How to retrieve names of all private MSMQ queues - efficiently?
$obj = Get-WmiObject Win32_PerfRawdata_MSMQ_MSMQQueue ##will return an Object[] array$obj[0].name ## will return the 1st Queue NameAlso, you can do this to find out more methods / properties on this object -
$obj | Get-MemberTo List only private Qs, you may use this -
Get-WmiObject Win32_PerfRawdata_MSMQ_MSMQQueue | ?{$_.Name -match "private"} | %{$_.Name}
Starting with Windows Server 2012 and Win8, PS has a Get-MsmqQueue command. It is faster than the get-wmiobject method in my tests.
Measure-Command { $list = Get-MsmqQueue -QueueType Private | % {$_.QueueName}}Measure-Command { $list = Get-WmiObject Win32_PerfRawdata_MSMQ_MSMQQueue | ?{$_.Name -match "private"} | %{$_.Name} }