Get-OSInstallDate.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script gets/displays the Sysgtem Uptime after 
4.     converting it from WEBM time/date format  
5. .DESCRIPTION 
6.     This script creates an instance of a SWbemDateTime object,  
7.     gets the OS install date and converts the date to a more 
8.     useful format. 
9. .NOTES 
10.     File Name  : Get-OSInstallDate.ps1 
11.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
12.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
13. .LINK 
14.     This script posted to: 
15.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
16.     MSDN sample posted to: 
17.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa393687%28VS.85%29.aspx 
18. .EXAMPLE 
19.     Psh [C:\foo]> .\Get-OsInstallDate.ps1 
20.     This OS was installed in the year 2008 
21.     Full installation date (VT_DATE format) is 4/9/2008 8:17:23 PM 
22.     Full installation date (FILETIME format) is 128522458430000000 
23.  
24. #> 
25.  
26. # Create swbemdatetime object 
27. $datetime = New-Object -ComObject WbemScripting.SWbemDateTime 
28.  
29. #  Get OS installation time and assign to datetime object 
30. $os = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_OperatingSystem 
31. $dateTime.Value = $os.InstallDate 
32.  
33. # Now display the time 
34. "This OS was installed in the year {0}"           -f $dateTime.Year 
35. "Full installation date (VT_DATE format) is {0}"  -f $dateTime.GetVarDate() 
36. "Full installation date (FILETIME format) is {0}" -f $dateTime.GetFileTime()  
37. ## 

Technorati Tags: Wmi,PowerShell script,SWebmDateTime

Register-Event1.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script registers for a WMI event 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script used PowerShell to register for then display 
6.     an event. This script is a re-write on an MSDN Sample. 
7. .NOTES 
8.     File Name  : Register-Event1.ps1 
9.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
10.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
11. .LINK 
12.     This script posted to: 
13.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
14.     MSDN sample posted tot: 
15.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa393013%28VS.85%29.aspx 
16. .EXAMPLE 
17.     [PSH] C:\FOO> Register-Event1.ps1 
18.     Waiting for events 
19.     Log Event Occured 
20.     EVENT MESSAGE 
21.     A logon was attempted using explicit credentials. 
22.  
23.     Subject: 
24.     Security ID:        S-1-5-21-2824006062-479960714-4144511058-1105 
25.     Account Name:       tfl 
26.     ...  -> Reminder snipped for brevity 
27.     
28. #> 
29.  
30. # Define event Query 
31. $query = "SELECT * FROM __InstanceCreationEvent  
32.           WHERE TargetInstance ISA 'Win32_NTLogEvent' " 
33.  
34. # Register for event - also specify an action that 
35. # displays the log event when the event fires. 
36. Register-WmiEvent -Source Demo1 -Query $query -Action { 
37.                 Write-Host "Log Event occured" 
38.                 $global:myevent = $event 
39.                 Write-Host "EVENT MESSAGE" 
40.                 Write-Host $event.SourceEventArgs.NewEvent.TargetInstance.Message} 
41. # So wait 
42. "Waiting for events" 

