Wmic
Applies To: Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8
Displays WMI information inside an interactive command shell.
For examples of how to use this command, see Examples.
Syntax
command </parameter>
Sub-commands
The following sub-commands are available at all times:
Sub-command |
Description |
|---|---|
class |
Escapes from the default alias mode of WMIC to access classes in the WMI schema directly. |
path |
Escapes from the default alias mode of WMIC to access instances in the WMI schema directly. |
context |
Displays the current values of all global switches. |
[quit | exit] |
Exits the WMIC command shell. |
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
</parameter> |
<Concise description, starts with a verb.> |
</param2> |
<Another concise description, starts with a verb.> |
Remarks
Scripting
Examples
To display the current values of all global switches, type:
wmic context
Output similar to the following displays:
NAMESPACE : root\cimv2
ROLE : root\cli
NODE(S) : BOBENTERPRISE
IMPLEVEL : IMPERSONATE
[AUTHORITY : N/A]
AUTHLEVEL : PKTPRIVACY
LOCALE : ms_409
PRIVILEGES : ENABLE
TRACE : OFF
RECORD : N/A
INTERACTIVE : OFF
FAILFAST : OFF
OUTPUT : STDOUT
APPEND : STDOUT
USER : N/A
AGGREGATE : ON
To change the language ID used by the command line to English (locale ID 409), type:
wmic /locale:ms_409