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Migrate existing VBScripts to PowerShell. But it does work and allows you to easily That's not how I typically query WMI with PowerShell. Get-CimInstance -Query 'Select * from Win32_BIOS' You can take the WQL query from that VBScript and use it with the Get-CimInstance cmdlet withoutĪny modifications. Wscript.Echo 'Version: ' & objBIOS.Version Wscript.Echo 'SMBIOS Version: ' & objBIOS.SMBIOSBIOSVersion Wscript.Echo 'Serial Number: ' & objBIOS.SerialNumber Wscript.Echo 'Manufacturer: ' & objBIOS.Manufacturer Set objWMIService = GetObject('winmgmts:' _ Query WMI such as in the following example. You may find an old VBScript that uses WMI Query Language (WQL) to

Statement 'When I query WMI with the PowerShell CIM cmdlets.'Īs I previously mentioned, WMI is a separate technology from PowerShell and you're just using theĬIM cmdlets for accessing WMI. The CIM cmdlets still allow you to work with WMI so don't be confused when someone makes the Get-Command -Module CimCmdletsĬmdlet Export-BinaryMiLog 1.0.0.0 CimCmdletsĬmdlet Get-CimAssociatedInstance 1.0.0.0 CimCmdletsĬmdlet Get-CimInstance 1.0.0.0 CimCmdletsĬmdlet Import-BinaryMiLog 1.0.0.0 CimCmdletsĬmdlet Invoke-CimMethod 1.0.0.0 CimCmdletsĬmdlet New-CimInstance 1.0.0.0 CimCmdletsĬmdlet New-CimSessionOption 1.0.0.0 CimCmdletsĬmdlet Register-CimIndicationEvent 1.0.0.0 CimCmdletsĬmdlet Remove-CimInstance 1.0.0.0 CimCmdletsĬmdlet Remove-CimSession 1.0.0.0 CimCmdletsĬmdlet Set-CimInstance 1.0.0.0 CimCmdlets Get-Command with the Module parameter as shown in the following example. The CIM cmdlets are all contained within a module. The WMI cmdlets areĭeprecated so my recommendation is to use the CIM cmdlets instead of the older WMI ones. The CIM cmdletsĪre designed so they can be used on both Windows and non-Windows machines. Get-Command -Noun WMI*Ĭmdlet Invoke-WmiMethod 3.1.0.0 Microsof.Ĭmdlet Register-WmiEvent 3.1.0.0 Microsof.Ĭmdlet Remove-WmiObject 3.1.0.0 Microsof.Ĭmdlet Set-WmiInstance 3.1.0.0 Microsof.Ĭommon Information Model (CIM) cmdlets were introduced in PowerShell version 3.0. The following results are from my Windows 10 labĮnvironment computer that is running PowerShell version 5.1. Get-Command can be used toĭetermine what WMI cmdlets exist in PowerShell. PowerShell has had cmdlets for working with WMI since the beginning. Without having to install any additional software or modules.

There are several native WMI cmdlets that exist in PowerShell PowerShell ships by default with cmdlets for working with other technologies such as Windows

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