Check "Disable Window Animations" Status

<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Checks whether "Disable Window Animations" is currently applied.

.DESCRIPTION
    Reads HKCU:\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics \ MinAnimate and reports its current value,
    or reports that it isn't set (falling back to the Windows default).

.EXAMPLE
    .\Test-DisableAnimationsStatus.ps1
#>

[CmdletBinding()]
param()

$regPath = 'HKCU:\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics'

$value = Get-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name 'MinAnimate' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

if ($null -eq $value) {
    Write-Host "'MinAnimate' is not set at $regPath (using the Windows default)." -ForegroundColor Yellow
} else {
    Write-Host "Current value of 'MinAnimate': $($value.'MinAnimate')" -ForegroundColor Green
}