Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) is an industry initiative that establishes management infrastructure standards and provides a way to combine information from hardware and software management systems. WBEM is based on the Common Information Model (CIM) schema, which is an industry standard driven by the Desktop Management Task Force (DMTF).
Microsoft WMI is an implementation of the WBEM initiative for supported Windows platforms. WMI is useful in a Windows enterprise network, where it reduces the maintenance and cost of managing enterprise network components. WMI provides the following:
A consistent model of Windows operation, configuration, and status
A COM API to allow access to management information ...
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