Get BIOS Release Date and format

[Sh8dyDan]

I've found some places where I can get BIOS Release Date, but I'm not sure how to pull it. Not sure of commands or if it is possible.

Msinfo.exe

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HWiNFO

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C:\Users\Dan>wmic bios get ReleaseDate
ReleaseDate
20240327000000.000000+000

I am terrible with RegEx by the way.

I am trying to have an output like
2024/03/27

Any help or wisdom is much appreciated.

[KazukiGames82]

I am trying to have an output like
2024/03/27

This measure can get the bios version

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[MeasureBIOSVersion]
Measure=Registry
RegHKey=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
RegKey=SYSTEM\HardwareConfig\Current
RegValue=BIOSReleaseDate
UpdateDivider=-1

[balala]

You can try adding the following measure to your code (I assume you have a code, right?):

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[MeasureRun]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
Parameter=wmic bios get ReleaseDate
State=Hide
OutputType=ANSI
RegExpSubstitute=1
Substitute=".*\n(\d{4})(\d{2})(\d{2}).*\n.*":"\1.\2.\3"

When ran, this measure returns the needed date, using this method:

C:\Users\Dan>wmic bios get ReleaseDate
ReleaseDate
20240327000000.000000+000

Note that in order to get the above measure executed, you have to run it, which can be done by a proper !CommandMeasure bang. Add such a bang for instance to the OnRefreshAction option of the [Rainmeter] section: OnRefreshAction=[!CommandMeasure "MeasureRun" "Run"]. By this you get the measure executed right after refreshing / loading the skin. It takes a few seconds to get it executed, but make sure you're allowing the skin to increase its size, to can show up the result. You can do this by adding a DynamicWindowSize=1 option to the same [Rainmeter] section.
Please let us know if you couldn't get this working.

[Sh8dyDan]

Thank you very much.

[Sh8dyDan]

To both of you

[balala]

Thank you very much.

To both of you

Did you get it working? Any of the posted two methods?

[Brian]

I just want to remind everyone that the wmic command is now deprecated by Windows, and may not be installed by default on Windows.

I believe it will be available as a "feature on demand" for the time being, meaning you may have to manually install it.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features

-Brian

PS - That link provides a list of other deprecated items like WordPad, VBScript, etc.

[ikarus1969]

So, the üpwershell replace ment for the wmic-command would be:

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Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_BIOS | Select-Object -Property ReleaseDate

The format is slightly different, but that should not be a big problem:

Screenshot RM.jpg

[balala]

I just want to remind everyone that the wmic command is now deprecated by Windows, and may not be installed by default on Windows.

Alright, on my side wmic is still working, but if this is the case, there might be computers on which it doesn't work (I assume). According to ikarus1969's post:

So, the üpwershell replace ment for the wmic-command would be:

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Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_BIOS | Select-Object -Property ReleaseDate

to avoid the issue, the [MeasureRun] measure should be rewritten this way, for instance:

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[MeasureRun]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
Program=PowerShell
Parameter=Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_BIOS | Select-Object -Property ReleaseDate
State=Hide
OutputType=ANSI
RegExpSubstitute=1
Substitute="\n":"",".*(\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2}).*":"\1.\2.\3"

Everything applies as described previously (the measure has to be executed by the same !CommandMeasure bang, as posted before).

[Sh8dyDan]

Did you get it working? Any of the posted two methods?

I did get it working, thank you.

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Thanks to Brian for pointing out that the wmic command is now deprecated by Windows. Also thank to ikarus1969 for new command using CimInstance in PowerShell.


I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask for help from you guys with some RegEx.
I'm trying but struggling with RegEx. Is RegEx101.com an option and if so what settings would select to generate an output for Rainmeter

OUTPUT STRING:

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ReleaseDate         
-----------         
3/26/2024 8:00:00 PM

RESULT:

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2024/03/26

OUTPUT STRING:

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Caption                 
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Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

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Microsoft Windows 11 Pro