Get-ShortcutProperties.ps1

function Get-ShortcutProperties 
{
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
        Get information about a Shortcut (.lnk file)
    .DESCRIPTION
        Get information about a Shortcut (.lnk file)
    .PARAMETER Path
        Path to the .lnk file to be analyzed
    .EXAMPLE
        Get-Shortcut -Path 'C:\C:\Users\test\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\note.lnk'
    .OUTPUTS        
        TargetPath   : C:\Windows\notepad.exe
        Target       : notepad.exe
        Arguments    : Startup.txt
        LinkName     : note.lnk
        LinkPath     : C:\Users\test\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
        WindowStyle  : Minimized (7)
        IconLocation : C:\windows\notepad.exe,0
        Description  : Create a new textfile on startup
        Attributes   : -a-h-
        Hotkey       :
        RunAsAdmin   : False
    .NOTES
        Author: Beery, Christopher (https://github.com/zweilosec)
        Created: 15 Jul 2022
        Last Modified: 15 Jul 2022
    #>
    
        [CmdletBinding()]
        param
        (
            [string] 
            $Path
        )
    
        begin 
        {
            $obj = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell

            function ConvertDecimaltoBinary
            {
                param($in)
                         
                    [string]$a += [convert]::ToString([int32]$in,2)
                    return $a                
            }
        }
    
        process 
        {
            if (Test-Path -Path $Path) 
            {
                $ResolveFile = Resolve-Path -Path $Path
                if ($ResolveFile.count -gt 1) 
                {
                    Write-Error -Message "ERROR: [$Path] resolves to more than 1 file."
                } 
                else 
                {
                    Write-Verbose -Message "Getting details for $Path."

                    $ResolveFile = Get-Item -Path $ResolveFile -Force
                    if ($ResolveFile.Extension -eq '.lnk') 
                    {
                        $link = $obj.CreateShortcut($ResolveFile.FullName)

                        Write-Verbose -Message "Testing if the shortcut runs as admin"
                        $AdminTest = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($Path)[0x15]
                        $binAdminTest = ConvertDecimaltoBinary -in $AdminTest
                        if ($binAdminTest.substring(1,1) -eq '1')
                        {
                            $AsAdmin = $True
                        }
                        else 
                        {
                            $AsAdmin = $False
                        }
                        Write-Verbose "AsAdmin is $AsAdmin"
                        Write-Verbose "AdminTest is $binAdminTest"
  
                        $info = [PSCustomObject]@{
                            
                            TargetPath = $link.TargetPath
                            Target = $(try {Split-Path -Path $link.TargetPath -Leaf } catch { '' })
                            Arguments = $link.Arguments                            
                            LinkName = $(try { Split-Path -Path $link.FullName -Leaf } catch { '' })
                            LinkPath = $(try { Split-Path -Path $link.FullName } catch { '' })
                            WindowStyle = $(Switch ($link.WindowStyle)
                                {
                                    7 {"Minimized (7)"}
                                    3 {"Maximized (3)"}
                                    1 {"Default (1)"}
                                })
                            IconLocation = $link.IconLocation
                            Description = $link.Description
                            Attributes = $((Get-ItemProperty $Path).Mode)                            
                            Hotkey = $link.Hotkey
                            RunAsAdmin = $AsAdmin
                        }

                        Write-Output $info
                    } 
                    else 
                    {
                        Write-Error -Message 'File xtension is not .lnk'
                    }
                }
            } 
            else 
            {
                Write-Error -Message "ERROR: File [$Path] does not exist"
            }
        }
    }