Q. How can I have my PowerShell script display output in a table?

A. Let's say you want your script to retrieve and display two pieces of information—the BIOS serial number and Windows version—it in a table. The key is to output that information on a custom object:

$os = gwmi win32_operatingsystem
$bios = gwmi win32_bios
$obj = new-object psobject
$obj | add-member noteproperty OSBuild ($os.buildnumber)
$obj | add-member noteproperty BIOSSerial ($bios.serialnumber)
write-output $obj

Doing so opens up a bunch of output possibilities. Let's say all that was contained in a file named C:\Get-Info.ps1:

C:\Get-Info | Out-GridView
C:\Get-Info | Export-CSV Info.csv
C:\Get-Info | Format-Table -autosize

You can do anything with script output if it's in the form of objects.

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