Win32_BIOS: BIOS Info (WQL)

<#
.SYNOPSIS
    WQL reference: BIOS Info (Win32_BIOS).

.DESCRIPTION
    A minimal example of querying Win32_BIOS with a raw WQL SELECT
    statement via Get-CimInstance -Query — useful as a WMI Query
    Language reference, independent of any particular scripting
    language's WMI binding.

    The same query string works with Get-WmiObject -Query (older
    PowerShell), GetObject("winmgmts:...").ExecQuery(...) in VBScript
    or JScript, and ManagementObjectSearcher in C# — only the syntax
    around the query changes, not the WQL itself.

.EXAMPLE
    .\BIOSQuery.ps1
#>

[CmdletBinding()]
param()

$wqlQuery = "SELECT Manufacturer, SMBIOSBIOSVersion, SerialNumber, ReleaseDate FROM Win32_BIOS"

Write-Host "WQL: $wqlQuery" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
Get-CimInstance -Query $wqlQuery | Format-Table -Property Manufacturer, SMBIOSBIOSVersion, SerialNumber, ReleaseDate -AutoSize