Get a list of devices with missing drivers using powershell

Question

This is on a Windows XP pro System (yeah I know old OS) I have been searching for a way to get a list of all devices that do not have drivers installed, or there are problems with the drivers in use.

I have tried

  $foo = Get-WmiObject Win32_PNPEntity | Where-Object{$_.ConfigManagerErrorcode -ne 0}

The problem with this, is it does not seem to get all exceptions.
For instance, a HP laptop that has a finger print scanner shows in device manager as other device - USB Device. This was not detected using the one liner I listed.

is there a way to get an array of the missing drivers using powershell?

I don't have experience with this class. However, looking at the [documentation](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa394353(v=vs.85).aspx), I see some other Properties you could test that look promising. For example. 'Availability' has a value that means "not installed". There's also a Property called 'Status' that includes some error codes. Perhaps if you OR'd tests of these with your current Where-Object test you could get some additional information. — David, Jul 06 '12 at 23:07

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered May 25 '15 at 13:09

#For formatting:
    $result = @{Expression = {$_.Name}; Label = "Device Name"},
              @{Expression = {$_.ConfigManagerErrorCode} ; Label = "Status Code" }

#Checks for devices whose ConfigManagerErrorCode value is greater than 0, i.e has a problem device.
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_PnpEntity -ComputerName localhost -Namespace Root\CIMV2 | Where-Object {$_.ConfigManagerErrorCode -gt 0 } | Format-Table $result -AutoSize

Error Codes in Windows Device Manager :- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/310123 Win32_PNP Entity Class : https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394353(v=vs.85).aspx

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 10 '12 at 10:20

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I did this when i had some devices that where not being picked up by my script , give it a try and see if it detects your devices.

$foo = Get-WmiObject Win32_PNPEntity | Where-Object{$_.Availability -eq 11 -or $_.Availability -eq 12}

answered Jul 10 '12 at 10:20

justinf

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I will give this a try this later on today and get back with you. thank you for your reply. – Radagast Jul 10 '12 at 12:44

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 11 '23 at 16:28

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See my more complete example here.

Get-WmiObject Win32_PNPEntity | Where-Object{[string]::IsNullOrEmpty($_.ClassGuid) } | Select-Object Name,Present,Status,DeviceID | Sort-Object Name

answered May 11 '23 at 16:28

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Get a list of devices with missing drivers using powershell

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