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,scripts,WMI,Eventing

Get-FolderObjects.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script displays the WMI objects associated with a folder 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script uses the Associators Of query 
6. .NOTES 
7.     File Name  : get-folderobjects.ps1 
8.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
9.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
10. .LINK 
11.     This script posted to: 
12.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
13. .EXAMPLE 
14.     Get-FolderObjects "C:\Foo" 
15.         what's in C:\foo 
16.     0 Volume objects 
17.     0 Logical Disk objects 
18.     10 Directory objects 
19.     171 File objects 
20.     0 Pagefile objects 
21.     1 Security Settings 
22.     0 Share objects 
23.     0 other objects 
24. .EXAMPLE 
25.     Get-FolderObjects "C:\" 
26.       what's in C:\ 
27.     1 Volume objects 
28.     1 Logical Disk objects 
29.     18 Directory objects 
30.     8 File objects 
31.     1 Pagefile objects 
32.     1 Security Settings 
33.     1 Share objects 
34.     0 other objects   
35. #> 
36. # Function to get folder WMI object associations 
37. # Define function 
38. Function Get-FolderObjects { 
39. Param ( 
40. $Folder  =   "c:\" 
41. ) 
42.  
43. # Set query then get associations 
44. $query  = "ASSOCIATORS OF {Win32_Directory.Name='$folder'}" 
45. $objs = Gwmi -q $query 
46. #    
47. # Now group them 
48. # Create empty arrays 
49. $directory = @() 
50. $datafile  = @() 
51. $pagefile  = @() 
52. $volume    = @() 
53. $filesec   = @() 
54. $share     = @() 
55. $Logdisk   = @() 
56. $unknown   = @() 
57.  
58. # Now fill the arrays 
59. foreach ($obj in $objs) { 
60.     switch  ($Obj.__class) { 
61.       "Win32_Directory"   {$directory += $obj; break} 
62.       "Cim_DataFile"      {$datafile  += $obj; break} 
63.       "Win32_PageFile"    {$pagefile  += $obj; break} 
64.       "Win32_Volume"      {$volume    += $obj; break} 
65.       "Win32_LogicalDisk" {$logdisk   += $obj; break}  
66.       "Win32_LogicalFileSecuritySetting" {$filesec += $obj; break} 
67.       "Win32_share"       {$share     += $obj; break} 
68.       default             {$unknown   += $obj; break} 
69.     } 
70. } 
71.  
72. # Display the output 
73. " what's in $folder" 
74. "{0} Volume objects"        -f $volume.count 
75. "{0} Logical Disk objects"  -f $logdisk.count 
76. "{0} Directory objects"     -f $directory.count 
77. "{0} File objects"          -f $datafile.count 
78. "{0} Pagefile objects"      -f $pagefile.count 
79. "{0} Security Settings"     -f $filesec.count 
80. "{0} Share objects"         -f $share.count 
81. "{0} other objects"         -f $unknown.count 
82. } 
83.  
84. # Here call function as an example 
85. Get-FolderObjects "C:\" 
86. "***" 
87. Get-FolderObjects "C:\foo" 

Remove-WmiRegistryKey.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script creates removes registry key using WMI. 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script uses WMI to get remove registry key.  
6.     This script deletes the key and everything below 
7.     it in the registry - use carefully! 
8. .NOTES 
9.     File Name  : Remove-WmiRegistryKey.ps1 
10.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
11.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
12. .LINK 
13.     This script posted to: 
14.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
15.     MSDN sample posted to: 
16.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394600%28VS.85%29.aspx 
17. .EXAMPLE 
18.     Psh[C:\foo]>New-WMIRegistryKey.ps1 
19.     Key removed 
20. #> 
21.  
22. # Define Constants 
23. $HKEY_Local_Machine =2147483650  
24. $computer ='.' 
25.  
26. # Get Class to call static methods on 
27. $reg = [WMIClass]"ROOT\DEFAULT:StdRegProv" 
28.  
29. # Define key to create 
30. $Key     = "SOFTWARE\NewKey" 
31.  
32. # Create key and display reslts 
33. $results   = $reg.DeleteKey($HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, $Key) 
34. If ($results.Returnvalue -eq 0) {"Key Removed"}  

Technorati Tags: WMI,PowerShell,code,StdRegProv,Deletekey

Get-WmiRegistryBinaryValue.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script Gets and displays a registry 
4.     binary value using WMI. 
5. .DESCRIPTION 
6.     This script uses WMI to get, then display 
7.     a binary registry Value. 
8.     This is a re-write of a VB Sample Script. 
9. .NOTES 
10.     File Name  : Set-WmiRegistryBinaryValue.ps1 
11.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
12.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
13. .LINK 
14.     This script posted to: 
15.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
16.     MSDN sample posted to: 
17.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394600%28VS.85%29.aspx 
18. .EXAMPLE 
19.     Psh[C:\foo]>Get-WmiRegistryBinaryValue.ps1 
20.     54 
21.     46 
22.     4c 
23. #> 
24.  
25. # Define Constants 
26. $HKEY_Local_Machine =2147483650  
27. $computer ='.' 
28.  
29. # Get Class to call static methods on 
30. $reg = [WMIClass]"ROOT\DEFAULT:StdRegProv" 
31.  
32. # Define key to create 
33. $ValueName = "Example Binary Value" 
34. $Values     = @(0x54, 0x46, 0x4C) 
35. $Key       = "SOFTWARE\NewKey" 
36.  
37. # Create Value entry 
38. $results   = $reg.GetBinaryValue($HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, $Key, $ValueName) 
39. Foreach ($byte in $results.uvalue) {"{0}" -f $byte.tostring("x")} 

