🟣 C# / .NET 6+

Backup BIOS Info to JSON (C#)

Snapshots BIOS Info (Win32_BIOS) to a timestamped JSON file via System.Management and System.Text.Json.

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BackupBIOSListToJson.cs
// BackupBIOSListToJson.cs
//
// Snapshots BIOS Info (Win32_BIOS) to a timestamped JSON file.
//
// Requires the System.Management package:
//   dotnet new console -o BackupBIOS
//   dotnet add package System.Management
//   (replace the generated Program.cs with this file, then dotnet run)

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Management;
using System.Text.Json;

var searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher("SELECT Manufacturer, SMBIOSBIOSVersion, SerialNumber, ReleaseDate FROM Win32_BIOS");
var results = new List<Dictionary<string, object?>>();

foreach (ManagementObject item in searcher.Get())
{
    var row = new Dictionary<string, object?>();
    row["Manufacturer"] = item["Manufacturer"];
        row["SMBIOSBIOSVersion"] = item["SMBIOSBIOSVersion"];
        row["SerialNumber"] = item["SerialNumber"];
        row["ReleaseDate"] = item["ReleaseDate"];
    results.Add(row);
}

string timestamp = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMdd-HHmmss");
string outPath = $"bios-snapshot_{timestamp}.json";
File.WriteAllText(outPath, JsonSerializer.Serialize(results, new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = true }));

Console.WriteLine($"Snapshot of BIOS Info ({results.Count} items) saved to {outPath}");