Wmic Windows 11 Alternative ((link)) May 2026

Overview Microsoft has deprecated WMIC (Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line) in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 22H2, WMIC is disabled by default and will be removed in future releases. The recommended replacement is PowerShell with CIM (Common Information Model) cmdlets. Quick Reference: WMIC to PowerShell Commands | WMIC Command | PowerShell Alternative | |--------------|------------------------| | wmic os get | Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem | | wmic cpu get | Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor | | wmic diskdrive get | Get-CimInstance Win32_DiskDrive | | wmic logicaldisk get | Get-CimInstance Win32_LogicalDisk | | wmic process list | Get-Process | | wmic service list | Get-Service | | wmic product get name | Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product (or better: Get-Package ) | Installation (If You Need WMIC) Option 1: Enable WMIC (Not Recommended)

param( [string]$Class, [string]$Get, [string]$Where ) switch ($Class) "os" Select-Object * "cpu" Select-Object * "diskdrive" Get-CimInstance Win32_DiskDrive "logicaldisk" Get-CimInstance Win32_LogicalDisk "process" Select-Object * "service" Get-Service "product" Select-Object * default Write-Host "Class not supported in this compatibility script" wmic windows 11 alternative

Save this as wmic.ps1 for basic compatibility: Quick Reference: WMIC to PowerShell Commands | WMIC

# Start a new process Start-Process -FilePath "notepad.exe" Start-Process -FilePath "cmd.exe" -ArgumentList "/c echo Hello" Service Management List Services wmic windows 11 alternative

Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Caption Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name Get-CimInstance Win32_LogicalDisk | Select-Object DeviceID, Size, FreeSpace

# All services Get-Service Get-Service | Where-Object $_.Status -eq "Running" Detailed service info Get-CimInstance Win32_Service | Select-Object Name, State, StartMode