W

Technorati Tags: Wmi,PowerShell,StdRegProv,GetBinaryValue

Set-WmiRegistryBinaryValue

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script sets a registry binary value 
4.     using WMI. 
5. .DESCRIPTION 
6.     This script uses WMI to set a binary  
7.     registry Value. 
8.     This is a re-write of a VB Sample Script. 
9. .NOTES 
10.     File Name  : Set-WmiRegistryBinaryValue.ps1 
11.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
12.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
13. .LINK 
14.     This script posted to: 
15.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
16.     MSDN sample posted to: 
17.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394600%28VS.85%29.aspx 
18. .EXAMPLE 
19.     Psh[C:\foo]>New-WmiRegistryBinaryValue.ps1 
20.     Value created 
21. #> 
22.  
23. # Define Constants 
24. $HKEY_Local_Machine =2147483650  
25. $computer ='.' 
26.  
27. # Get Class to call static methods on 
28. $reg = [WMIClass]"ROOT\DEFAULT:StdRegProv" 
29.  
30. # Define key to create 
31. $ValueName = "Example Binary Value" 
32. $Values     = @(0x54, 0x46, 0x4C) 
33. $Key       = "SOFTWARE\NewKey" 
34.  
35. # Create Value entry 
36. $results   = $reg.SetBinaryValue($HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, $Key, $ValueName, $Values) 
37. If ($results.Returnvalue -eq 0) {"Value Set"}  

Technorati Tags: Wmi,StdRegProv,PowerShell,SetBinaryValue

New-WmiRegistryValue.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script creates a new registry Value using WMI. 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script uses WMI to get create a new registry Value. 
6.     This is a re-write of a VB Sample Script 
7. .NOTES 
8.     File Name  : New-RegistryKey.ps1 
9.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
10.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
11. .LINK 
12.     This script posted to: 
13.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
14.     MSDN sample posted to: 
15.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394600%28VS.85%29.aspx 
16. .EXAMPLE 
17.     Psh[C:\foo]>New-WmiRegistryValue.ps1 
18.     Value created 
19. #> 
20.  
21. # Define Constants 
22. $HKEY_Local_Machine =2147483650  
23. $computer ='.' 
24.  
25. # Get Class to call static methods on 
26. $reg = [WMIClass]"ROOT\DEFAULT:StdRegProv" 
27.  
28. # Define key to create 
29. $ValueName = "Example_Expanded_String_Value" 
30. $Value     = "%PATHEXT%" 
31. $Key       = "SOFTWARE\NewKey" 
32.  
33. # Create Value entry 
34. $results   = $reg.SetExpandedStringValue($HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, $Key, $ValueName, $Value) 
35. If ($results.Returnvalue -eq 0) {"Value created"}  

Technorati Tags: SetExpandedStringValue,WMI,Code,POwerShell,StdregProv

New-WmiRegistryKey.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script creates a new registry key using WMI. 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script uses WMI to get create a new registry key. 
6.     This is a re-write of a VB Sample Script 
7. .NOTES 
8.     File Name  : New-RegistryKey.ps1 
9.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
10.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
11. .LINK 
12.     This script posted to: 
13.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
14.     MSDN sample posted to: 
15.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394600%28VS.85%29.aspx 
16. .EXAMPLE 
17.     Psh[C:\foo]>New-WMIRegistryKey.ps1 
18.     Key created 
19. #> 
20.  
21. # Define Constants 
22. $HKEY_Local_Machine =2147483650  
23. $computer ='.' 
24.  
25. # Get Class to call static methods on 
26. $reg = [WMIClass]"ROOT\DEFAULT:StdRegProv" 
27.  
28. # Define key to create 
29. $Key     = "SOFTWARE\NewKey" 
30.  
31. # Create key and display reslts 
32. $results   = $reg.CreateKey($HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, $Key) 
33. If ($results.Returnvalue -eq 0) {"Key created"}  

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,Wmi,StdRegProv,CreateKey

Get-WmiRegDword.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script gets a registry value using WMI. 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script uses WMI to get then display a resistry value, using  
6.     the SteRegProv class and the GetDWORDValue static method. 
7.     This is a re-write of a VB Sample Script 
8. .NOTES 
9.     File Name  : Get-WMIRegDword.ps1 
10.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
11.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
12. .LINK 
13.     This script posted to: 
14.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
15.     MSDN sample posted to: 
16.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394600%28VS.85%29.aspx 
17. .EXAMPLE 
18.     Psh[C:\foo]>Get-WmiRegDword.ps1 
19. Current History Buffer Size: 50 
20.      
21. #> 
22.  
23. # Define Constants 
24. $HKEY_CURRENT_USER =2147483649   
25. $computer ='.' 
26.  
27. # Get Class to call static methods on 
28. $reg = [WMIClass]"ROOT\DEFAULT:StdRegProv" 
29.  
30. #defind key/value to get  
31. $Key     = "Console" 
32. $Value   = "HistoryBufferSize" 
33.  
34. # Get Value of buffer and display 
35. $results   = $reg.GetDWORDValue($HKEY_CURRENT_USER, $Key, $value) 
36. "Current History Buffer Size: {0}" -f $results.uValue 

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,WMI,Code,StdRegProv

Get-ComputerDomain.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
    This script uses WMI to get the name of a computer's domain then displays the name.
.DESCRIPTION
    This script is a re-write of an MSDN sample, using PowerShell. 
.NOTES
    File Name  : Get-ComputerDomain.ps1
    Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
    Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0
.LINK
    This script posted to:
	    http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
    MSDN sample posted tot:
	    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394586%28VS.85%29.aspx/
.EXAMPLE
    PSH [C:\foo]: .\Get-ComputerDomain.ps1
    System Name: WIN7
    Domain:      cookham.net
.EXAMPLE
    Psh[Cookham8]> .\Get-ComputerDomain.ps1 cookham2
    System Name: COOKHAM2
    Domain:      cookham.net
.PARAMETER comp
    The name of the computer whose domain name to be displayed. Default is localhost.
#>            
            
# Parameter block            
param (            
$comp = "."            
)            
            
# Get WMI Object            
$system = Get-WmiObject -class Win32_ComputerSystem -ComputerName $comp            
            
# Display results            
"System Name: {0}" -f $System.Name            
"Domain:      {0}" -f $System.Domain

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,WMI,Win32_ComputerSystem

Get-WMINameSpace.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script displays all the WMI namespaces within a Windows system 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script uses Get-WMIObject to retrieve the names of all the namespaces 
6.     within a system. 
7. .NOTES 
8.     File Name  : Get-WMINameSpace.ps1 
9.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
10.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
11. .LINK 
12.     This script posted to:
13.         http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2010/10/get-wminamespaceps1.html
14. .EXAMPLE 
15.     PSH [C:\foo]: .\Get-WMINameSpace.ps1 
16.     37 Namespaces on: Cookham8 
17.  
18.     Namespace 
19.     --------- 
20.     ROOT 
21.     ROOT\aspnet 
22.     ROOT\CIMV2 
23.     ROOT\CIMV2\Security 
24.     ROOT\CIMV2\Security\MicrosoftTpm 
25.     ... {Remainder of list snipped to save space on this page} 
26. #> 
27.  
28. # Set computer name
29. $comp = "." 
31. # Get the name spaces on the local computer, and the local computer name 
32. $Namespace = get-wmiobject __namespace -namespace 'root' -list -recurse -computer $comp  
33. $hostname = hostname 
34.  
35. # Display number of and names of the namespaces 
36. "{0} Namespaces on: {1}" -f $namespace.count, $hostname 
37. $NameSpace| sort __namespace  | Format-Table @{Expression = "__Namespace"; Label = "Namespace"} 

