<# .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 #> function GetCPUTemperatureInCelsius { $Temp = 99999.9 # unsupported if ($IsLinux) { 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 { $Objects = Get-WmiObject -Query "SELECT * FROM Win32_PerfFormattedData_Counters_ThermalZoneInformation" -Namespace "root/CIMV2" foreach ($Obj in $Objects) { $HiPrec = $Obj.HighPrecisionTemperature $Temp = [math]::round($HiPrec / 100.0, 1) } } return $Temp; } try { $Temp = GetCPUTemperatureInCelsius if ($Temp -eq 99999.9) { "⚠️ CPU temperature query is unsupported." } elseif ($Temp -gt 80) { "⚠️ CPU is too hot at $($Temp)°C!" } elseif ($Temp -gt 50) { "✅ CPU is $($Temp)°C hot." } elseif ($Temp -gt 0) { "✅ CPU is $($Temp)°C warm." } elseif ($Temp -gt -20) { "✅ CPU is $($Temp)°C cold." } else { "⚠️ CPU is too cold at $($Temp)°C!" } exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }