To find an HP laptop’s product number with PowerShell, read the SystemSKUNumber property of the Win32_ComputerSystem class. That’s the number printed on the sticker, the one HP support asks for: Output: I ran everything in this guide on an HP Pavilion laptop, in PowerShell 7.6 and Windows PowerShell 5.1. A product number and serial number … Read more
Select-String is the PowerShell cmdlet that searches text and files for a pattern, much like grep on Linux or findstr in Command Prompt. Give it a file and a pattern, and it returns every matching line: That’s the sample log I search in this guide. Here’s the first search: Output: Each result shows the file, … Read more
To get all files in a directory with PowerShell, run Get-ChildItem with the folder path and -File. -File leaves out the subfolders: Output: Without -File, you’d get the Archive and node_modules folders in the list too. Use -Directory when you want only folders. I ran every example in PowerShell 7.6 and Windows PowerShell 5.1. Include … Read more
To create a folder with the current date in PowerShell, format today’s date as text and pass it to New-Item with -ItemType Directory: Output: I used a fixed date so the output doesn’t change. In a real script, use $today = Get-Date. Every example ran in PowerShell 7.6 and Windows PowerShell 5.1, with the same … Read more
As a PowerShell developer, I have encountered requirements for getting driver details while working on my past projects. If you manage multiple servers, you can use PowerShell to manage drivers. In this tutorial, I will explain how to list drivers in PowerShell using different methods. List All Drives Using Get-PSDrive Cmdlet The primary cmdlet for … Read more
A PowerShell dictionary, usually called a hashtable, stores key and value pairs so you can look up a value by its key. Create one with @{ key = value } and read it with $table[‘key’]: Output: Hashtables are PowerShell’s built-in dictionary, and some older posts call them associative arrays. I ran every example in PowerShell … Read more
To rename a Windows computer with PowerShell, open PowerShell as an administrator and run Rename-Computer -NewName with the new name. Add -Restart, because the new name only takes effect after a restart: It works the same in PowerShell 7 and Windows PowerShell 5.1. I didn’t rename my own PC for this article. Every example below … Read more
In this tutorial, I will explain how to use the PowerShell Sort-Object cmdlet to organize and manipulate data effectively. I will show you a few examples of PowerShell Sort-Object cmdlet here. PowerShell Sort-Object The Sort-Object cmdlet in PowerShell is used to sort objects based on their properties. This cmdlet is useful when you need to … Read more
To export data to a CSV file in PowerShell, pipe objects to Export-Csv and give it a path. Each object becomes a row, and each property becomes a column: Output: Add -NoTypeInformation if the script might run in Windows PowerShell 5.1. I ran every example in PowerShell 7.6 and 5.1, and I point out each … Read more
To create a file or folder in PowerShell, use New-Item with -ItemType File or -ItemType Directory. It returns the new item, so you can use it right away: Output: A new file is empty, 0 bytes, which makes New-Item the simplest way to create an empty file. I ran every example in PowerShell 7.6 and … Read more
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