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

Syntax

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Get-WmiObject [-Authority <string>] [-Amended] [-AsJob] [-Authentication {<Default> | <None> | <Connect> | <Call> | <Packet> | <PacketIntegrity> | <PacketPrivacy> | <Unchanged>}] [-ComputerName <string[]>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-EnableAllPrivileges] [-Impersonation {<Default> | <Anonymous> | <Identify> | <Impersonate> | <Delegate>}] [-Locale <string>] [-Namespace <string>] [-ThrottleLimit <int>] [<CommonParameters>]

Get-WmiObject [[-Class] <string>] [-Authority <string>] [-List] [-Recurse] [-Amended] [-AsJob] [-Authentication {<Default> | <None> | <Connect> | <Call> | <Packet> | <PacketIntegrity> | <PacketPrivacy> | <Unchanged>}] [-ComputerName <string[]>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-EnableAllPrivileges] [-Impersonation {<Default> | <Anonymous> | <Identify> | <Impersonate> | <Delegate>}] [-Locale <string>] [-Namespace <string>] [-ThrottleLimit <int>] [<CommonParameters>]

Get-WmiObject [-Authority <string>] [-Amended] [-AsJob] [-Authentication {<Default> | <None> | <Connect> | <Call> | <Packet> | <PacketIntegrity> | <PacketPrivacy> | <Unchanged>}] [-ComputerName <string[]>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-EnableAllPrivileges] [-Impersonation {<Default> | <Anonymous> | <Identify> | <Impersonate> | <Delegate>}] [-Locale <string>] [-Namespace <string>] [-ThrottleLimit <int>] [<CommonParameters>]

Get-WmiObject [-Class] <string> [[-Property] <string[]>] [-Authority <string>] [-DirectRead] [-Filter <string>] [-Amended] [-AsJob] [-Authentication {<Default> | <None> | <Connect> | <Call> | <Packet> | <PacketIntegrity> | <PacketPrivacy> | <Unchanged>}] [-ComputerName <string[]>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-EnableAllPrivileges] [-Impersonation {<Default> | <Anonymous> | <Identify> | <Impersonate> | <Delegate>}] [-Locale <string>] [-Namespace <string>] [-ThrottleLimit <int>] [<CommonParameters>]

Get-WmiObject -Query <string> [-Authority <string>] [-DirectRead] [-Amended] [-AsJob] [-Authentication {<Default> | <None> | <Connect> | <Call> | <Packet> | <PacketIntegrity> | <PacketPrivacy> | <Unchanged>}] [-ComputerName <string[]>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-EnableAllPrivileges] [-Impersonation {<Default> | <Anonymous> | <Identify> | <Impersonate> | <Delegate>}] [-Locale <string>] [-Namespace <string>] [-ThrottleLimit <int>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Get-WmiObject cmdlet gets instances of WMI classes or information about the available WMI classes. The ComputerName parameter can always be used to specify a remote computer. If the List parameter is specified, the cmdlet gets information about the WMI classes that are available in a specified namespace. If the Query parameter is specified, 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 requirements for Windows PowerShell remoting and even if your computer is not configured for remoting in Windows PowerShell.

Parameters

-Amended

Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the objects that are returned from WMI should contain amended information. Typically, amended information is localizable information, such as object and property descriptions, that is attached to the WMI object..

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-AsJob

Runs the command as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to finish.

When you use the AsJob parameter, the command returns an object that represents the background job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job finishes. If Get-WmiObject is used against a remote computer, the job is created on the local computer, and the results from remote computers are automatically returned to the local computer. To manage the job, use the cmdlets that contain the Job noun (the Job cmdlets). To get the job results, use the Receive-Job cmdlet.

Note: To use this parameter with remote computers, the local and remote computers must be configured for remoting. Additionally, you must start Windows PowerShell by using the "Run as administrator" option in Windows Vista and later versions of Windows,. For more information, see about_Remote_Requirements.

For more information about Windows PowerShell background jobs, see about_Jobs and about_Remote_Jobs.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Authentication <AuthenticationLevel>

Specifies the authentication level to be used with the WMI connection. Valid values are:

-1: Unchanged

0: Default

1: None (No authentication in performed.)

2: Connect (Authentication is performed only when the client establishes a relationship with the application.)

