Functions/Get-DisplayBrightness.ps1
function Get-DisplayBrightness { <# .SYNOPSIS To get the current brightness of the display .DESCRIPTION To get the current brightness of the display .PARAMETER Full Switch to display the full WMI path to the current value .EXAMPLE Get-DisplayBrightness 60 .EXAMPLE Get-DisplayBrightness -Full Namespace Class CurrentBrightness --------- ----- ----------------- root/WMI WmiMonitorBrightness 60 .EXAMPLE Set-Display -Brightness 100 Get-DisplayBrightness 100 .NOTES Inspired by: https://community.idera.com/database-tools/powershell/powertips/b/tips/posts/check-monitor-brightness #> #region parameter [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType('int')] Param ( [switch] $Full ) #endregion parameter begin { Write-Verbose -Message "Starting [$($MyInvocation.Mycommand)]" } process { $Cim = Get-CimInstance -Namespace 'root/WMI' -Class 'WmiMonitorBrightness' if ($Full) { New-Object psobject -Prop ([ordered] @{ Namespace = 'root/WMI' Class = 'WmiMonitorBrightness' CurrentBrightness = $Cim.CurrentBrightness }) } else { write-output $Cim.CurrentBrightness } } end { Write-Verbose -Message "Ending [$($MyInvocation.Mycommand)]" } } |