Chapter 10. 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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