public/Get-Uptime.ps1

function Get-UpTime {
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
        Get system uptime
    .DESCRIPTION
        Get system uptime (time since last restart)
    .PARAMETER ComputerName
        Optional. Name of remote computer to query
    .PARAMETER Credential
        Optional. Credential to use for remote connection when using -ComputerName
    .EXAMPLE
        Get-UpTime
    .EXAMPLE
        Get-UpTime -ComputerName Server123
    .EXAMPLE
        Get-UpTime -ComputerName Server123 -Credential $myCred
    .LINK
        https://github.com/Skatterbrainz/helium/blob/master/docs/Get-UpTime.md
    #>

    [CmdletBinding()]
    param (
        [parameter()][string]$ComputerName,
        [parameter()][pscredential]$Credential
    )
    try {
        if ($PSVersionTable.Platform -eq 'Unix') {
            Write-Verbose "Running on Linux"
            if (![string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($ComputerName)) {
                Write-Warning "Remote computer queries not supported on Linux"
            }
            Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock { uptime --pretty } -ErrorAction Stop
        } else {
            Write-Verbose "Running on Windows"
            if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey($ComputerName)) {
                $params = @{
                    ComputerName = $ComputerName
                    ErrorAction = 'Stop'
                }
                if ($null -ne $Credential) {
                    $params['Credential'] = $Credential
                    $params['Authentication'] = 'Negotiate'
                }
                $session = New-CimSession @params
                Get-CimInstance -CimSession $session -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object CSName,LastBootupTime
            } else {
                Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object CSName,LastBootupTime
            }
        }
    } catch {
        Write-Error $_.Exception.Message
    } finally {
        if ((!$IsLinux) -and (Get-CimSession $session)) { $null = Remove-CimSession $session }
    }
}