Windows WMI change the value of MotherBoard SerialNumber

Question

Is it possible to change the Motherboard serialNumber value with WMI?

$SN = Get-WmiObject Win32_BaseBoard
$SN.SerialNumber="123456"
$SN.put()
$SN.SerialNumber

The error I got was:

Exception calling "Put" with "0" argument(s): "Provider is not capable of the attempted operation "

@MikeShepard won't work this is the error message`Exception calling "Put" with "0" argument(s): "Provider is not capable of the attempted operation "` — RepeatUntil, Oct 31 '14 at 15:58
That kind of information belongs in the post, not the comments. :-) — Mike Shepard, Oct 31 '14 at 21:41

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

1

In short no. I wouldnt expect that to work. The properties of Win32_BaseBoard are read-only as per MSDN

SerialNumber

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Assuming your BIOS supports it, in most cases, you would have to change it there. That's what i did for some old dells boards to keep our inventory in check.

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

Community

1
1

answered Oct 31 '14 at 15:42

Matt

45,022
8
78
119

thanks for you answer, but is there a way to bypass the Read-only access – RepeatUntil Oct 31 '14 at 16:02
@AbdulrahmanAljehani the only solution that I am aware of is part of my updated question. – Matt Oct 31 '14 at 16:03

Windows WMI change the value of MotherBoard SerialNumber

1 Answers1

Linked