<# .SYNOPSIS Checks the CPU temperature .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script queries the CPU temperature and returns it. .EXAMPLE PS> ./check-cpu CPU is 30.3°C warm. .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> try { if (test-path "/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp" -pathType leaf) { [int]$IntTemp = get-content "/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp" $Temp = [math]::round($IntTemp / 1000.0, 1) } else { $data = Get-WMIObject -Query "SELECT * FROM Win32_PerfFormattedData_Counters_ThermalZoneInformation" -Namespace "root/CIMV2" $Temp = @($data)[0].HighPrecisionTemperature $Temp = [math]::round($Temp / 100.0, 1) } if ($Temp -gt 80) { $Reply = "⚠️ CPU is too hot at $($Temp)°C!" } elseif ($Temp -gt 50) { $Reply = "✅ CPU is $($Temp)°C hot." } elseif ($Temp -gt 0) { $Reply = "✅ CPU is $($Temp)°C warm." } elseif ($Temp -gt -20) { $Reply = "✅ CPU is $($Temp)°C cold." } else { $Reply = "⚠️ CPU is too cold at $($Temp)°C!" } "$Reply" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }