New-Guid

New-Guid [<CommonParameters>]

The New-Guid cmdlet creates a random globally unique identifier (GUID). If you need a unique ID in a script, you can create a GUID, as needed.

Parameters

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Outputs

System.Guid

This cmdlet returns a GUID.

Examples

Create a GUID:
```
PS C:\> New-Guid

   Guid
   ----
   0352cf0f-2e7a-4aee-801d-7f27f8344c77
```
This command creates a random GUID. Alternatively, you could store the output of this cmdlet in a variable to use elsewhere in a script.

Additional Notes

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