3: Call (Authentication is performed only at the beginning of each call when the application receives the request.)

4: Packet (Authentication is performed on all the data that is received from the client.)

5: PacketIntegrity (All the data that is transferred between the client and the application is authenticated and verified.)

6: PacketPrivacy (The properties of the other authentication levels are used, and all the data is encrypted.)

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Authority <string>

Specifies the authority to use to authenticate the WMI connection. You can specify standard NTLM or Kerberos authentication. To use NTLM, set the authority setting to ntlmdomain:<DomainName>, where <DomainName> identifies a valid NTLM domain name. To use Kerberos, specify kerberos:<DomainName>\<ServerName>". You cannot include the authority setting when you connect to the local computer.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Class <string>

Specifies the name of a WMI class. When this parameter is used, the cmdlet retrieves instances of the WMI class.

Required?

false

Position?

2

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ComputerName <string[]>

Specifies the computer against which you want to run the management operation. The value can be a fully qualified domain name, a NetBIOS name, or an IP address. Use the local computer name, use localhost, or use a dot (.) to specify the local computer. The local computer is the default. When the remote computer is in a different domain from the user, you must use a fully qualified domain name.

This parameter does not rely on Windows PowerShell remoting, which uses WS-Management. You can use the ComputerName parameter of Get-WmiObject even if your computer is not configured to run WS-Management remote commands.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Credential <PSCredential>

Specifies a user account that has permission to perform this action. The default is the current user. Type a user name, such as "User01", "Domain01\User01", or User@Contoso.com. Or, enter a PSCredential object, such as an object that is returned by the Get-Credential cmdlet. When you type a user name, you will be prompted for a password.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-DirectRead

Specifies whether direct access to the WMI provider is requested for the specified class without any regard to its base class or to its derived classes.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-EnableAllPrivileges

Enables all the privileges of the current user before the command makes the WMI call.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Filter <string>

Specifies a Where clause to use as a filter. Uses the syntax of the WMI Query Language (WQL).

Important: Do not include the Where keyword in the value of the parameter. For example, the following commands return only the logical disks that where the DeviceID equals 'c:' and the services where the name equals 'WinRM', without using the Where keyword:

get-WmiObject Win32_LogicalDisk -filter "DeviceID ='c:' "

get-wmiobject win32_service -filter "name='WinRM'"

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Impersonation <ImpersonationLevel>

Specifies the impersonation level to use. Valid values are:

0: Default (reads the local registry for the default impersonation level , which is usually set to "3: Impersonate".)

1: Anonymous (Hides the credentials of the caller.)

2: Identify (Allows objects to query the credentials of the caller.)

3: Impersonate (Allows objects to use the credentials of the caller.)

4: Delegate (Allows objects to permit other objects to use the credentials of the caller.)

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-List

Specifies whether to retrieve and display the names of the WMI classes in the WMI repository namespace that is specified in the Namespace parameter. The Default Namespace registry entry in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WBEM\Scripting registry key is not used by this cmdlet to determine the default namespace. If you specify the List parameter but not the Namespace parameter, the root\CIMV2 namespace is used by default.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Locale <string>

Specifies the preferred locale for WMI objects. Specify the value of the Locale parameter as an array in the MS_<LCID> format in the preferred order .

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Namespace <string>

When used with the Class parameter, this parameter specifies the WMI repository namespace where the referenced WMI class is located. When used with the List parameter, it specifies the namespace from which to gather WMI class information.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Property <string[]>

Specifies the WMI class property or set of properties to retrieve.

Required?

false

Position?

2

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Query <string>

Specifies a WMI Query Language (WQL) statement to run. Event queries are not supported by this parameter.

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Recurse

Makes the command search the current namespace and all other namespaces for the class name that is specified in the Class parameter.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ThrottleLimit <int>

Allows the user to specify a throttling value for the number of WMI operations that can be executed simultaneously. This parameter is used together with the AsJob parameter.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This command supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, OutBuffer, OutVariable, WarningAction, and WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs and Outputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet. The return type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet returns.

Inputs

None

You cannot pipe input to Get-WmiObject.

Outputs

PSObject or System.Management.Automation.RemotingJob

When you use the AsJob parameter, the cmdlet returns a job object. Otherwise, the object that Get-WmiObject returns depends on the value of the Class parameter.

