Trigger SCCM client actions with powershell

Question

I known I can perform the client actions in control panel>Configuration Manager client properties>Action tab, is there any way to trigger the actions with powershell?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Hi, @golden alick

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Q&A forum.

Yes, you can trigger Configuration Manager client actions with PowerShell. The Invoke-CMClientAction cmdlet can be used to invoke client actions on Configuration Manager clients. Here's an example of how to use it to trigger a machine policy retrieval and evaluation cycle:

Invoke-CMClientAction -DeviceName "Computer01" -Action MachinePolicyRetrievalEvalCycle

Replace "Computer01" with the name of the device you want to trigger the action on. You can also use the -CollectionName parameter to trigger the action on all devices in a collection.

Other available actions include UserPolicyRetrievalEvalCycle, SoftwareInventoryCycle, HardwareInventoryCycle, DiscoveryDataCollectionCycle, and more. You can find a full list of available actions in the Microsoft documentation.

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