Microsoft deprecated the Windows Management Instrumentation Command Line tool (WMIC) in Windows Server in 2016, with Windows 10 following suit in 2021. Although it is still available in Windows 11 as ...

At the beginning of 2024, Microsoft announced plans to turn off WMIC in the next-gen Windows 11 version as part of its ongoing deprecation. However, WMIC or Windows Management Instrumentation Command, ...

It’s always cool to work with a command prompt, batch file, etc. I still love to do a lot of work with command prompts and automate things with batch files. In this article, I will list you WMI ...

Here’s what you should do if the WMIC command gives Access is denied error when trying to connect remotely to a Windows 11/10 computer: Once done, you can close all ...

Writing scripts for remote computer management can save man-hours and shoe leather. But like any part of Windows, it has to be properly secured, or you risk opening up your network to the bad guys.

WMIC is a powerful tool that lets you query Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) providers directly from the command line or using batch files, and if you’re an administrator then it’s well worth ...

Open Command Prompt or PowerShell and enter "wmic bios get serialnumber" to find your PC's serial number. Windows and System Information won't display your PC's serial number. If the command doesn't ...

ITworld.com – In several of these newsletters recently, I’ve shared some tips on using Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) for administering various aspects of Windows systems. And ...

Reader Scott points us toward the lesser-known but very handy Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) tool. It's a scripting interface that "simplifies the use of Windows Management ...

Let's face it, Windows machines get hacked, and in some environments it happens a lot. Fortunately, Microsoft has built numerous tools into Windows so administrators and power users can analyse a ...