To obtain the local computer serial number, use this one-liner PowerShell command:
get-wmiobject -Class win32_bios | select PSComputerName,SerialNumber
To obtain the serial number of a remote computer, use this one-liner PowerShell command (PSRemoting must be enabled:
get-wmiobject -ComputerName <name of computer> -Class win32_bios | select PSComputerName,SerialNumber
To perform actions on remote computers using PowerShell, you’ll need to setup PowerShell Remoting. Here are the steps:
1. In a PowerShell CMD window that is running under the administrator context, run the following command:
Enable-PSRemoting –force
2. Configure WinRM to run automatically:
Set-Service WinRM -StartMode Automatic
3. Verify the start mode was set correctly and that it is currently running:
Get-WmiObject -Class win32_service | Where-Object {$_.name -like “WinRM”}
4. Configure so that all remote hosts are trusted:
Set-Item WSMan:localhost\client\trustedhosts -value *
5. Verify that the remote trusted hosts has taken effect:
Get-Item WSMan:\localhost\Client\TrustedHosts
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