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• [Tools-Win] WMI and QAP(favourites) Part 2

  joeNOR > 2020-10-31 06:52

  NOTE!
  If you want to browse the WMI information I recommend SimpleWMIView by NirSoft.
  
  If you don't have PS 7 installed, replace "pwsh" with "powershell".
  
  Example
  This query asks WMI about some basic info about the physical disk drives in the system:
  Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_DiskDrive | Select-Object Model,SerialNumber,FirmwareRevision,Status
  
  You can run this in a PowerShell window as is, but to run it as favourite we have to add some stuff:
  pwsh -NoExit -Command "Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_DiskDrive | Select-Object Model,SerialNumber,FirmwareRevision,Status"
  
  Favourite
  UserVar:
  {pwshopt}=-NoExit -Command "Get-CimInstance -ClassName
  Type: Application
  
  Basic Settings, Application: pwsh
  Adv. Settings, Parameters: -NoExit -Command "Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_DiskDrive | Select-Object Model,SerialNumber,FirmwareRevision,Status"
  
  Or, we can clean up a little with a UserVar:
  
  Basic Settings, Application: pwsh
  Adv. Settings, Parameters: {pwshopt} Win32_DiskDrive | Select-Object Model,SerialNumber,FirmwareRevision,Status"
  (Don't forget the qoutation mark at the end)
  
  Other WMI classes that might be interesting
  Win32_PhysicalMemory | Select-Object BankLabel,Capacity,ConfiguredClockSpeed,DeviceLocator,Manufacturer,PartNumber,SerialNumber,Speed
  Win32_LogicalDisk | Select-Object DeviceID, FileSystem, ProviderName, VolumeName,VolumeSerialNumber
  Win32_NetworkAdapter | Select-Object DeviceID, Name, MACAddress
  Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration | Select-Object Index, Description, MACAddress, IPAddress, DefaultIPGateway
  (Use Select-Object * to show all objects in that class)
  Win32_BaseBoard | Select-Object *
  Win32_BIOS | Select-Object *
  Win32_ComputerSystem | Select-Object *
  Win32_Service | Select-Object *
  Win32_Processor | Select-Object *
  
  In the last part (part 3) we'll look at very simple script to do some more stuff.
  Now, go forth and play with WMI!
  
  Regards,
  joeNOR
  (EDIT: Fixed error with Select-Object)

• RE: [Tools-Win] WMI and QAP(favourites) Part 2

  joeNOR > 2020-11-01 12:09

  Didn't cover this, but it is also possible to do queries based on content of an object, example:
  

  Code:

  gcim -Query "SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapter WHERE PhysicalAdapter = 'True'" | Select-Object Name,MACAddress,NetConnectionID,DeviceID | Format-Table -Wrap -AutoSize

  
  .....or use a filter:
  

  Code:

  gcim -ClassName Win32_NetworkAdapter -Filter "PhysicalAdapter = 'True'" | Select-Object Name,MACAddress,NetConnectionID,DeviceID | Format-Table -Wrap -AutoSize
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