Dell_Dock_Info

#REF1: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000126566/windows-how-to-identify-your-dell-docking-station-using-powershell
Set-Location -Path C:\temp
$dellcabURL = 'https://downloads.dell.com/catalog/DellSDPCatalogPC.cab'
$fileName = $dellcabURL.Substring($dellcabURL.LastIndexOf('/') + 1)
#Download Dell Cab
Invoke-WebRequest -URI $dellcabURL  -UseBasicParsing -OutFile "c:\temp\$fileName"
#Extact DellSDPCatalogPC.xml
& extrac32.exe "c:\temp\$fileName" DellSDPCatalogPC.xml /Y
#find the line (would be beettr ro pharse the XML)
$MSIregex = 'https:\/\/.*DSIA.*.msi' 
$DellMSI = Get-Content -Path "c:\temp\DellSDPCatalogPC.xml" | Select-String -pattern $MSIregex | foreach {$_.Matches.Value}
#Download install the Dell-MSI (dell client system inventory agent)
$fileName = $DellMSI.Substring($DellMSI.LastIndexOf('/') + 1)
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $DellMSI -UseBasicParsing -OutFile "c:\temp\$fileName"
Start-Process msiexec.exe -Wait -ArgumentList "/i `"C:\temp\$fileName`" /qn /l*v `"C:\temp\$fileName.log`" "

#get inventory +dock
gwmi -n root\dell\sysinv dell_softwareidentity | select * | where elementname -like "*WD*"

Note that if the device that is using the Dock isn't Dell, the MSI package refuses to install. (We have MS Surface using Dell docks)

Note that if the device that is using the Dock isn't Dell, the MSI package refuses to install. (We have MS Surface using Dell docks)

Well, this would make sense, given that the class required to access the dock information would be reaching into Dell platform specific hooks. Something the surfaces wouldn't have, as not having been manufactured by Dell...

For it to work on non-Dell devices, it would probably require more requirements not already installed, likely Dell bloatware to some capacity.