This class represents the association between an operating system and the autochk settings that apply to the disks on the machine.Note that the setting is associated to operating system rather than computer system since there can be one or more operating systems installed on the machine, each with its own autochk settings.
Methods
Win32_OperatingSystemAutochkSetting has no methods.
Properties
Win32_OperatingSystemAutochkSetting returns 2 properties:
'Element','Setting'
Unless explicitly marked as writeable, all properties are read-only. Read all properties for all instances:
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystemAutochkSetting -Property *
Most WMI classes return one or more instances.
When
Get-CimInstance
returns no result, then apparently no instances of class Win32_OperatingSystemAutochkSetting 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).
Element
KEY PROPERTY WIN32_OPERATINGSYSTEM
TBD
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystemAutochkSetting | Select-Object -Property Element, Setting
Setting
KEY PROPERTY WIN32_AUTOCHKSETTING
TBD
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystemAutochkSetting | Select-Object -Property Element, Setting
Examples
List all instances of Win32_OperatingSystemAutochkSetting
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystemAutochkSetting
Learn more about Get-CimInstance
and the deprecated Get-WmiObject
.
View all properties
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystemAutochkSetting -Property *
View key properties only
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystemAutochkSetting -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 = 'Element',
'Setting'
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystemAutochkSetting | 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_OperatingSystemAutochkSetting -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_OperatingSystemAutochkSetting -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 Element, Setting FROM Win32_OperatingSystemAutochkSetting WHERE Caption LIKE 'a%'"
Any property you did not specify is still present but empty. You might need to use
Select-Object
to remove all unwanted properties:Get-CimInstance -Query "SELECT Element, Setting FROM Win32_OperatingSystemAutochkSetting WHERE Caption LIKE 'a%'" | Select-Object -Property Element, Setting
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_OperatingSystemAutochkSetting -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_OperatingSystemAutochkSetting -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_OperatingSystemAutochkSetting, 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_OperatingSystemAutochkSetting was introduced on clients with Windows Vista and on servers with Windows Server 2008.
Namespace
Win32_OperatingSystemAutochkSetting 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_OperatingSystemAutochkSetting 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