Functions/GenXdev.Windows/Get-MonitorCount.ps1
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Part of PowerShell module : GenXdev.Windows Original cmdlet filename : Get-MonitorCount.ps1 Original author : René Vaessen / GenXdev Version : 1.300.2025 ################################################################################ Copyright (c) René Vaessen / GenXdev Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. ################################################################################> ############################################################################### <# .SYNOPSIS Gets the total number of display monitors connected to the system. .DESCRIPTION Uses the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Screen helper class to accurately determine the number of physical display monitors currently connected to the system. This includes both active and detected but disabled monitors. .EXAMPLE Get-MonitorCount Returns the total number of connected monitors (e.g. 2) .EXAMPLE $screens = Get-MonitorCount -Verbose Returns monitor count with verbose output showing detection process #> function Get-MonitorCount { [CmdletBinding()] param() begin { Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'Starting monitor detection using WpfScreenHelper.Screen' } process { # use wpf screen helper to get array of all connected display monitors $screenCount = @([WpfScreenHelper.Screen]::AllScreens).Count Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose "Detected $screenCount physical monitor(s) connected" # return the total number of monitors found $screenCount } end { } } |