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Get-MsmqQueue

Gets message queues.

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Microsoft MSMQ reference: Gets message queues. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Get-MsmqQueue [[-Name] <String[]>] [-QueueType <QueueType>] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Get-MsmqQueue. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / MSMQ · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-Journal: Indicates that this cmdlet retrieves the Journal queue or queues that match the *Name* parameter.
-Name: Specifies an array of names of queues. This parameter accepts wildcard characters. The default value is *.
-QueueType: Specifies a queue type. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - PrivateAndPublic. The cmdlet gets public and private queues that match the *Name* parameter. - Private. The cmdlet gets private queues that match the *Name* parameter. - Public. The cmdlet gets public queues that match the *Name* parameter. - SystemDeadLetter. The cmdlet gets non-transactional dead-letter queues that match the *Name* parameter. - SystemJournal. The cmdlet gets system journal queues that match the *Name* parameter. - SystemTransactionalDeadLetter. The cmdlet gets transactional dead-letter queues that match the *Name* parameter. The default value is PrivateAndPublic.
-SubQueue: Specifies a subqueue object to get for the main queue. If the subqueue does not exist, the cmdlet creates it implicitly. The question mark (?) and asterisk (*) are not interpreted as wildcard characters, but as part of the subqueue name.

Prerequisites

Windows with the MSMQ module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This is a read-oriented cmdlet; protect any sensitive results and check the documented effects of your selected parameters.

Examples

Example 1: Get public, private, and system queues

Get-MsmqQueue

This command gets public, private, and system queues for the host computer. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/MSMQ/Get-MsmqQueue.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/msmq/get-msmqqueue?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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