Windows Management Instrumentation

Windows Management Instrumentation ( WMI) is Microsoft's implementation - and extension - of the Common Information Model ( CIM), a core function of the standardized Web Based Enterprise Management ( WBEM ) for Windows.

Use

About WMI can read and write, either locally or from the network that is accessible to almost all of a Windows computer settings. WMI is therefore under Windows one of the main interfaces for administration and remote maintenance of workstations and servers using scripting languages ​​such as Windows PowerShell and VBScript.

Another way to use WMI interactively or in batch files, the Microsoft command line utility Windows Management Instrumentation Command -line ( WMIC ).

Availability

Based on COM and DCOM WMI is an integral part of Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Home Server and Windows Server 2008. For Windows 9x and NT4 add- ons are available. The Windows Firewall does not work with WMI service is not running ( Winmgmt.exe ). It was not until version 5.1 NT (XP, 2003, ...) enforces a Windows password to log on the DCOM port ( 135/TCP ) to use WMI.

Functions

  • Inventory of hardware and software Manage (WMI repository )
  • Restart the computer
  • Services and queues query, start and stop
  • Read, configure, and delete event logs and performance logs
  • Edit Windows registry ( Registry )
  • Start programs
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