PowerShell/docs/list-system-devices.md

Script: list-system-devices.ps1

This PowerShell script lists all system devices connected to the local computer.

Parameters

PS> ./list-system-devices.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Example

PS> ./list-system-devices.ps1



FriendlyName                 Status  InstanceId
------------                 ------  ----------
Microsoft-Controller         OK      ROOT\SPACEPORT\0000
...

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Lists system devices
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script lists all system devices connected to the local computer.
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./list-system-devices.ps1

	FriendlyName                 Status  InstanceId
	------------                 ------  ----------
	Microsoft-Controller         OK      ROOT\SPACEPORT\0000
	...
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

try {
	Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object {$_.Class -like "System"} | Format-Table -property FriendlyName,Status,InstanceId
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}

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