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PowerShell check NIC Driver Version and other Information




Below is a PowerShell code that uses the Get-WMIObject cmdlet and Win32_NetworkAdapter WMI class to check driver version, Description, Manufacturer, driver date, and signer or the publisher of the driver.

Win32_NetworkAdapter WMI class is used to get the information about the Network Adapters available or installed on a server or computer.

To dig more about, Win32_NetworkAdapter WMI class check this link:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394216(v=vs.85).aspx

PowerShell cmdlets are commented on how the script works to get the data about the Network Adapter.

The gwmi or Get-WMIObject by default its output has a lot of trailing spaces.

PowerShell has trim and replace functionality to get rid of the trailing spaces.

Copy and paste the code below, and use PowerShell ISE to do a test run.

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#Server - change to the server name or computer name where the information will be taken
# "." will indicate the current Computer where the script is running

#Server="Computer_Name"
$Server= "."

#Change the location and filename to any desired output
$xFile = "d:\myDriverList.txt"

#Trim the output of gwmi
#gwmi - is shortcut alias for Get-WmiObject 

$NetworkAdapters = (gwmi -computer $Server win32_networkadapter | select name |  Out-String).Trimend()

#uncomment command below if want need to see the output of $NetworkAdapters
#write $NetworkAdapters

$xNetAdapters = $NetworkAdapters.ToString().TrimEnd() 
#write $xNetAdapter


#replace the spaces with nothing
#note the .replace(  )is a double space
#if it is set to single space it will remove all the spaces on the string
$xNetAdapters = $xNetAdapters.ToString()


$xNetAdapters = $xNetAdapters.replace("  ","") | Set-Content $xFile
#write-host $xNetAdapters


#skip the first 3 lines on the file which is not needed
$xcontent = Get-Content $xfile | Select-Object -Skip 3


ForEach ($Line In $xcontent)
{

#write $Line

#List the driver description,Manufacturer, driverdate, driver version and the signer or publisher

$NetWorkDrivers = Get-WmiObject win32_pnpsigneddriver | WHERE { $_.Description -like "*$Line*" }  | select Description , Manufacturer, driverdate, driverversion, signer
write $NetWorkDrivers

}

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Check network adapters for error:
http://quickbytesstuff.blogspot.sg/2015/10/powershell-check-network-adapters-error.html

 Sample Output:

Description   : WAN Miniport (IKEv2)
Manufacturer  : Microsoft
driverdate    : 20060621000000.******+***
driverversion : 6.2.9200.16384
signer        : Microsoft Windows


Description   : Microsoft Kernel Debug Network Adapter
Manufacturer  : Microsoft
driverdate    : 20060621000000.******+***
driverversion : 6.2.9200.16384
signer        : Microsoft Windows

Description   : Intel(R) I350 Gigabit Network Connection
Manufacturer  : Intel Corporation
driverdate    : 20120229000000.******+***
driverversion : 12.0.150.0
signer        : Microsoft Windows


Description   : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Manufacturer  : Microsoft
driverdate    : 20060621000000.******+***
driverversion : 6.2.9200.16384
signer        : Microsoft Windows

Description   : Hyper-V Virtual Ethernet Adapter
Manufacturer  : Microsoft
driverdate    : 20060621000000.******+***
driverversion : 6.2.9200.16384
signer        : Microsoft Windows

Description   : Microsoft Network Adapter Multiplexor Default Miniport
Manufacturer  : Microsoft
driverdate    : 20060621000000.******+***
driverversion : 6.2.9200.16384
signer        : Microsoft Windows

Description   : Microsoft Network Adapter Multiplexor Driver
Manufacturer  : Microsoft
driverdate    : 20060621000000.******+***
driverversion : 6.2.9200.16384
signer        : Microsoft Windows

Description   : Virtual Machine Network Services Driver
Manufacturer  : Microsoft
driverdate    : 20080116000000.******+***
driverversion : 2.6.623.0
signer        : Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher

Description   : VirtualBox Bridged Networking Driver Miniport
Manufacturer  : Oracle Corporation
driverdate    : 20121219000000.******+***
driverversion : 4.2.6.0
signer        :

Description   : Intel(R) 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection
Manufacturer  : Intel
driverdate    : 20121008000000.******+***
driverversion : 12.2.45.0
signer        : Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher

Description   : WAN Miniport (IP)
Manufacturer  : Microsoft
driverdate    : 20060621000000.******+***
driverversion : 6.1.7601.17514
signer        : Microsoft Windows

Description   : RAS Async Adapter
Manufacturer  : Microsoft
driverdate    : 20060621000000.******+***
driverversion : 6.1.7601.17514
signer        : Microsoft Windows


Cheers!! Hope it helps.


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