The Win32_AutochkSetting WMI class represents the settings for the autocheck operation of a disk. This check occurs automatically at boot time when data corruption may be present. You can use this class to list all drives with autocheck feature, and set the user input delay for each drive.
Methods
Win32_AutochkSetting has no methods.
Properties
Win32_AutochkSetting returns 4 properties:
'Caption','Description','SettingID','UserInputDelay'
Unless explicitly marked as writeable, all properties are read-only. Read all properties for all instances:
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_AutochkSetting -Property *
Most WMI classes return one or more instances.
When
Get-CimInstancereturns no result, then apparently no instances of class Win32_AutochkSetting exist. This is normal behavior.Either the class is not implemented on your system (may be deprecated or due to missing drivers, i.e. CIM_VideoControllerResolution), or there are simply no physical representations of this class currently available (i.e. Win32_TapeDrive).
Caption
Short textual description of the current object.
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_AutochkSetting | Select-Object -Property SettingID, Caption
Description
Textual description of the current object.
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_AutochkSetting | Select-Object -Property SettingID, Description
SettingID
An ID that is used as part of a key for the current object.
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_AutochkSetting | Select-Object -Property SettingID
UserInputDelay
The user input delay for autocheck. When a drive is scheduled for a check, at boot time a user prompt asks for permission to perform the check. This property gets and sets the time that a user can respond to the prompt. When the time is up and the user did not respond, the check is started.
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_AutochkSetting | Select-Object -Property SettingID, UserInputDelay
Examples
List all instances of Win32_AutochkSetting
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_AutochkSetting
Learn more about Get-CimInstance and the deprecated Get-WmiObject.
View all properties
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_AutochkSetting -Property *
View key properties only
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_AutochkSetting -KeyOnly
Selecting Properties
To select only some properties, pipe the results to Select-Object -Property a,b,c with a comma-separated list of the properties you require. Wildcards are permitted.
Get-CimInstance always returns all properties but only retrieves the ones that you specify. All other properties are empty but still present. That’s why you need to pipe the results into Select-Object if you want to limit the visible properties, i.e. for reporting.
Selecting Properties
The code below lists all available properties. Remove the ones you do not need:
$properties = 'Caption',
'Description',
'SettingID',
'UserInputDelay'
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_AutochkSetting | Select-Object -Property $properties
Limiting Network Bandwidth
If you work remotely, it makes sense to limit network bandwidth by filtering the properties on the server side, too:
Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_AutochkSetting -Property $property |
Select-Object -Property $property
Selecting Instances
To select some instances, use Get-CimInstance and a WMI Query. The wildcard character in WMI Queries is % (and not “*”).
The parameter -Filter runs a simple query.
Listing all instances where the property Caption starts with “A”
Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_AutochkSetting -Filter 'Caption LIKE "a%"'
Using a WQL Query
The parameter -Query uses a query similar to SQL and combines the parameters -Filter and -Property. This returns all instances where the property Caption starts with “A”, and returns the properties specified:
Get-CimInstance -Query "SELECT Caption, Description, SettingID, UserInputDelay FROM Win32_AutochkSetting WHERE Caption LIKE 'a%'"
Any property you did not specify is still present but empty. You might need to use
Select-Objectto remove all unwanted properties:Get-CimInstance -Query "SELECT Caption, Description, SettingID, UserInputDelay FROM Win32_AutochkSetting WHERE Caption LIKE 'a%'" | Select-Object -Property Caption, Description, SettingID, UserInputDelay
Accessing Remote Computers
To access remote systems, you need to have proper permissions. User the parameter -ComputerName to access one or more remote systems.
Authenticating as Current User
# one or more computer names or IP addresses:
$list = 'server1', 'server2'
# authenticate with your current identity:
$result = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_AutochkSetting -ComputerName $list
$result
Authenticating as Different User
Use a CIMSession object to authenticate with a new identity:
# one or more computer names or IP addresses:
$list = 'server1', 'server2'
# authenticate with a different identity:
$cred = Get-Credential -Message 'Authenticate to retrieve WMI information:'
$session = New-CimSession -ComputerName $list -Credential $cred
$result = Get-CimInstance Win32_AutochkSetting -CimSession $session
# remove the session after use (if you do not plan to re-use it later)
Remove-CimSession -CimSession $session
$result
Learn more about accessing remote computers.
Requirements
To use Win32_AutochkSetting, the following requirements apply:
PowerShell
Get-CimInstance was introduced with PowerShell Version 3.0, which in turn was introduced on clients with Windows 8 and on servers with Windows Server 2012.
If necessary, update Windows PowerShell to Windows PowerShell 5.1, or install PowerShell 7 side-by-side.
Operating System
Win32_AutochkSetting was introduced on clients with Windows Vista and on servers with Windows Server 2008.
Namespace
Win32_AutochkSetting lives in the Namespace Root/CIMV2. This is the default namespace. There is no need to use the -Namespace parameter in Get-CimInstance.
Implementation
Win32_AutochkSetting is implemented in CIMWin32.dll and defined in CIMWin32.mof. Both files are located in the folder C:\Windows\system32\wbem:
explorer $env:windir\system32\wbem
notepad $env:windir\system32\wbem\CIMWin32.mof