Work with WMI Filters

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) filters allow you to dynamically determine the scope of Group Policy objects (GPOs), based on attributes of the target computer.

When a GPO that is linked to a WMI filter is applied on the target computer, the filter is evaluated on the target computer. If the WMI filter evaluates to false, the GPO is not applied (unless the client computer is running Windows 2000, in which case the filter is ignored and the GPO is always applied). If the WMI filter evaluates to true, the GPO is applied.

This section includes the following topics:

• Create a WMI Filter

• Import a WMI Filter

• Export a WMI Filter

• Copy a WMI Filter

• Link a WMI Filter to a Group Policy Object

Additional references

• Control the Scope of Group Policy Objects