function Read-MachineConfig {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Returns the machine.config content as as an XML document
#>

    [CmdletBinding()]
    Param(
        [bool]$use64Bit = $true
    )

    $logLead  = (Get-LogLeadName);

    $machineConfigPath = Get-DotNetConfigPath $use64Bit
    Write-Verbose ("$logLead : Reading machine.config from {0}" -f $machineConfigPath)
    [XML]$machineConfig = Get-Content $machineConfigPath

    return $machineConfig
}