Wmic Jun 2026

wmic:root\cli> os get caption wmic:root\cli> cpu get name wmic:root\cli> exit

WMIC relies on the older DCOM protocol, which is heavy and difficult to secure over firewalls. Modern Windows management uses CIM (Common Information Model) over WinRM , which is native to PowerShell. WMIC excels at scraping hardware and OS details

Control Windows services without opening services.msc . | WMIC Command | PowerShell Equivalent | |

WMIC excels at scraping hardware and OS details. state | Get-Service | Select Name

However, any professional administrator should treat WMIC as a "legacy" tool. While you can still rely on it for quick fixes today, the future of Windows administration lies entirely within PowerShell and the CimInstance cmdlets.

| WMIC Command | PowerShell Equivalent | | :--- | :--- | | wmic bios get serialnumber | Get-CimInstance Win32_Bios | Select SerialNumber | | wmic service get name, state | Get-Service | Select Name, Status | | wmic process list | Get-Process |

By default, WMIC output can be messy. You can format it into a clean list or a table, or export it to a file.