Get-Uptime
Get the TimeSpan since last boot.
Syntax
Get-Uptime []
Get-Uptime
[-Since]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
This cmdlet returns the time elapsed since the last boot of the operating system.
The Get-Uptime
cmdlet was introduced in PowerShell 6.0.
Examples
Example 1 - Show time since last boot
Get-Uptime
Days : 9
Hours : 0
Minutes : 9
Seconds : 45
Milliseconds : 0
Ticks : 7781850000000
TotalDays : 9.00677083333333
TotalHours : 216.1625
TotalMinutes : 12969.75
TotalSeconds : 778185
TotalMilliseconds : 778185000
Example 2 - Show the time of the last boot
Get-Uptime -Since
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 2:34:56 PM
Parameters
-Since
Cause the cmdlet to return a DateTime object representing the last time that the operating system was booted.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Inputs
None
You can't pipe objects to this cmdlet.
Outputs
By default, this cmdlet returns a TimeSpan object representing the elapsed time.
When you use the Since parameter, this cmdlet returns a DateTime object representing the last boot time.
Note
If Windows fast startup is enabled, Windows does not update the value stored in
LastBootUpTime. To disable fast startup, run the following command: Powercfg -h off
.
For more information about Windows fast startup, see Distinguishing Fast Startup from Wake-from-Hibernation.
Notes
On Windows, the value returned is the same as the LastBootUpTime property of the Win32_OperatingSystem class in WMI.
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