<# .SYNOPSIS Checks the BIOS status .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script queries the BIOS status and prints it. .EXAMPLE PS> ./check-bios ✅ BIOS F6 by American Megatrends Inc. (version ALASKA - 1072009, S/N NXA82EV0EBB0760) .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> try { if ($IsLinux) { Write-Progress "⏳ Querying BIOS..." $Model = (sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name) if ("$Model" -ne "") { $Manufacturer = (sudo dmidecode -s system-manufacturer) $Version = (sudo dmidecode -s bios-version) $RelDate = (sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date) Write-Host "✅ BIOS $Model by $Manufacturer ($Version release of $RelDate)" } Write-Progress -completed "." } else { Write-Progress "⏳ Querying BIOS..." $BIOS = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_BIOS $Model = $BIOS.Name.Trim() $Manufacturer = $BIOS.Manufacturer.Trim() $Serial = $BIOS.SerialNumber.Trim() $Version = $BIOS.Version.Trim() Write-Progress -completed "." Write-Host "✅ BIOS $Model by $Manufacturer (version $Version, S/N $Serial)" } exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }