Chapter 16. Windows Management Instrumentation Command Line
This chapter provides information and commands concerning the following topics:
• Configuring the firewall to allow wmic
• Modifying the format with the /format switch
Understanding wmic
wmic is the command-line implementation of Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). It extends WMI so that you can execute many WMI commands without a full understanding of the underlying details.
WMI is a group of technologies that allows different applications to interact with the Windows operating system. It is based on the Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) standard and it’s a full-blown scripting ...
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