4/13/2026 - PowerShell Scanner

With this update, PDQ Connect customers can now create custom PowerShell scanners to scan and store and use custom device information not automatically scanned by PDQ Connect.

PDQ Connect has always shown IT teams what is installed and how devices are configured, but only for the data it was built to collect. If a team needed to track something outside that scope, like Windows 11 readiness, battery health, plugged in devices, or environment-specific data, Connect could not help. This update closes that gap by letting customers create custom PowerShell scanners to collect and store virtually anything about a device.

PowerShell Scanner - How it Works
The PowerShell Scanner feature lets you write your own PowerShell scripts and run them as part of Connect's regular scan cycle. Whatever data your script returns gets stored in Connect and treated like first-class inventory data - available for use in Filters, Groups, and Reports. This makes it possible to create advanced automation using custom scanned information combined with device groups. 

Creating a scanner is straightforward: write or upload a .ps1 script, test it against an online device, and use the results to define your column schema. Once you're satisfied with the output, enable the scanner and it runs automatically alongside Connect's built-in scans. 

The data returned by each scanner is flexible by design - different scanners can return completely different table structures, and Connect automatically handles cases where individual devices return varying columns for the same scanner.

Because scanner data integrates with Connect's filtering and grouping, it can also drive automations. A scanner that checks Windows 11 readiness, for example, doesn't just give you a report - it gives you the targeting criteria to build a dynamic group of non-compliant devices and automatically deploy a remediation package to them. Any custom property your script surfaces can be used the same way: collect the data, build the group, and let Connect handle the rest.

Getting Started
To get started with creating PowerShell scanners, simply go to the Scanners tab in Connect, create a new Scanner, and select the "PowerShell" scanner type.

Availability 
The PowerShell scanner feature is now available for all PDQ Connect customers on Plus or Premium.