Top "Wmi" questions

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is an API for managing the Windows operating system on local or remote computers.

Joining two tables in WQL/SCCM

I think I'm being really stupid here. I'm using vbscript. I've connected to an SCCM server Set locator = CreateObject("WbemScripting.…

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Determine Users Accessing a Shared Folder Using PowerShell

I need to determine the users/sessions accessing a shared folder on a Windows XP (SP2) machine using a PowerShell …

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c# 'Invalid class' in a simple WMI query

I will like to find some result after this query, but in the beginning of the foreach loop, the error "…

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Why are WMI Queries so slow sometimes?

I am using System.Management namespace in a .Net to execute various WMI queries against a remote server. In my …

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Where does Add/Remove programs pull data for the "Installed On" column?

I'm working on replicating the Windows 7/8 add remove programs applet with VBScript. I've gotten the script to include all the …

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Find USB drive letter from VID/PID (Needed for XP and higher)

So I thought I would include the final answer here so you don't have to make sense of this post. …

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Bootstrapping SQL Express from WiX?

I'm working on a WPF app, and using WiX as an installer. I'd like to start using SQL Express 2012, but …

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How to change the binding order of network adapters using commandline(wmi, netsh, vbscript, etc...)

I have several network connections that are connected to different networks. and I want to make sure that a certain …

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How to access WinRM in C#

I'd like to create a small application that can collect system information (Win32_blablabla) using WinRM as opposed to WMI. …

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WMI - select from Win32_Product takes a long time

I am enumerating installed applications using WMI, and this block is taking a relatively long time to complete no matter …

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