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Omzig
Omzig

Reputation: 911

How do I find out from powershell if I am on a server or workstation?

This doc explains how to get your windows version, but to find it in PowerShell is harder.

[System.Environment]::OSVersion has a lot of good info but not the Server-Workstation Flag...

Upvotes: 13

Views: 22412

Answers (5)

js2010
js2010

Reputation: 27418

I've been doing it this way, with 3 example answers:

systeminfo | find "OS Name:"

OS Name:                  Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard
OS Name:                  Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise for Virtual Desktops
OS Name:                  Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise

Upvotes: 0

John Provencher
John Provencher

Reputation: 1

$osType = Try {
    Get-CIMInstance -Classname Win32_OperatingSystem -ErrorAction Stop | Select -expand ProductType
}
Catch {
    Get-WMIObject -Classname Win32_OperatingSystem -ErrorAction Stop | Select -Expand ProductType
}
Switch ($osType) {
    1 {"Workstation"}
    2 {"Domain Controller"}
    3 {"Member Server"}
}

    enter code here

Upvotes: 0

Kory Gill
Kory Gill

Reputation: 7153

(Get-ComputerInfo).OsProductType

On my machines this returned either WorkStation or Server.

Upvotes: 10

briantist
briantist

Reputation: 47772

$osInfo = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem
$osInfo.ProductType

See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394239%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

ProductType
Data type: uint32
Access type: Read-only
Additional system information.
Work Station (1)
Domain Controller (2)
Server (3)

So if the value is 1, then you are on a workstation OS.

If it's 2 you're on a domain controller.

If it's 3 you're on a server that is not a domain controller.

If you're on an old version of Windows / PowerShell and want something that will work across all of them, it's the same, but with Get-WmiObject:

$osInfo = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_OperatingSystem
$osInfo.ProductType

Upvotes: 27

user574992
user574992

Reputation: 85

(Get-WmiObject win32_OperatingSystem).Caption

Upvotes: -2

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