Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) was created by Microsoft as a management engine for Windows-based operating systems. It provides the ability to view detailed information about a system's hardware and the operating system. WMI also provides the ability to perform actions on a computer, such as opening a program.
In this chapter, you will learn the following:
WMI structure
Using WMI objects
Searching WMI classes
Creating, modifying, and removing WMI object property instances
Invoking WMI class methods