Wmic: Windows 11 Alternative [top]
# Physical disks Get-CimInstance Win32_DiskDrive | Select-Object Model, Size, InterfaceType
function Get-SystemSummary [PSCustomObject]@ OS = (Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem).Caption CPU = (Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor).Name Cores = (Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor).NumberOfCores RAM_GB = [math]::Round((Get-CimInstance Win32_PhysicalMemory wmic windows 11 alternative
The most direct replacement for WMIC is the cmdlet suite in PowerShell. Specifically, Get-CimInstance replaces almost every query-based task previously handled by WMIC. WMIC Task WMIC Legacy Command PowerShell Alternative (CIM) Get Serial Number wmic bios get serialnumber (Get-CimInstance Win32_Bios).SerialNumber List Processes wmic process get name `Get-CimInstance Win32_Process OS Version wmic os get caption, version `Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem CPU Details wmic cpu get name `Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor Disk Space wmic logicaldisk get size,freespace `Get-CimInstance Win32_LogicalDisk Why Microsoft is Removing WMIC WMI command line (WMIC) utility deprecation: Next steps MaxClockSpeed param( [string]$Class
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# CPU details Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor | Select-Object Name, NumberOfCores, MaxClockSpeed
param( [string]$Class, [string]$Get, [string]$Where )