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https://github.com/ralish/PSWinVitals
Consolidates common system health checks, maintenance tasks & inventory retrieval
https://github.com/ralish/PSWinVitals
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Consolidates common system health checks, maintenance tasks & inventory retrieval
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/ralish/PSWinVitals
- Owner: ralish
- License: mit
- Created: 2016-09-18T08:04:26.000Z (over 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-03-11T06:01:34.000Z (10 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-08-14T07:06:56.004Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: maintenance, powershell, sysadmin
- Language: PowerShell
- Homepage:
- Size: 118 KB
- Stars: 15
- Watchers: 5
- Forks: 5
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
PSWinVitals
===========
[](https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSWinVitals)
[](https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSWinVitals)
[](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/)
A PowerShell module to consolidate common system health checks, maintenance tasks & inventory retrieval.
- [Requirements](#requirements)
- [Installing](#installing)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [License](#license)
Requirements
------------
- PowerShell 4.0 (or later)
Installing
----------
### PowerShellGet (included with PowerShell 5.0)
The module is published to the [PowerShell Gallery](https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSWinVitals):
```posh
Install-Module -Name PSWinVitals
```
### ZIP File
Download the [ZIP file](https://github.com/ralish/PSWinVitals/archive/stable.zip) of the latest release and unpack it to one of the following locations:
- Current user: `C:\Users\\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSWinVitals`
- All users: `C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSWinVitals`
### Git Clone
You can also clone the repository into one of the above locations if you'd like the ability to easily update it via Git.
### Did it work?
You can check that PowerShell is able to locate the module by running the following at a PowerShell prompt:
```posh
Get-Module PSWinVitals -ListAvailable
```
Usage
-----
The module exports three functions which handle inventory retrieval, health checks, and maintenance tasks respectively. Each function returns a `PSCustomObject` with the results of the command. A summary of the capabilities of each command follows, however, please consult the built-in help of each function for comprehensive details.
### Get-VitalInformation
- Retrieval of computer & operating system info
- Retrieval of hypervisor details (if present)
- Retrieval of hardware devices with errors
- Retrieval of hardware devices which are absent
- Retrieval of fixed storage volume details
- Check for kernel, service, or user crash dumps
- Analysis of the Windows component store
- Retrieval of installed Windows features (Server SKUs only)
- Retrieval of installed programs
- Retrieval of environment variables
- Retrieval of available Windows updates
- Retrieval of installed Sysinternals version
### Invoke-VitalChecks
- Run file system scans against all fixed volumes
- Run Windows component store scan
- Run Windows System File Checker (SFC)
### Invoke-VitalMaintenance
- Install all available Windows updates
- Perform Windows component store clean-up
- Executes queued .NET Framework compilation jobs
- Update help for all PowerShell modules
- Install latest Sysinternals Suite tools
- Clear Internet Explorer cache
- Delete Windows Error Report files
- Delete temporary files
- Empty Recycle Bin
License
-------
All content is licensed under the terms of [The MIT License](LICENSE).