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. The PowerShell scanner is truly the one scanner to rule them all. Just for starters, here are some scripts we've created for you.

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:

• 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