C# snippets for Windows system

winutils.cs

using System.Management;

static void installProductKey(string key)
{
    var mbs = new ManagementObjectSearcher("Select Version From SoftwareLicensingService");
            
    foreach (ManagementObject mo in mbs.Get())
    {
        mo.InvokeMethod("InstallProductKey", new object[] { key });
    }

}

static public string getBaseBoardManufacturer()
{
    string ret = "Unknow";
    try
    {
        var mbs = new ManagementObjectSearcher("Select Manufacturer From Win32_BaseBoard");
        foreach (ManagementObject mo in mbs.Get())
        {
            ret = mo["Manufacturer"].ToString();
        }
    }
    catch (Exception)
    {
        ret = "Unknow"; // Normally don't have SMBIOS information
    }
    return ret;
}

static public string getBaseBoardProduct()
{
    string ret = "Unknow";
    try
    {
        var mbs = new ManagementObjectSearcher("Select Product From Win32_BaseBoard");
        foreach (ManagementObject mo in mbs.Get())
        {
            ret = mo["Product"].ToString();
        }
    }
    catch (Exception)
    {
        ret = "Unknow"; // Normally don't have SMBIOS information
    }
    return ret;
}