System.DateTime
offers four file time related methods: FromFileTime
FromFileTimeUtc
ToFileTime
ToFileTimeUtc
$thisScript = $myInvocation.myCommand.path # # get-item returns a System.IO.FileInfo # $fileInfo = get-item $thisScript # # CreationTimeUtc evaluates to a System.DateTime # $creationTimeUTC = $fileInfo.CreationTimeUtc $creationTimeUTC.ToFileTimeUtc()