Private/Get-Bitness.ps1
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Function Get-Bitness { <# .SYNOPSIS Tests the current operating system for 32-bit or 64-bit Windows. Uses '[System.IntPtr]::Size' for maximum compatibility .NOTES Author: Aaron Parker Twitter: @stealthpuppy .PARAMETER Architecture Specify a specific processor architecture to test for. #> [CmdletBinding()] Param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $False, HelpMessage = "Specify the processor architecture to test for.")] [ValidateSet('x86', 'x64')] [string[]] $Architecture ) # Alternative methods for checking bitness # [System.Environment]::Is64BitOperatingSystem # (Get-CimInstance -ClassName win32_operatingsystem).OSArchitecture [bool] $output If ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('Architecture')) { $output = $False Switch ($Architecture) { "x64" { If ([System.IntPtr]::Size -eq 8) { $output = $True } } "x86" { If ([System.IntPtr]::Size -eq 4) { $output = $True } } } } Else { Switch ([System.IntPtr]::Size) { 8 { $output = "x64" } 4 { $output = "x86" } } } Write-Output $output } |