<# .SYNOPSIS Checks the uptime .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script queries the computer's uptime and prints it. .EXAMPLE PS> ./check-uptime.ps1 ✅ Up for 2 days, 20 hours, 10 minutes .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> try { if ($IsLinux) { $Uptime = (Get-Uptime) } else { $BootTime = Get-WinEvent -ProviderName eventlog | Where-Object {$_.Id -eq 6005} | Select-Object TimeCreated -First 1 $Uptime = New-TimeSpan -Start $BootTime.TimeCreated.Date -End (Get-Date) } $Reply = "✅ Up for " $Days = $Uptime.Days if ($Days -eq "1") { $Reply += "1 day, " } elseif ($Days -ne "0") { $Reply += "$Days days, " } $Hours = $Uptime.Hours if ($Hours -eq "1") { $Reply += "1 hour, " } elseif ($Hours -ne "0") { $Reply += "$Hours hours, " } $Minutes = $Uptime.Minutes if ($Minutes -eq "1") { $Reply += "1 minute" } else { $Reply += "$Minutes minutes" } Write-Host $Reply exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }