The Get-PnpDevice cmdlet returns basic information about Plug and Play (PnP) devices.
The values returned are common to all devices.
Examples
Example 1: Get all PnP devices
PS C:\>Get-PnpDevice
Status Class FriendlyName InstanceId
------ ----- ------------ ----------
OK System High precision event timer ACPI\PNP0103...
OK AudioEndpoint Remote Audio SWD\MMDEVAPI...
OK System System board ACPI\PNP0C01\1
OK System System board ACPI\PNP0C01\A
OK System Motherboard resources ACPI\PNP0C02\4
Unknown MEDIA Microsoft Streaming Service Proxy SW\{96E080C7...
OK System UMBus Enumerator UMB\UMB\1&84...
OK Printer \\prn-corp3\stug-2633-clr SWD\PRINTENU...
OK PrintQueue stug-2633-clr on prn-tsqa.contoso.com (redirected 1) SWD\PRINTENU...
This command gets all devices known to PnP, whether they are present or not.
Example 2: Get PnP devices by name
PS C:\>Get-PnpDevice -FriendlyName 'Generic USB Hub'
Status Class FriendlyName InstanceId
------ ----- ------------ ----------
OK USB Generic USB Hub USB\VID_0557...
OK USB Generic USB Hub USB\VID_0409...
OK USB Generic USB Hub USB\VID_8087...
OK USB Generic USB Hub USB\VID_8087...
OK USB Generic USB Hub USB\VID_0424...
OK USB Generic USB Hub USB\VID_0424...
This command gets all the devices named Generic USB Hub.
Example 3: Get PnP devices by ID
PS C:\>Get-PnpDevice -InstanceId 'USB\VID_8087&PID_0024\5&3541780&0&1'
Status Class FriendlyName InstanceId
------ ----- ------------ ----------
OK USB Generic USB Hub USB\VID_8087...
This command gets the device that has the specified instance ID.
Example 4: Get present PnP devices in specified states
PS C:\>Get-PnpDevice -PresentOnly -Status ERROR,DEGRADED,UNKNOWN
Status Class FriendlyName InstanceId
------ ----- ------------ ----------
Error PCI Serial Port PCI\VEN_8086...
Error Mouse Microsoft PS/2 Mouse ACPI\PNP0F03...
Error PCI Simple Communications Controller PCI\VEN_8086...
Error SAS Controller PCI\VEN_8086...
Error Keyboard Standard PS/2 Keyboard ACPI\PNP0303...
This command gets all present devices that report a status of error, degraded, or unknown.
Example 5: Get PnP devices of a class
PS C:\>Get-PnpDevice -Class 'Mouse'
Status Class FriendlyName InstanceId
------ ----- ------------ ----------
OK Mouse HID-compliant mouse HID\VID_0557...
Error Mouse Microsoft PS/2 Mouse ACPI\PNP0F03...
OK Mouse Remote Desktop Mouse Device TERMINPUT_BU...
OK Mouse HID-compliant mouse HID\VID_045E...
This command gets all the devices that belong to the specified PnP class.
Parameters
-AsJob
Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer.
Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet.
The default is the current session on the local computer.
Parameter properties
Type:
CimSession[]
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
Session
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-Class
Specifies an array of PnP classes for devices.
Some example values for this parameter are Monitor, DiskDrive, and Processor.
Parameter properties
Type:
String[]
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
ByInstanceId
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
ByFriendlyName
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
ByPresence
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
ByClass
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-FriendlyName
Specifies an array of friendly names for devices.
Parameter properties
Type:
String[]
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
ByFriendlyName
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
True
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-InstanceId
Specifies an array of unique instance ID of devices.
Parameter properties
Type:
String[]
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
DeviceId
Parameter sets
ByInstanceId
Position:
0
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
True
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-PresentOnly
Indicates that this cmdlet gets only those devices that are present when you issue the command.
Present devices are physically in the system or attached to it.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
ByInstanceId
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
ByFriendlyName
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
ByPresence
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
ByClass
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-Status
Specifies an array of current status values of devices.
The acceptable values for this parameter are:
OK
ERROR
UNKNOWN
DEGRADED
Parameter properties
Type:
String[]
Default value:
None
Accepted values:
OK, ERROR, DEGRADED, UNKNOWN
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
ByInstanceId
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
ByFriendlyName
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
ByPresence
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
ByStatus
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-ThrottleLimit
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet.
If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer.
The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
Parameter properties
Type:
Int32
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable,
-InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable,
-ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters.
The Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance object is a wrapper class that displays Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) objects.
The path after the pound sign (#) provides the namespace and class name for the underlying WMI object.