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Hi all,
I'm a bit of a dabbler/bodger in powershell and by no means any sort of professional. I have the following script which is to take an entered remote computer name, check the graphics card driver version, output the results and and then give the menu choice. I think the script isn't pausing for long enough to output the details from the remote computer. Is there a way to get it to pause to output the details or is there a better way?

Clear-Host
[String]$SiteName = read-host "PC Name"

Do{
Write-host $SiteName (Test-Connection -count 1 $SiteName -quiet)
$strQuit = Read-Host "Do you want to test again? (Y/N)"
}
Until ($strQuit -eq "N")

Get-WmiObject Win32_VideoController -ComputerName $SiteName | select SystemName, Description, DriverVersion

do
{
Write-Host "1: Clone"
Write-Host "2: Extend"
$input = Read-Host "Please make a selection"
switch ($input)
{
'1' {
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $SiteName -ScriptBlock {C:\Windows\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe /clone}
} '2' {
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $SiteName -ScriptBlock {C:\Windows\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe /extend}
}
}
}until ($input -eq 'q')


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Answers (1)

Posted by: rileyz 5 years ago
Red Belt
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Try this below. You almost had it.

https://pastebin.com/LQf9Hit3


This is not the best way to script but if you are learning, its OK. The best method would be to have array feed into a script/code that has all the machines with the desired setting - aiming for full automation.

Anything that waits for a action or sleeps is undesired - keep that in mind when you advance (:


$DebugPreference = 'SilentlyContinue' #SilentlyContinue|Continue
#Dont clear host, its nice to have a trace
[String]$ComputerName = Read-Host "PC Name"
If ((Test-Connection -count 1 $ComputerName -Quiet) -eq $false)
    {Do {Write-Warning "Can not contact '$ComputerName'."
         $strQuit = Read-Host "Do you want to test again? (Y/N)"}
         Until ($strQuit -eq 'N')}
     If ($strQuit -eq 'N')
         {$strQuit = $null #Clearing var so you can rerun again with out issues.
          Throw} #Ugly Stop
Else{$DriverData = Get-WmiObject Win32_VideoController -ComputerName localhost | select SystemName, Description, DriverVersion}

Do {#Write-Host "         $($DriverData.SystemName)"
    Write-Host "         $($DriverData.Description)"
    Write-Host "         $($DriverData.DriverVersion)"
    Write-Host "1: Clone"
    Write-Host "2: Extend"
    $input = Read-Host "Please make a selection"
    switch ($input) {'1' {Invoke-Command -ComputerName $ComputerName -ScriptBlock {C:\Windows\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe /clone}
                          Write-Debug 'Clone'}
                     '2' {Invoke-Command -ComputerName $ComputerName -ScriptBlock {C:\Windows\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe /extend}
                          Write-Debug 'Extend'}}
                         
    Write-Debug "`$input is $input"}
   
Until (($input -eq '1') -or ($input -eq '2'))


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