Get-WmiObject - Powershell 2.0 CmdLet

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Get-WmiObject

Short description
Gets instances of Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) classes or information about the available classes.

Syntax


Description
The Get-WmiObject cmdlet gets instances of WMI classes or information about the available WMI classes. The Computer
Name parameter can always be used to  specify a remote computer. If the List parameter is specified, the cmdlet get
s information about the WMI classes that are available in a specified namespace. If the Query parameter is specifie
d, the cmdlet runs a WMI query language (WQL) statement.
  
The Get-WmiObject cmdlet does not use the Windows PowerShell remoting infrastructure to perform remote operations. 
You can use the ComputerName parameter of the Get-WmiObject cmdlet even if your computer does not meet the requirem
ents for Windows PowerShell remoting and even if your computer is not configured for remoting in Windows PowerShell
.