Chapter 5. Using WMI
After completing this chapter, you will be able to:
Understand the concept of WMI namespaces
Use the WMI namespaces
Navigate the WMI namespaces
Understand the use of WMI providers
Discover classes supplied by WMI providers
Use the Get-WmiObject cmdlet to perform simple WMI queries
Produce a listing of all WMI classes
Perform searches to find WMI classes
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