Convert-PNPDeviceIDtoGuid

Extracts GUID values from a PNP Device ID string.

Property	Value
Module	OSD
Platform	WinPE (amd64 / arm64)

Description

Uses a regular expression to locate and return GUID values embedded in a Plug and Play device identifier. Accepts input directly or from the pipeline.

Syntax

Convert-PNPDeviceIDtoGuid [-PNPDeviceID] <String> [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
-PNPDeviceID	String	True	PNP device ID string to search for GUID values.

Examples

Example

Convert-PNPDeviceIDtoGuid -PNPDeviceID 'USB\\VID_1234&PID_5678\\{12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890AB}'
Returns the GUID found in the PNP device ID.

Example

'USB\\VID_1234&PID_5678\\{12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890AB}' | Convert-PNPDeviceIDtoGuid
Returns the GUID found in the piped PNP device ID.

Related

• https://github.com/OSDeploy/OSD/tree/master/docs