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,scripts,WMI,namespace

Get-BrokenHardware.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script gets a list of non-working hardware using WMI. 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script re-implements another TechNet Scripting 
6.     Gallery script that was written in VB (see  
7.     http://tinyurl.com/y4hmtbr).  
8.     This script first uses WMI to get system details, then 
9.     gets and displays hardware that has errored. 
10. .NOTES 
11.     File Name  : Get-BrokenHardware.ps1 
12.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
13.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
14. .LINK 
15.     This script posted to: 
16.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
17.     This script posted to TechNet Script Gallery at: 
18.         http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/ScriptCenter/en-us/dbb678f4-b95b-45c3-bc8b-2ae2d052448e     
19. .EXAMPLE 
20.     PSH [C:\foo]: Get-BrokenHardware.ps1 
21.     Computer Details: 
22.     Manufacturer: Dell Inc. 
23.     Model:        Precision WorkStation T7400 
24.     Service Tag:  6Y84C3J 
25.  
26.     Hardware that's not working list 
27.     Description:  WD My Book Device USB Device 
28.     Device ID:    USBSTOR\OTHER&VEN_WD&PROD_MY_BOOK_DEVICE&REV_1010\7&2A4E07C&0&575532513130303732383932&1 
29.     Error ID:     28 
30. #> 
31.  
32. # Display Computer details 
33. "Computer Details:" 
34. $comp = gwmi Win32_ComputerSystem 
35. "Manufacturer: {0}" -f $comp.Manufacturer 
36. "Model:        {0}" -f $comp.Model 
37. $computer2 = Get-WmiObject Win32_ComputerSystemProduct 
38. "Service Tag:  {0}" -f $computer2.IdentifyingNumber 
39. "" 
40.  
41. #Get hardware that is errored 
42. "Hardware that's not working list"  
43. $broken = Get-WmiObject Win32_PnPEntity | where {$_.ConfigManagerErrorCode -ne 0} 
44.  
45. #Display broken hardware 
46. foreach ($obj in $broken){   
47. "Description:  {0}" -f  $obj.Description 
48. "Device ID:    {0}" -f  $obj.DeviceID 
49. "Error ID:     {0}" -f  $obj.ConfigManagerErrorCode 
50. "" 
51. } 

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,Scripts,WMI,Win32_ComputerSystem,Win32_ComputerSystemProduct,Win32_PnPEntity

Get-DnsRegisteredServers.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script gets the reverse lookup zone from a DNS Server and 
4.     displays all the systems registered 
5. .DESCRIPTION 
6.     This script first gets the reverse lookup zone from a DNS Server (i.e. 
7.     all the computers that have used the DNS server to register!). The 
8.     script then displays the FQDN, IP Address and Timestamp. 
9. .NOTES 
10.     File Name  : Get-DnsRegisteredServers.ps1 
11.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
12.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
13. .LINK 
14.     This script posted to: 
15.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
16.     This script posted to TechNet Scripting Gallery 
17.         http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/ScriptCenter/en-us/28e8b98e-565b-40be-ba2c-1134341bb555     
18. .EXAMPLE 
19.     PSH [C:\foo]: .Get-DnsRegisteredNames.ps1 
20.     Computers reverse registered on DNS Server: Cookham1 
21.     10.10.1.42      superman.cookham.net.                     3590550 
22.     10.10.1.105     batman.cookham.net.                       3582112 
23.     10.10.1.109     jeeves.cookham.net.                       3586452 
24.     10.10.1.111     supergirl.cookham.net.                    3590550 
25.     10.10.1.114     future.cookham.net.                       3589209 
26.     10.10.1.131     bladerunner.cookham.net.                  3587817 
27.     10.10.1.142     wonderwoman.kapoho.net.                   3590551 
28. #> 
29.  
30. $dns = "Cookham1"  
31. $records = get-wmiobject -class MicrosoftDNS_PTRType -namespace root\MicrosoftDNS -computer $dns  
32.  
33. "Computers reverse registered on DNS Server: $DNS" 
34.  
35. # Loop through and display results 
36. foreach ($record in $records) { 
37.  
38. # Get owner name and ip address string 
39. $on = $record.ownerName.split(".") 
40. $ownerip = $on[3] + "." + $on[2] + "." + $on[1] + "." + $on[0] 
41.  
42. # Display details 
43. "{0, -15} {1,-40}  {2,-10} " -f $ownerip, $record.ptrdomainname, $record.timestamp 
44. } 

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,DNS,MicrosoftDNS_PTRType,code,script

