<# .SYNOPSIS Checks the OS status .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script queries the operating system status and prints it. .EXAMPLE PS> ./check-os.ps1 ✅ Windows 10 Pro 64-bit since 6/22/2021 (v10.0.19045, S/N 00123-45678-15135-AAOEM, P/K AB123-CD456-EF789-GH000-WFR6P) .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> try { if ($IsLinux) { $Name = $PSVersionTable.OS if ([System.Environment]::Is64BitOperatingSystem) { $Arch = "64-bit" } else { $Arch = "32-bit" } Write-Host "✅ $Name (Linux $Arch)" } else { $OS = Get-WmiObject -class Win32_OperatingSystem $Name = $OS.Caption -Replace "Microsoft Windows","Windows" $Arch = $OS.OSArchitecture $Version = $OS.Version [system.threading.thread]::currentthread.currentculture = [system.globalization.cultureinfo]"en-US" $OSDetails = Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem $BuildNo = $OSDetails.BuildNumber $Serial = $OSDetails.SerialNumber $InstallDate = $OSDetails.InstallDate $ProductKey = (Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform" -Name BackupProductKeyDefault).BackupProductKeyDefault Write-Host "✅ $Name $Arch since $($InstallDate.ToShortDateString()) (v$Version, S/N $Serial, P/K $ProductKey)" } exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }