title: Obtain CMOS Battery Status Info on Windows
body: <p>How can I obtain CMOS Battery Status Info on Windows, preferably with PowerShell or VBScript (or some other easy method)</p>
  
  <p>I am expecting the likely alternatives include Performance Counters or more likely WMI.</p>
  
  <p>Assume fairly recent Windows computers (Win2003 to 2008-R2).</p>
  
  <p>Also, assume fairly random (but 3rd Millenium) hardware, but getting this on Dell would be a good start if your answer is manufacturer specific.</p>
  
  <p>So far, I have seen objects for things like Win32_bios but no explication of how to get the CMOS battery status nor of how to interpret it if that is already present and available.</p>
  
  <p>NOTE:  This is NOT about the main battery on a laptop, but rather the battery back up IF ANY on a server or workstation class hardware.</p>
  
  <h2>Thanks in advance.</h2>
  
  <p>HerbM</p>