Where can I find the WMI documentation?

Question

Google let me down, I couldn\'t find it on MSDN. man wmi doesn\'t work at the windows shell... I\'m looking for a list of objects that I can query, and how to c

Answer 1

You can use WMIViewer to browse WMI classes at http://iaas.ao-is.com/Download it is open source, and even generate powershell code for you.

Answer 2

There is a Query Language Guide, Query Language Reference, and the Main WMI Documentation page on MSDN.

Answer 3

There isn't a documented "complete" list of WMI classes that you can query, because programs can register their own WMI providers, and this can change between versions.

Use WBEMTEST and press the "Enum Classes" button...

Answer 4

Microsoft TechNet Script Center has WMI Scripting Primer and many other hepful WMI resources.

Answer 5

Do you know this tool WMI Code Creator, good for learn WMI.
Another similar tool Scriptomatic 2.0.

Answer 6

I usually use WMI Explorer for my project Services+ , contains full information about WMI queries and methods.