Finding USB Stick Information

Did you know that Windows logs any USB stick type you ever used? To get that information from the Registry, simply use this function:

function Get-USBInfo
{
  param
  (
    $FriendlyName = '*'
  )
  
  Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USBSTOR\*\*\' |
  Where-Object { $_.FriendlyName } |
  Where-Object { $_.FriendlyName -like $FriendlyName } |
  Select-Object -Property FriendlyName, Mfg |
  Sort-Object -Property FriendlyName
} 

And here is some sample output:

You can query for specific manufacturers, too:

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