

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CertPSDriveUnavailable.zip is a step recording capturing following steps.

Launch PowerShell 7.3 with no profile.
Run "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -NoProfile -Command Get-PSDrive" and get Cert PSDrive as expected.
Run "cmd /c C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -NoProfile -Command Get-PSDrive" and get no Cert PSDrive.

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Cert:\ PSDrive is unavailable on PowerShell 5.1 launched by cmd when cmd is launched on PowerShell 7.3 #18530

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