PowerShell Scanner

The PowerShell scanner takes PDQ Inventory to a whole new level. With the PowerShell scanner, you can scan and access more data than ever before. If you can write a PowerShell script for it, you can bring that data into PDQ Inventory. We’ve just released PDQ Inventory 19.1.96.0 and with it, some great features to the PowerShell Scanner;

New Features 

• Inventory: Scan Profiles and Scanner creation is now available from the Toolbar.  

• Inventory: Scan Profiles can now be run as "Logged on User"  

• Inventory: Add variables to PowerShell Scanner.

• Inventory: PowerShell Scanners will display a tooltip if the script contains parameters.  

• Inventory: PowerShell Scanner properties that represent a quantity of bytes will be displayed as file size.  

We’ve created some scripts to help get you started on your PowerShell Scanner journey.

What Type of Data Can I Gather?

• Mapped Drives

• User Profile Size

• History of Logged on Users

• Windows Defender Count

• Installed Microsoft Store Apps

• Windows Updates

To co-opt a semi-famous phrase; “If you [script] it, [the data] will come”. 

Not proficient in PowerShell? No problem; we also offer a Git repository of scripts that can be imported into Inventory. Of course, the more you see how powerful the scanner is, the more you might want to become a scripting wiz yourself. We also have a new area of our Community Forum if you want to strike up a conversation with other PowerShell users.

Here are some additional resources to get you going:

Blog Posts:

• PDQ PowerShell Scanner Best Practices

Videos:

• Feature Updates in the PowerShell Scanner

• Introduction to the PowerShell Scanner in PDQ Inventory

• Mapped Drives

• Logged On Users

• Windows Defender

• Import Modules

• Best Practices: The PowerShell Scanner in PDQ Inventory