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Hi all
I'm looking for a script or set of queries to distinguish that a device is specifically a Windows 8.1 tablet.
I'm trying to resolve an issue with BGinfo tiling on tablet devices and I thought Chassis Detection
or TouchScreen PointingType queries was the way to go but the query results have been very inconsistent.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in advanced.

I will take a swag at this although I don't know that there is a perfect answer.
Get-WmiObject Win32_SystemEnclosure -Property chassistypes | select-object -expandproperty chassistypes
The chassistype for a tablet is 8. I tested this command on a tablet (which returned 8) and a touch notebook (which returned 9).
I needed a query like this for other things so I am glad you posed the question to remind me. Credit
Ivan and Bing for getting me down the right path. Ivan should really blog more.
8 = Tablet
9 = Laptop
10 = Laptop
11 = Laptop
14 = Laptop
Everything Else = Desktop or Server
Hope that helps.
.bill
Regards, Bill Moore @BMooreAtDell

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