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How to get an object of Devcon output using PowerShell (winpe)?


I would like to select an object from Devcon.exe output.

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2822&SUBSYS_1790103C&REV_04\3&11583659&0&FA
    Name: Intel(R) Chipset SATA/PCIe RST Premium Controller
Driver node #0:
    Inf file is C:\Windows\INF\iastorav.inf
    Inf section is iaStorAVC_inst
    Driver description is Intel Chipset SATA RAID Controller
    Manufacturer name is Intel Corporation
    Provider name is Intel Corporation
    Driver date is 2/7/2018
    Driver version is 15.44.0.1010
    Driver node rank is 16711683
    Driver node flags are 00102044
        Inf is digitally signed
Driver node #1:
    Inf file is C:\Windows\INF\oem9.inf
    Inf section is iaStorAC_inst_8
    Driver description is Intel(R) Chipset SATA/PCIe RST Premium Controller
    Manufacturer name is Intel Corporation
    Provider name is Intel Corporation
    Driver date is 5/9/2019
    Driver version is 17.5.0.1017
    Driver node rank is 8388611
    Driver node flags are 00003044
        Inf is digitally signed

I want to get the Driver version by mapping the Driver description . I tried this way, but I can not get the Driver version.

 $hardwareid = "PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2822&SUBSYS_1790103C&REV_04"
 $Description = "Intel(R) Chipset SATA/PCIe RST Premium Controller"
 $DrNode = & .\devcon.exe /drivernodes "$hardwareid"             
 $Ver = $DrNode | Where-Object {$_ -like "*$Description*"} | Select-Object Driver version

Anyone can give idea please. Really appreciated!


Solution

  • The trouble is devcon outputs text. How about something like this using WMI?

    Get-WmiObject Win32_PnPSignedDriver | 
      where description -match 'apple solid state drive device' |
      select driverversion
    
    driverversion
    -------------
    6.0.6400.0
    

    Ok, this worked for me in winpe. I got it here: https://superuser.com/questions/1438704/how-to-find-driver-version-for-all-devices-through-wmi/1438715#1438715 It gets the version of the driver from the file info.

    get-wmiobject Win32_SystemDriver | select DisplayName,@{n="version";
      e={(get-item $_.pathname).VersionInfo.FileVersion}} | 
      where displayname -match 'apple solid state drive'
    
    DisplayName                    version
    -----------                    -------
    Apple Solid State Drive Device 6.0.6400.0