How to find a network adapter driver version using PowerShell?
To find the network adapter driver version using PowerShell, we can use the Get-NetAdapter cmdlet. First, let look at how the network adapter driver version looks like from GUI.
Get-NetAdapter will retrieve all the Physical and Virtual network adapters unless specified.
This cmdlet has a property called DriverVersion, DriverDate, and DriverProvider. You can select it.
Example
Get-NetAdapter | Select Name, InterfaceDescription,DriverVersion, DriverDate, DriverProvider
Output
Name : Wi-Fi
InterfaceDescription : Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz
DriverVersion : 21.80.2.1
DriverDate : 2020-02-25
DriverProvider : Intel
Name : VMware Network Adapter VMnet1
InterfaceDescription : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet1
DriverVersion : 14.0.0.3
DriverDate : 2019-08-08
DriverProvider : VMware, Inc.
Name : VMware Network Adapter VMnet8
InterfaceDescription : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet8
DriverVersion : 14.0.0.3
DriverDate : 2019-08-08
DriverProvider : VMware, Inc.
Published on 09-Nov-2020 14:01:46
