BIOS checker: Export / Compare local and remote BIOS settings

In this post, I will show you a tool I created that allows you to export BIOS configurations from local or remote computer(s) to a CSV or HTML report. 
It also allows you to compare both configurations and do an HTML or Excel comparison report.


How to get the tool ?

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How it looks like ?
The tool is composed of two parts 
- Export BIOS
- Compare BIOS

The export BIOS part looks like as below:

For now three manufacturers are available. I will add more.
- Dell
- HP
- Lenovo

A button in the title bar allows you to set credentials to get remote computers configuration
The compare BIOS part looks like as below:

Another theme is available, a Dark Theme, as below:

To use it, change the XAML to launch at line 30.

Note: Depending of the language of your computer, the Excel report may be displayed in one column instead of one per part. You can use Excel to change that :-)

Export Part

Export local BIOS configuration
1 / Choose your manufacturer
2 / Choose the folder where your export will be saved
3 / Choose the export format
- HTML
- CSV, XLSX
4 / In the export type part, choose local computer
5 / Click on the Export BIOS button
6 / Once the process starts the GUI will be hidden until the end.
If you have selected CSV, your report will look like as below:

If you have selected HTML, your report will look like as below:

Export one remote BIOS configuration
1 / Click in the title bar button
2 / Type credentials to access to the remote computer
3 / Choose your manufacturer
4 / Choose the folder where your export will be saved
5 / Choose the export format
- HTML
- CSV, XLSX
6 / In the export type choose remote computer
7 / In the target part, choose one computer
8 / Type the remote computer name in the TextBox
9 / Click on the Export BIOS button
10 / Once the process starts the GUI will be hidden until the end.

Export multiple remote BIOS configuration
1 / Click in the title bar button
2 / Type credentials to access to the remote computer
3 / Choose your manufacturer
4 / Choose the folder where your export will be saved
5 / Choose the export format
- HTML
- CSV, XLSX
6 / In the export type choose remote
7 / In the target part, choose multiple computers
8 / In the computer list part, click on the button an choose the list of computers to manage. All computers should be located in a TXT file.
9 / Click on the Export BIOS button
10 / Once the process starts the GUI will be hidden until the end.


Compare Part
1 / Choose the export format of the report
- HTML
- XLSX
2 / Choose the folder where your export will be saved
3 / Choose the both CSV files to compare
4 / Click on the compare button
If you have selected CSV, your report will look like as below:

If you have selected HTML, your report will look like as below: