2019-bginfo

Deploys preset bginfo that

• updates every 15 minutes
• updates on network change events
• ignores inactive network connections
• only shows ipv4 info

Bginfo64.exe v4.31 2022-sep check

Installation:

• run DEPLOY.BAT as administrator
• done

what it does:

• copies the files in to C:\ProgramData\bginfo
• imports scheduled task that runs "%PROGRAMDATA%\bginfo\Bginfo64.exe"
  with parameter
  "%PROGRAMDATA%\bginfo\bginfo_preset.bgi" /timer:0 /nolicprompt /silent
  • at log in
  • at 15 min intervals
  • 3 seconds after events 10000, 10001, 4004 coming from Microsoft-Windows-NetworkProfile/Operational
• runs the freshly created scheduled task

Additiona info:

• a file called bginfo_update_NOW.lnk can be placed anywhere to run the bginfo scheduled task at demand
• editing scheduled task and running it as group "users" will run it for all
• to get network info from only active network interfaces custom wmi queries are used for dhcp, dns, mac address, type. For ip address a vbs script active_ip4.vbs is used
• file bginfo_preset_clean.bgi is without custom stuff, will show inactive info