Get-ItemProperty

Get the properties of a specified item.

Syntax
      Get-ItemProperty { [-path] string[] | [-literalPath] string[] }
         [[-name] string[]] [-include string[]] [-exclude string[]]
            [-filter string] [-credential PSCredential]
                [-UseTransaction] [CommonParameters]

Key
   -path string
       The path(s) to the items. Wildcards are permitted.
		
   -literalPath string
       Like Path above, only the value is used exactly as typed.
       No characters are interpreted as wildcards. If the path includes any
       escape characters then enclose the path in single quotation marks.

   -name string
       The name(s) of the property to retrieve.

   -include string
       Include only the specified items from the Path. e.g. "May*"
       this only works when the path includes a wildcard character.
        
   -exclude string
       Omit the specified items from the Path e.g. "*SS64*"
       this only works when the path includes a wildcard character.
        
   -filter string
       A filter in the provider's format or language. 
       The exact syntax of the filter (wildcard support etc) depends on the provider.
       Filters are more efficient than -include/-exclude, because the provider
       applies the filter when retrieving the objects, rather than having 
       PowerShell filter the objects after they are retrieved.
	   
   -credential PSCredential
       Use a credential to validate access to the file. Credential represents
       a user-name, such as "User01" or "Domain01\User01", or a PSCredential
       object, such as the one retrieved by using the Get-Credential cmdlet.
       If you type a user name, you will be prompted for a password.

   -UseTransaction
       Include the command in the active transaction.

   CommonParameters:
       -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -WarningAction, -WarningVariable,
       -OutBuffer -OutVariable.

Get-ItemProperty gets the properties of an item, for example it can be used to view registry entries and their values, or the .LastAccessTime of a file.

Examples

Display information about the C:\Windows directory:

PS C:\> get-itemproperty C:\Windows

Get a file and display as a list:

PS C:\> get-itemproperty C:\Test\Weather.xls | format-list

Display the value name and data of each of the registry entries contained in the .NetFramework registry subkey:

PS C:\> get-itemproperty -path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework

You can also specify the full registry path: (the HKLM shortcut is a psdrive)

PS C:\> get-itemproperty -path Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\

Display the value name and data of a specific registry entry:

PS C:\> get-itemproperty -path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework -name "InstallRoot"

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Related:

Get-ChildItem - Get child items (contents of a folder or registry key)
Clear-ItemProperty - Remove the property value from a property
Copy-ItemProperty - Copy a property along with it's value
Get-Item - Get a file object or get a registry (or other namespace) object
Move-ItemProperty - Move a property from one location to another
New-ItemProperty - Set a new property of an item at a location
Set-ItemProperty - Set a property at the specified location to a specified value
Remove-ItemProperty - Remove a property and its value from the location
Rename-ItemProperty - Renames a property at its location