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).

Importantly, only the WMIC tool is being removed – Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) itself remains part of Windows. Microsoft recommends using PowerShell and other modern tools for any tasks previously done with WMIC.

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.

This problem occurs when the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service freezes on a node that has the quorum installed. In this situation, all other nodes restart their cluster services automatically, and during this process, the quorum moves to a node on which the WMI service is working.

This article describes an issue in which Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service crashes in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, or Windows Server 2012. An update is available to fix this issue. Before you install this update, see the Prerequisites section.

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.

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.

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.

Assume that you run an application or script that uses Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) MSFT_NetLBFOTeam class or WMI MSFT_NetLBFOProvider class to query network adapters teaming information on a computer that is running Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8, or Windows Server 2012.