Common PowerShell Commands

Getting Windows Version

(Get-WmiObject -class Win32_OperatingSystem).Caption




Get PC Name

hostname




Get Windows Version of a Remote PC

Get-WmiObject win32_computersystem -ComputerName 192.168.161.5 | Select-Object Name




Check for Missing Windows Updates

(New-Object -ComObject Microsoft.Update.Session).CreateupdateSearcher().Search(“IsHidden=0 and IsInstalled=0”).Updates | Select-Object Title