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.

How to Create a Share Remotely By Using the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-Line Tool Summary This article describes how to create a share on a remote computer by using the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-Line tool (WMIC). More Information

Remote Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) connections are blocked even though the third-party firewall that owns the policy is configured to allow the connections.

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.

Assume that you use Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) performance classes to monitor performance on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

You use a Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) query that contains the LIKE operator to register WMI events on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or Microsoft Windows XP.

In this situation, the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) does not work correctly, and then certain scripts that are based on Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) fail.

This article describes an issue when you run the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) query in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012. You can fix this issue by using the update or hotfix in this article.

Occurs during Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) repository verification on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Usually occurs when the computer has a large WMI repository.

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Server Manager WMI provider Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) More Information For more information about the new management functionality in WMF 4.0, go to the "Overview" section of the following Microsoft Download Center webpage: Windows Management Framework 4.0 Update information