wmi News and Other Resources

Blog Post

Build queries and explore the windows WMI database with WMI Explorer

September 9, 2011 12:28pm PDT

Using WMI Explorer, you can easily navigate WMI tables and form WMI queries that select the precise data you're looking for.

2 Latest comment by AssemblerRookie

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WMI Code Creator 1 (Windows)

August 28, 2007 12:00am PDT

The WMI Code Creator tool generates code that uses WMI to obtain management information or perform management tasks. You can use the tool to learn how to manage computers using WMI scripting and...

Provided by: Microsoft

Book Chapters

Create a WMI/ADSI script that gathers Windows system information across your domain

May 11, 2006 12:00am PDT

This sample chapter from Managing Windows with VBScript and WMI offers systems administrators a straightforward guide to scripting, including a ready-made example script accompanied by complete...

Provided by: Addison Wesley Professional

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Paessler WMI Tester 2.1.1.2 (Windows)

December 21, 2009 12:00am PST

Paessler WMI Tester is a tool for quickly and easily testing the accessibility of WMI counters. "Windows Management Instrumentation" is the latest technology from Microsoft for monitoring and...

Provided by: Paessler

White Papers

Using WMI Scripts With BitDefender Client Security

August 25, 2008 12:00am PDT

BitDefender Client Security is a robust and easy-to-use business security and management solution, which delivers superior proactive protection from viruses, spyware, rootkits, spam, phishing and...

Provided by: BITDEFENDER

Webcasts

TechNet Webcast: Troubleshooting the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) (Level 300)

March 8, 2006 12:00am PST

The Windows Management Interface (WMI) is a pervasive component of Microsoft Windows that is often useful in critical situations. Many enterprise management applications rely on WMI, so it is...

Provided by: Microsoft

Blog Post

Troubleshooting WMI just became a little easier

February 24, 2012 10:25am PST

Brad Bird shares some news about the updated WMI Diagnosis Utility -- a troubleshooting tool that is especially important to Microsoft SCOM environments.

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WMI Asset Logger 5.2 (Windows)

June 10, 2003 12:00am PDT

WMI Asset Logger is an automated utility that queries the computers in your domain and returns valuable asset information. WMI Asset Logger can push WMI to individual systems or in mass rollouts...

Provided by: Tristate-Techs

Articles

Automate Windows administration with WMI scripting

April 16, 2004 1:46pm PDT

The functionality of Windows scripts has been greatly extended with WMI.

4 Latest comment by mukul.dharwadkar@...

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Management (WMI) Extensions for Visual Studio .NET 2003 Server Explorer 7.1 (Windows)

August 30, 2007 12:00am PDT

This component adds WMI-based management extensions to the Visual Studio .NET Server Explorer tool through two new nodes, Management Classes and Management Events. Management Classes allow the...

Provided by: Microsoft

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WMI Query 0.1 (Windows)

November 7, 2007 12:00am PST

WMI Query is a tool for querying the WMI Interface in Windows with tons of system information. I use it to see how many user sessions are logged on to my Web site at any given moment. This version...

Provided by: Johan Aspenlind

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Free WMI Monitor 1.0 (Windows)

August 5, 2009 12:00am PDT

Setting up WMI monitoring for your Windows servers and apps can be time consuming and tedious. SolarWinds free WMI Monitor is the answer. This new free tool makes it easy to monitor your Windows...

Provided by: SolarWinds

Webcasts

TechNet Webcast: Managing Hyper-V Virtual Machines With WMI and Windows PowerShell (Level 300)

July 2, 2008 12:00am PDT

Before the beta release of Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, there was only one option for automating management of Hyper-V virtual machines - Windows Management...

Provided by: Microsoft

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Server Maintenance Portal 2.1 (Windows)

June 18, 2003 12:00am PDT

Manage your Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 environment from a dynamically built Web portal. Server Maintenance Portal is WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) compliant. Query WMI-enabled systems...

Provided by: Absolute Dynamics

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Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) CORE 1.5 (Windows NT 4.0) 1.5 (Windows)

August 30, 2007 12:00am PDT

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) makes Windows extremely manageable using a single consistent, standards-based, extensible and object-oriented interface. WMI is the Microsoft...

Provided by: Microsoft

Image Gallery

ServersCheck 7.0: The Right Tool for the Job?

July 9, 2007 10:02am PDT

ServersCheck 7.0 provides at-a-glance monitoring of infrastructure status, including servers, server processes, and even server rooms.

17 Latest comment by flrice@...

Webcasts

MSDN Architecture Webcast: .NET Application Instrumentation Using WMI.NET 2.0 (Level 200)

April 13, 2007 12:00am PDT

Developers have long wanted to be able to add manageability to Microsoft .NET applications without having to understand the intricacies of the management infrastructure itself. This webcast...

Provided by: Microsoft

Webcasts

Power Shell and WMI

January 1, 2009 12:00am PST

The presenter of this webcast shows how easy it is to use WMI in PowerShell.

Provided by: Microsoft

Webcasts

Managing Hyper-V From the Command Line With Windows PowerShell and WMI

October 7, 2008 12:00am PDT

One of the advantages of Windows Server 2008 is its built in support for Windows PowerShell. In this webcast, the presenter takes a look at using PowerShell to perform some basic operations on a...

Provided by: Microsoft