Using System.Environment Class in PowerShell

In PowerShell you can use a lot of modules and classes of your machine. Built-in system class "System.Environment" allows you to get a lot of useful information about your machine. Its syntax is like this [System.Environment]::class_property or [System.Environment]::class_method.

Get machine name (pc name):

[System.Environment]::MachineName

Get Operating System Information  - Platform, service pack, version

[System.Environment]::OSVersion

Get new line symbol for your machine. You can use \n\r or its combinations or to use.NET properties to assign this value to a variable.

[System.Environment]::NewLine

Check if computer has started to shutdown

[System.Environment]::HasShutdownStarted

Get the system directory (usually C:\Windows\System32)

[System.Environment]::SystemDirectory

Get the user name

[System.Environment]::UserName

Get letters of all logical drives

[System.Environment]::GetLogicalDrives()

You can get a list of all environment variables using GetEnvironmentVariables

[System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariables()

GetEnvironmentVariables

Also you can create a new environment variable or overwrite an existing one

[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("VariableName", "VariableValue")