Elevate Your Learning Experience
Download
A: No. Get-WmiObject (from the Microsoft.PowerShell.Management module) is also deprecated (since PowerShell 5.1). Use Get-CimInstance . It uses the modern CIM standard and works across Linux/macOS with PowerShell 7.
1. Deconstructing the Syntax: What Does 'WMIC HELP NEW' Actually Do?
Once you select an alias, you append a verb to tell WMIC what to do. wmic help new
The wmic help new command is used to create a new WMI class. The basic syntax of the command is as follows:
It is important to note that WMIC was officially deprecated by Microsoft in 2021. In newer builds of Windows 11 and Windows Server, the WMIC feature is "Available on Demand" rather than installed by default. It uses the modern CIM standard and works
Get-CimInstance Win32_Process | Select-Object Name, ProcessId wmic process where name="calc.exe" call terminate
| WMIC command | PowerShell equivalent | |--------------|------------------------| | wmic process list brief | Get-Process | | wmic os get caption,installdate | Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem \| Select-Object Caption, InstallDate | | wmic cpu get name | Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor \| Select-Object Name | Once you select an alias, you append a
wmic product get name