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Windows Management Instrumentation
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) was introduced as a downloadable component with Windows 95 and NT. Windows 2000 had WMI pre-installed, and it has since become a core part of the operating system.
You can use WMI to access a huge amount of information about the computer system. This includes printers, device drivers, user accounts, ODBC, and so on; there are hundreds of classes to explore.
In this chapter, we will be covering the following topics:
- Working with WMI
- CIM cmdlets
- The WMI Query Language
- WMI type accelerators
- Permissions
Working with WMI
The scope of WMI is vast, which makes it a fantastic resource for automating processes. WMI classes are not limited to the core operating system; it ...
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