PowerShell/docs/check-operating-system.md
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The check-operating-system.ps1 PowerShell Script

This PowerShell script queries and lists operating system details.

Parameters

check-operating-system.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]

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

Example

PS> ./check-operating-system

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Source Code

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Query OS details
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script queries and lists operating system details.
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./check-operating-system
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

try {
	if ($IsLinux) {
		"✅ $(uname -sr)."
	} else {
		$OS = Get-WmiObject -class Win32_OperatingSystem
		$Name = $OS.Caption
		$Arch = $OS.OSArchitecture
		$Version = $OS.Version

		[system.threading.thread]::currentthread.currentculture = [system.globalization.cultureinfo]"en-US"
		$OSDetails = Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem
		$BuildNo = $OSDetails.BuildNumber
		$Serial = $OSDetails.SerialNumber
		$InstallDate = $OSDetails.InstallDate
		"✅ $($Name): $Arch, v$Version, S/N $Serial, installed $($InstallDate.ToShortDateString())"
	} 
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}

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