Get-WmiClassDescription.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script gets and displays the description of a WMI Class.  
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script takes a WMI Class name as a parameter. The script 
6.     then gets the class's description from the CIM repository and 
7.     displays it. Based on a PowerShell.Com tip of the day! 
8. .NOTES 
9.     File Name  : Get-WmiClassDescription.ps1 
10.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
11.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
12. .LINK 
13.     This script posted to: 
14.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com  
15. .EXAMPLE 
16.     PSH [C:\foo]: .\Get-WmiClassDescription.ps1 
17.     Description for WMI Class Win32_ComputerSystem: 
18.     The Win32_ComputerSystem class represents a computer system operating in a Win32 environment. 
19. .EXAMPLE 
20.     PSH [C:\foo]: . \Get-WmiClassDescription.ps1 win32_bios 
21.     Description for WMI Class win32_bios: 
22.     The Win32_BIOS class represents the attributes of the computer system's basic input/output services 
23.     (BIOS) that are installed on the computer. 
24. #> 
25.  
26. param ( 
27. [string] $WMIClassName = "Win32_ComputerSystem" 
28. ) 
29.  
30. # Get WMI class from class name 
31. $class = [wmiclass]$wmiclassname 
32.  
33. # Now get then print the class description 
34. # First use ammended qualifiers to get description 
35. $class.psbase.Options.UseAmendedQualifiers = $true 
36. "Description for WMI Class {0}:"  -f $WmiClassName 
37. ($class.psbase.qualifiers["description"]).Value 

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Restart-DNS.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script restarts the DNS Service on a Remote System 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script uses WMI to reach out and restart the DNS 
6.     DNS service on a remote machine. in my home environment, 
7.     I find the DNS service on the home DC fails and needs  
8.     to be restarted - this script works! 
9. .NOTES 
10.     File Name  : Restart-DNS.ps1 
11.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
12.     Requires   : PowerShell V2 
13. .LINK 
14.     This script posted to: 
15.         http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2009/10/restart-dnsps1.html
16. .EXAMPLE 
17.     PSH [C:\foo]: .\Restart-DNS.ps1 
18.     Restarting DNS Service on: Cookham1 
19.     DNS Service stopped 
20.     DNS Service started 
21. #> 
22. ## 
23. # Start Script 
24. ## 
25.  
26. # Set server to reset and display our intention 
27. $Server = "Cookham1" 
28. "Restarting DNS Service on: $Server" 
29.   
30. # Get DNS service 
31. $dns = gwmi win32_service -computer $Server  | where {$_.name -eq "DNS"} 
32.   
33. # Now stop it 
34. $ret = $dns.stopservice() 
35. if ($ret.returnvalue -eq 0) {"DNS Service stopped"} 
36. else {"DNS Service not stopped"} 
37.   
38. # And now restart it 
39. $ret = $dns.startservice() 
40. if ($ret.returnvalue -eq 0) {"DNS Service started"} 
41. else {"DNS Service not started"} 
42.   
43. # End of Script 

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Get-PrinterTestPage.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script uses WMI to print a test page 
4.     all printers on this system 
5. .DESCRIPTION 
6.     This script is an MSDN sample,using PowerShell. It first 
7.     gets all the printrs installed, prints out details then 
8.     tries to print a test page. 
9.      
10.     The script also checks for printers known to not work well, and avoids using them 
11. .NOTES 
12.     File Name  : Get-PrinterTestPage.ps1 
13.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
14.     Requires   : PowerShell V2 CTP3 
15. .LINK 
16.     Sample posted to: 
17.         http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2009/04/get-printertestpageps1.html
18.     Original MSDN sample at: 
19.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa392757(VS.85).aspx  
20. .EXAMPLE 
21.     PSH [C:\foo]: .Get-PrinterTestPage.ps1' 
22.     4 Printers defined on this system 
23.     Printer share name: \ 
24.     Printer Port      : C:\ProgramData\TechSmith\SnagIt 9\PrinterPortFile 
25.     Printer share name: \Phaser PS 
26.     Printer Port      : X_10.10.1.117 
27.     Printer share name: \ 
28.     Printer Port      : XPSPort: 
29.     Printer share name: \\SLT-PC\officejet 
30.     Printer Port      : USB002 
31.      
32.     Printing test page for printer: SnagIt 9 
33.     Not printing a test page for this printer 
34.     Printing test page for printer: Phaser PS 
35.     Result                        : 0 
36.     Printing test page for printer: Microsoft XPS Document Writer 
37.     Not printing a test page for this printer 
38.     Printing test page for printer: \\JerryGarcia\HP Officejet Pro L7400 Series 
39.     Result                        : 0 
40.     #> 
41.  
42. ### 
43. # Start of Script 
44. ### 
45.   
46. # Get Printer Objects for this computer from WMI 
47. $printers = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Printer 
48. # Display printers 
49. "{0} Printers defined on this system" -f $printers.count 
50.  
51. # For printers, display printer details 
52. foreach ($printer in $printers) { 
53. "Printer share name: {0}\{1}" -f $printer.servername, $printer.sharename 
54. "Printer Port      : {0}    " -f $printer.PortName   
55. } 
56. "" 
57.  
58. # Now Print a test page for each printer 
59. foreach ($printer in $printers) { 
60. "Printing test page for printer: {0}" -f $printer.name 
61.  
62. # avoid issue with Known bad printers
63. if ($printer.DriverName -match "XPS" -or $printer.DriverName -match "SnagIt")  { 
64. "Not printing a test page for this printer" 
65. } 
66. else { 
67. $Result = $printer.PrintTestPage() 
68. "Result                        : {0}" -f $Result.ReturnValue 
69. } 
70. } 
71. # End of script 

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Win32_Fan Sample using PowerShell

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     Uses Win32_Fan class to return information about fans in a system.     
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script first defines some functions to decode various  
6.     WMI attributed from binary to text. Then the script calls  
7.     Get-WmiObject to retrieve fan details, then formats that 
8.     information (using the functions defined at the top of the script. 
9.      
10. .NOTES 
11.     File Name  : Get-Fan.ps1 
12.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
13.     Requires   : PowerShell V2 CTP3 
14. .LINK 
15.     Script posted to: 
16.     http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2009/04/win32fan-sample-using-powershell.html
17.     Original MSDN Page 
18.     http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394146(VS.85).aspx 
19. .EXAMPLE 
20.     Left as an exercise for the viewer.     
21. #> 
22.  
23. ### 
24. # Start of Script 
25. ### 
26.  
27. # Functions to decode details 
28.  
29. function FanAvailability { 
30. param ($value) 
31. switch ($value) { 
32. 1    {"Other"} 
33. 2    {"Unknown"} 
34. 3    {"Running on full power"} 
35. 4    {"Warning"} 
36. 5    {"In Test"} 
37. 6    {"Not Applicable"} 
38. 7    {"Power Off"} 
39. 8    {"Off Line"} 
40. 9    {"Off Duty"} 
41. 10   {"Degraded"} 
42. 11   {"Not Installed"} 
43. 12   {"Install Error"} 
44. 13   {"Power Save - Unknown"} 
45. 14   {"Power Save - Low Power Mode"} 
46. 15   {"Power Save - Standby"} 
47. 16   {"Power Cycle"} 
48. 17   {"Power Save - Warning"} 
49. default {"NOT SET"} 
50. } 
51. } 
52.  
53. function ConfigManagerErrorCode { 
54. param ($value) 
55. switch ($value) { 
56. 0 {"Device Is Working Properly"} 
57. 1 {"Device is not configured correctly"} 
58. 2 {"Windows Cannot load the driver for this device"} 
59. 3 {"Driver for this device might be corrupted, or the system may be low on memory or other resources"} 
60. 4 {"Device is not working properly. One of its drivers or the registry might be corrupted"} 
61. 5 {"Driver for the device requires a resource that Windows cannot manage"} 
62. 6 {"Boot configuration for the device conflicts with other devices"} 
63. 7 {"Cannot filter"} 
64. 8 {"Driver loader for the device is missing"} 
65. 9 {"Device is not working properly. The controlling firmware is incorrectly reporting the resources for the device"} 
66. 10 {"Device cannot start"} 
67. 11 {"Device failed"} 
68. 12 {"Device cannot fine enough free resources to run"} 
69. 13 {"Windows cannot verify the devices's resources"} 
70. 14 {"Device cannot work propertly until the computer is restarted"} 
71. 15 {"Device is not working properly due to a possible re-enumeration problem"} 
72. 16 {"Windows cannot identify all of the resources that the device uses"} 
73. 17 {"Device is requesting an unknown resource type"} 
74. 18 {"Device drivers must be reinstalled"} 
75. 19 {"Failure using the VxD loader"} 
76. 20 {"Registry might be corrupted"} 
77. 21 {"System failure. if changing the device driver is ineffective, see the hardware documentation. Windows is removing the device"} 
78. 22 {"Device is disabled"} 
79. 23 {"System failure. if changing the device driver is ineffective, see the hardware documentation"} 
80. 24 {"Device is not present, not working properly, or does not have all of its drivers installed"} 
81. 25 {"Windows is still setting up the device"} 
82. 26 {"Windows is still setting up the device"}  
83. 27 {"Device does not have valid log configuration"} 
84. 28 {"Device drivers are not installed"} 
85. 29 {"Device is disabled. The device firmware did not provide the required resources"} 
86. 30 {"Device is using an IRQ resource that another device is using"} 
87. 31 {"Device is not working properly. Windows cannot load the required device drivers."} 
88. default {"NOT SET"} 
89. } 
90. } 
91.  
92. function PowerManagementCapabilities { 
93. param ($value) 
94. switch ($value) { 
95. 0 {"Unknown"} 
96. 1 {"Not Supported"} 
97. 2 {"Disabled"} 
98. 3 {"Enabled"} 
99. 4 {"Power Saving Modes Entered Automatically"} 
100. 5 {"Power State Settable"} 
101. 6 {"Power Cycling Supported"} 
102. 7 {"Timed Power-On Supported"} 
103. default {"NOT SET"} 
104. } 
105. }  
106.  
107. function StatusInfo { 
108. param ($value) 
109. switch ($value) { 
110. 0 {"Other"} 
111. 2 {"Unknown"} 
112. 3 {"Enabled"} 
113. 4 {"Disabled"} 
114. 5 {"Not Applicable"} 
115. default {"NOT SET"} 
116. } 
117. } 
118.  
119. ### 
120. # Start of Script 
121. ## 
122.  
123. # Get fan information 
124. $fans = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Fan 
125.  
126. # Display information 
127. $hostnm=hostname 
128. "Fan Information on System: {0} ({1} fans in total" -f $hostnm, $fans.count 
129. $i=1 
130. # display details of each fan 
131. foreach ($fan in $fans) { 
132. # Display details 
133. "Fan: {0}"  -f $i 
134. "Active Cooling                : {0}" -f $fan.ActiveCooling 
135. "Availability                  : {0}" -f (fanavailability($fan.availability)) 
136. "Caption                       : {0}" -f $fan.caption 
137. "Config Manager Error code     : {0}" -f (ConfigManagerErrorCode($fan.ConfigManagerErrorCode)) 
138. "Config Manager User Config    : {0}" -f $fan.ConfigManagerUserConfig 
139. "Creation Class Name           : {0}" -f $fan.CreationClassName 
140. "Description                   : {0}" -f $fan.Description 
141. "Desired speed                 : {0}" -f $fan.DesiredSpeed 
142. "Error Cleared                 : {0}" -f $fan.ErrorCleared 
143. "Error Description             : {0}" -f $fan.ErrorDescription 
144. "Install Date                  : {0}" -f $fan.InstallDate 
145. "Last Error code               : {0}" -f $fan.LastErrorCode 
146. "Name                          : {0}" -f $fan.name 
147. "PNP Device Id                 : {0}" -f $fan.PNPDeviceID 
148. "Power Management Capabilities : {0}" -f (PowerManagementCapabilities($fan.PowerManagementCapabilities)) 
149. "Status                        : {0}" -f $fan.Status 
150. "Status Information            : {0}" -f (statusinfo($fan.StatusInfo)) 
151. "System Creation Class Name    : {0}" -f $fan.syu 
152. "System Name                   : {0}" -f $fan.SystemName 
153. "Variable Speed                : {0}" -f $fan.VariableSpeed 
154.  
155. $i++;"" 
156. } 

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