Quickly Check Windows Server Uptime

How to Check Windows Server Uptime with PowerShell

This command will work on PowerShell 5.1 or later versions.

Open PowerShell and use the command below.

(get-date) – (gcim Win32_OperatingSystem).LastBootUpTime

This command will show you how long it has been since the last reboot. It will display the uptime in days, hours, minutes, and seconds.

Another Powershell command that can be used to get the server uptime is the get-uptime cmdlet. The get-uptime cmdlet requires PowerShell version 6 or later.

Unfortunately, the get-uptime cmdlet has no parameter for checking the uptime on remote computers, it only works locally. See method 2 for a quick and easy way to get the uptime on remote and multiple computers.

Check Windows Uptime using Task Manager

You can easily check the uptime on a Windows system by using the task manager.

1. Right click the taskbar and select task manaager
2. Click on the Performance tab
3. The up time will be displayed under the CPU graph.

Check Windows Uptime with Net Statistics

In this last example, I’ll use the net statistics command. This command will show various network statistics but also keeps track of the uptime.

1. Open the command prompt
2. Enter the command -> net statistics workstation
3. The uptime will be at the top

Summary

As an administrator of Windows systems, you will often need to check the uptime on servers and client computers. If you need to manually a single computer there a several command line options to easily see the uptime. If you need to generate a report on multiple or all systems then I would recommend using the uptime utility from the AD Pro Toolkit.

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