Here’s another tip from my colleague Ed Wilson (the Microsoft Scripting Guy) about how to use PowerShell to
Question: You want to find UEFI variable values related to secure boot such as the following: SetupMode, SecureBoot, KEK, PK, SignatureDatbase and forbidden SignatureDatabase. How can you do this using Windows PowerShell?
Answer: Open the Windows PowerShell console with administrator access, and use the Get-SecureBootUEFI cmdlet and specify the appropriate variable name. The following illustrates this technique:
Get-SecureBootUEFI -Name setupmode
Mitch Tulloch is a nine-time recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award and a widely recognized expert on Windows administration, deployment and virtualization. For more information see http://www.mtit.com.
Ed Wilson is the bestselling author of eight books about Windows Scripting, including Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step, and Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps. He writes a daily blog about Windows PowerShell call Hey, Scripting Guy! that is hosted on the Microsoft TechNet Script Center; for more PowerTips check out the Hey, Scripting Guy! blog.