SYNOPSIS
Get the pending reboot status on a local computer.
SYNTAX
Get-PendingReboot [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Check WMI and the registry to determine if the system has a pending reboot operation from any of the following:
a) Component Based Servicing (Vista, Windows 2008)
b) Windows Update / Auto Update (XP, Windows 2003 / 2008)
c) SCCM 2012 Clients (DetermineIfRebootPending WMI method)
d) App-V Pending Tasks (global based Appv 5.0 SP2)
e) Pending File Rename Operations (XP, Windows 2003 / 2008)
PARAMETERS
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
PS C:\>Get-PendingReboot
Returns custom object with following properties:
ComputerName, LastBootUpTime, IsSystemRebootPending, IsCBServicingRebootPending, IsWindowsUpdateRebootPending, IsSCCMClientRebootPending, IsFileRenameRebootPending,
PendingFileRenameOperations, ErrorMsg
*Notes: ErrorMsg only contains something if an error occurred
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
PS C:\>(Get-PendingReboot).IsSystemRebootPending
Returns boolean value determining whether or not there is a pending reboot operation.
REMARKS
To see the examples, type: "get-help Get-PendingReboot -examples".
For more information, type: "get-help Get-PendingReboot -detailed".
For technical information, type: "get-help Get-PendingReboot -full".
For online help, type: "get-help Get-PendingReboot -online"