Summary. The versions of Windows that are listed at the beginning of this article include a command-line utility (Wmic.exe) to access Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). Previously, an end user would generally write a script to gather information by means of WMI.

On a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7, you use the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service to run some queries. Then, you notice that the memory usage of the WMI service keeps increasing and that system performance decreases.

Note A Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider is a software component that behaves as a mediator between the Common Information Model (CIM) storage component and the managed object. The provider handles data requests for the managed object and sends data from the managed object to the CIM object manager component (CIMOM).

Summary. The versions of Windows that are listed at the beginning of this article include a command-line utility (Wmic.exe) to access Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). Previously, an end user would generally write a script to gather information by means of WMI.

You can access Windows Management Instrumention (WMI) by using WMIC. Although you can share an existing folder, you cannot set the permissions on the share directly from WMIC. To create a share on a remote computer by using WMIC: At a command prompt, type wmic, and then press ENTER.

FIX: Error messages when you use a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) query to register WMI events on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP: "0x80041032" and "0x80041003" - Microsoft Support.

Symptoms. The Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) repository is corrupted on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista. In this scenario, some applications or services that take advantage of WMI may stop responding or encounter access violations when the applications or services query the WMI repository.

For example, you use the System Monitor tool. In this situation, the memory usage of the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Performance Adapter service (Wmiapsrv.exe) increases continuously. Therefore, the performance of the computer decreases.

Symptoms. Assume that you log on to a computer that is running Windows RT, Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 for the first time after you run the Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE). In this situation, the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) does not work correctly, and then certain scripts that are based on Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI ...

In the Active Directory domain environment, you apply a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) filter to a Group Policy object (GPO). If a client computer is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, then the GPO does not take effect on this computer. Resolution Hotfix information. A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft.