How to show last bootuptime of Computers with Powershell
Use Get-CimInstance with the ClassName win32_operatingsystem
You can query the ClassName win32_operatingsystem and select from there the computername csname and the last bootup time lastbootuptime
Get-CimInstance -ComputerName 'DC01' -ClassName win32_operatingsystem | select csname, lastbootuptime
Show last bootuptime for multiple computers
If you want to do that for multiple computers you can for example do it wit a foreach loop:
# First query the computer from which you want to have this information:
$computer = Get-ADComputer -Filter * | where Name -Match dc
# Now get the lastbootuptime for every computer in the computer array:
foreach($c in $computer){
$computername = $c.DNSHostname
Get-CimInstance -ComputerName $computername -ClassName win32_operatingsystem | select csname, lastbootuptime
}
Which other information can you get from this class?
If you’re curious what other information you can get from this class you can simply run a Get-Member which will list you all properties and methods:
