Wmi explorer is the next generation tool for exploring the vast universe of the windows management instrumentation database. For those who may be unfamiliar, this is a powershell script that displays information about wmi on a system. Powershell training course sapien free tools trial software downloads. The download is a single exe file that is completely portable. Universal query tool to textbased data, event logs, registry and active directory. I downloaded the tool, played around with it a bit, and thought about.
Copy wmiexplorer to clipboard to uninstall wmi explorer 2. Powershell studio 2020 download by clicking the red try button below. We offer bestofclass script editors, authoritative powershell books, training videos. Check out our powershell gui builder and visual basic scripts creator.
With 150 practical examples, including readytoreuse scripts and techniques, youll learn the ins and outs of automating wmi via powershell v3. If youre a commandline junkie you could choose powershell and use that languages wmi and cim cmdlets. A simple way to power off your computer by using the windows powershell cmdlets. Wmi explorer search wmi namespaces allows users to search for classes in all of the available namespaces on the specified computers.
It allows you to explore wmi namespaces a, classes b, and properties c from a gui interface and provides help in the form of powershell commands that use wmi and cim d. With this script you could connect to a computer and namespace, browse classes and view instances. Wmi explorer is a utility intended to provide the ability to browse and view wmi. The wmi database represents a huge repository of information about your servers and client machines which as a system or network administrator you need to utilize every day. Group policy preference password remediation utility. Download the cim explorer addon and be sure to read the install notes. In logon scripts, you may have seen createobjectwork, well here with wmi, the key object is winmgmts.
The program lies within system utilities, more precisely file managers. As a trainer, teaching powershell, i use wmi explorer heavily. Wmi explorer is included into advanced host monitor package since version 5. Sapien wmi explorer 2014 free version download for pc. Don jones is a windows powershell mvp, author of several windows. The premier windows powershell integrated scripting and toolmaking environment. Display property descriptions and possible enumeration values if available. Introduction to wmi basics with powershell part 1 what it. Instead of going to our scripting guy, ed, i pulled up wmi explorer again and. Im building our new windows 2012 r2 sofs cluster for our lab on our new dataon dns1640 cabinet. Product, description, programmer manufacturer, download, purchase. The tool hasnt been revised in a number of years but for the price did i mention free.
Included are examples of new apis and tools in wmi, information about convertmoftoprovider, and. The wmi explorer was written back in the days of powershell 1. To view documentation for wmi classes using the mof file. Wmi is the microsofts implementation of webbased enterprise management wbem a new management technology that allows software to. Microsoft download manager is free and available for download now. Back directx enduser runtime web installer next directx enduser runtime web installer. My contributions gui wmi explorer and wmi method help generator sample script that provides a gui wmi explorer and wmi method help generator. From the foreword by ed wilson, microsoft scripting guy. Click a class in the left pane, which displays a class view in the right pane, and then click the help for class button, identified as a question mark in the top right corner of the screen to view descriptions for the members of the class. Access the wmi repository through our wmi query generator or object browser. Optional internet access for automatic update check.
Download our free wmi tools to perform windows remote administration tasks. You will need windows management framework 3 or higher, i. Powershell studio is the easiest gui designer and script generator as well as the. Learn to query wmi windows management instrumentation. Search wmi for useful information power tips powershell. This also includes support for powershell core, if installed. Announcing the windows powershell script explorer rc milestone. Wmi stands for windows management interface, in practice this means the scripts direct line to the operating systems information store. First helpful vote blogs allstar new gallery contributor. Wmi explorer is an auxiliary application for hostmonitor, however it can be used independently as well. Powershell studio the most powerful windows powershell gui. Today i am pleased to invite back microsoft senior support escalation engineer, vinay pamnani, who supports configuration manager. Added option to specify computername as a parameter and automatically connect. Microsoft senior support escalation engineer, vinay pamnani, talks about wmi explorer 2.
Several years ago, the powershell guy, aka mow, wrote a fantastic graphical powershell script that was a wmi explorer. One tool i still keep my eye on with regards to ongoing development was and still is the wmi explorer utility. This is one of the reasons i like sapiens wmi explorer product. Script gui wmi explorer and wmi method help generator. Free download provided for 32bit and 64bit versions of windows. Type wbemtest in to a command prompt or the start menu to launch this gui tool edit.
Powershell ise addon cim explorer powershell ise addon for navigating cim wmi namespacesdefinitions and creating powershell script examples through cim cmdlets. The most frequent installation filename for the software is. This is a powershell based wmi explorer tool created by marc van orsouw aka \\o\\. His web site has been down for ages, but thomas lee was helpful enough to post a copy of this, and were hosting it here as a backup against further unavailability. I started this project with the intention to combine the features of currently available wmi explorers, and to make it easier and quicker to find what youre looking for in wmi. Browse and view wmi objects in a single pane of view. Guys scripting ezine 39 vbscript using wmi to check. Powershell provides all the functionality you need in order to fully explore and utilizes all the capabilities of wmi. Automatic generation of wql query for the selected classinstance. The last one i want to discuss is actually a powershell script, but it wont feel like any powershell script youve run before. Features browsers for powershell commands, functions, wmi objects. This download is licensed as freeware for the windows 32bit and 64bit operating system on a laptop or desktop pc from network software without restrictions. Windows management instrumentation wmi is one of the hidden. Powershell and wmi is an exampledriven guide for administrators managing networks of windows servers and desktops.
There are lots of different ways to start exploring wmi. While both wmi and cim seem simple now, they didnt initially for me. Connect as alternate credentials to remote computers. When i worked in support, i troubleshot wmi quite bit using many tools. I am happy to report a new version of an excellent troubleshooting tool for wmi is now available.
Powershell, wmi, and richard siddawayan unbeatable combination. This sample is the commandline verison of the gui wmi explorer sample, and may be considered an extension of getwmiobject list. Wmi is an acronym for windows management instrumentation. Each tool has its advantages and disadvantages my to favorites that i keep using time and time again is the scripting guy wmiexplorer. Hes here to talk about the latest edition of his wmi explorer tool. Is there a way to query wmi without using powershell or. The wmi explorer is a small program that you can freely download from their community tools site although you probably will need to register. Written by mow, a powershell mvp, it is for me the best tool i can find for displaying wmi data to the class. Weve been looking at a number of tools for exploring wmi. This video demonstrates how to work with wmi using the new wmi explorer.
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