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Hello dear community
I would like to display the following parameters on the desktop:-Hostname(computer name)
-Username
-SerialNumber
-Device model
Somehow nothing is displayed to me via the WMI query.
It returns a value via Powershell
"Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_BIOS | Select-Object -ExpandProperty SerialNumber
# Display computer name
WMI=interval:5,hide-no-result:1,text:Computer Name,namespace:root\cimv2,query:SELECT Name FROM Win32_ComputerSystem,display:%Name%
# Display user name
WMI=interval:5,hide-no-result:1,text:User Name,namespace:root\cimv2,query:SELECT UserName FROM Win32_ComputerSystem,display:%UserName%
# Display serial number
EXTERNAL=interval:10,hide-no-result:1,text:Serial Number,command:powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File Get-SerialNumber.ps1,display:%1
# Display model
EXTERNAL=interval:10,hide-no-result:1,text:Model,command:powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File Get-Model.ps1,display:%1Complet:
# Desktop Info by Glenn Delahoy # Sample configuration file # See the manual for a full description of all options [options] # size and position top=-1 right=0 bottom=0 left=-1 width=340 # font font-face=Arial font-size=10 # logging log=desktopinfo.log log-level=debugonerror [screen-saver] font-face=Comic Sans MS font-size=16 centerv=1 centerh=1 [text] noresults=<n/a> error=[error] null-result=<null> unknown=Unknown executing=<executing> menu-export=Export menu-reload=Reload menu-configuration=Edit Configuration menu-log=Open Log File menu-manual=Read Manual menu-about=About Desktop Info menu-quit=Quit nav-previous=Previous Page nav-home=Home Page nav-next=Next Page [items] # Display computer name WMI=interval:5,hide-no-result:1,text:Computer Name,namespace:root\cimv2,query:SELECT Name FROM Win32_ComputerSystem,display:%Name% # Display user name WMI=interval:5,hide-no-result:1,text:User Name,namespace:root\cimv2,query:SELECT UserName FROM Win32_ComputerSystem,display:%UserName% # Display serial number EXTERNAL=interval:10,hide-no-result:1,text:Serial Number,command:powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File Get-SerialNumber.ps1,display:%1 # Display model EXTERNAL=interval:10,hide-no-result:1,text:Model,command:powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File Get-Model.ps1,display:%1
Can you please help me?
Thank YOU!
remove the SELECT clause in WMI items, this is implied. On my system Win32_ComputerSystem doesn't return username. You will have more success using the built in items. I don't know where to get the model from in wmi. Sometimes the OEMINFO item will work.
# Display computer name HOST=interval:5,hide-no-result:1,text:Computer Name # Display user name USER=interval:5,hide-no-result:1,text:User Name # Display serial number WMI=interval:10,hide-no-result:1,text:Serial Number,namespace:root\cimv2,query:win32_BIOS,display:%SerialNumber% # Display model OEMINFO=interval:10,hide-no-result:1,text:Model,display:%2
Thank you for you reply
I tried around and found this solution 😀
HOST=,text:Hostname: ,display:%1 USER=set:username,text:User: ,display:%1 WMI=:1,text:SN:,,query:Win32_BIOS,display:%serialnumber% WMI=:1,text:Model:,,query:Win32_ComputerSystem,display:%Model%
Can the text that is displayed on the desktop be marked somehow so that it can then be copied? Maybe via a web link?
Too bad 🙁
How do I manage to add one empty line as a distance to the next?
I use this for vertical spacing. You can vary the height by changing the font size.
COMMENT=font-size:4,text:|
