Day: October 13, 2020

VBScript WMI: How to Get Computer Serial Number from Local or Remote Windows PC

This Windows WMI script using VBScript, retrieves the serial number of the local or networked computer.

To use this code, copy it in to a text file and save it with a .vbs file extension for VBScript. Once you have the .vbs file, double click on it and you should get a message box with the names of the logged in user on the specified Windows PC on your network.

Windows WMI VBScript

Function GetComputerSerialNumber(strComputer)
	Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
		& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") 

	Set colComputer = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
		("SELECT * FROM Win32_ComputerSystemProduct",,48)
	 
	For Each objComputer in colComputer
		GetComputerSerialNumber = objComputer.IdentifyingNumber
	Next	
	
End Function

'strComputer = "XPS1234"
strComputer = "."

' Pass a . to run this on your own PC or add a string value for another on your network
call msgbox(GetComputerSerialNumber(strComputer))