The WMI cmdlets

Note

The WMI cmdlets have been superseded by the CIM cmdlets.

The WMI commands are:

• Get-WmiObject
• Invoke-WmiMethod
• Register-WmiEvent
• Remove-WmiObject
• Set-WmiInstance

In addition to the commands, three type accelerators are available:

• [Wmi]: System.Management.ManagementObject
• [WmiClass]: System.Management.ManagementClass
• [WmiSearcher]: System.Management.ManagementObjectSearcher

Each of the WMI cmdlets uses the ComputerName parameter to aim the operation at another computer. The WMI cmdlets also support a credential parameter and other authentication options affecting the authentication method.

Both the Wmi and WmiClass type accelerator can be written to use a remote computer by including the computer name. For example:

[Wmi]"\\RemoteComputer\root\cimv2:Win32_Process.Handle=$PID" 
[WmiClass]"\\RemoteComputer\root\cimv2:Win32_Process" 

Getting instances

The Get-WmiObject command is used to execute queries for instances of WMI objects. For example:

Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_ComputerSystem 

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