Get-Uptime

Reference

Module:: Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility

Get the TimeSpan since last boot.

Syntax

Get-Uptime []

Get-Uptime
   [-Since]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

This cmdlet returns the time elapsed since the last boot of the operating system.

The Get-Uptime cmdlet was introduced in PowerShell 6.0.

Examples

Example 1 - Show time since last boot

Get-Uptime

Days              : 9
Hours             : 0
Minutes           : 9
Seconds           : 45
Milliseconds      : 0
Ticks             : 7781850000000
TotalDays         : 9.00677083333333
TotalHours        : 216.1625
TotalMinutes      : 12969.75
TotalSeconds      : 778185
TotalMilliseconds : 778185000

Example 2 - Show the time of the last boot

Get-Uptime -Since

Tuesday, June 18, 2019 2:34:56 PM

Parameters

-Since

Cause the cmdlet to return a DateTime object representing the last time that the operating system was booted.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

Inputs

None

You can't pipe objects to this cmdlet.

Outputs

TimeSpan

By default, this cmdlet returns a TimeSpan object representing the elapsed time.

DateTime

When you use the Since parameter, this cmdlet returns a DateTime object representing the last boot time.

Note

If Windows fast startup is enabled, Windows does not update the value stored in LastBootUpTime . To disable fast startup, run the following command: Powercfg -h off .

For more information about Windows fast startup, see Distinguishing Fast Startup from Wake-from-Hibernation .

Notes

On Windows, the value returned is the same as the LastBootUpTime property of the Win32_OperatingSystem class in WMI.

Win32_OperatingSystem