Notes

To access WMI information on a remote computer, the cmdlet must run under an account that is a member of the local administrators group on the remote computer. Alternatively, the default access control on the WMI namespace of the remote repository can be changed to give other account access rights.

By default, only some of the properties of a WMI class are displayed. The set of properties that will be displayed for each WMI class is specified in the Types.ps1xml configuration file. One of the examples included in this Help topic demonstrates how to override this behavior by using the Format-List cmdlet.

Example 1

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C:\PS>get-wmiobject win32_process


__GENUS					: 2
__CLASS					: Win32_Process
__SUPERCLASS			 : CIM_Process
__DYNASTY				: CIM_ManagedSystemElement
__RELPATH				: Win32_Process.Handle="0"
__PROPERTY_COUNT		 : 45
__DERIVATION			 : {CIM_Process, CIM_LogicalElement, CIM_ManagedSystemElement}
__SERVER				 : SYSTEM01
__NAMESPACE				: root\cimv2
__PATH					 : \\SYSTEM01\root\cimv2:Win32_Process.Handle="0"
Caption					: System Idle Process
CommandLine				:
CreationClassName		: Win32_Process
CreationDate			 :
CSCreationClassName		: Win32_ComputerSystem
CSName					 : SYSTEM01
Description				: System Idle Process
ExecutablePath			 :
ExecutionState			 :
Handle					 : 0
HandleCount				: 0
InstallDate				:
KernelModeTime			 : 6138394740432
MaximumWorkingSetSize	:
MinimumWorkingSetSize	:
Name					 : System Idle Process
OSCreationClassName		: Win32_OperatingSystem
OSName					 : Microsoftr Windows VistaT Ultimate |C:\Windows|\Device\Harddisk0\Partition3
OtherOperationCount		: 0
OtherTransferCount		 : 0
PageFaults				 : 0
PageFileUsage			: 0
ParentProcessId			: 0
PeakPageFileUsage		: 0
PeakVirtualSize			: 0
PeakWorkingSetSize		 : 0
Priority				 : 0
PrivatePageCount		 : 0
ProcessId				: 0
QuotaNonPagedPoolUsage	 : 0
QuotaPagedPoolUsage		: 0
QuotaPeakNonPagedPoolUsage : 0
QuotaPeakPagedPoolUsage	: 0
ReadOperationCount		 : 0
ReadTransferCount		: 0
SessionId				: 0
Status					 :
TerminationDate			:
ThreadCount				: 2
UserModeTime			 : 0
VirtualSize				: 0
WindowsVersion			 : 6.0.6001
WorkingSetSize			 : 24576
WriteOperationCount		: 0
WriteTransferCount		 : 0
ProcessName				: System Idle Process
Handles					: 0
VM						 : 0
WS						 : 24576
Path					 :

...

Description

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This command displays information about all the processes that are running on a computer.

Example 2

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C:\PS>get-wmiobject win32_service -computername 127.0.0.1

__GENUS					: 2
__CLASS					: Win32_Process
__SUPERCLASS			 : CIM_Process
__DYNASTY				: CIM_ManagedSystemElement
__RELPATH				: Win32_Process.Handle="0"
__PROPERTY_COUNT		 : 45
__DERIVATION			 : {CIM_Process, CIM_LogicalElement, CIM_ManagedSystemElement}
__SERVER				 : SYSTEM02
__NAMESPACE				: root\cimv2
__PATH					 : \\SYSTEM02\root\cimv2:Win32_Process.Handle="0"
Caption					: System Idle Process
CommandLine				:
CreationClassName		: Win32_Process
CreationDate			 :
CSCreationClassName		: Win32_ComputerSystem
CSName					 : SYSTEM02
Description				: System Idle Process
ExecutablePath			 :
ExecutionState			 :
Handle					 : 0
HandleCount				: 0
InstallDate				:
KernelModeTime			 : 6138394740432
MaximumWorkingSetSize	:
MinimumWorkingSetSize	:
Name					 : System Idle Process
OSCreationClassName		: Win32_OperatingSystem
OSName					 : Microsoftr Windows VistaT Ultimate |C:\Windows|\Device\Harddisk0\Partition3
OtherOperationCount		: 0
OtherTransferCount		 : 0
PageFaults				 : 0
PageFileUsage			: 0
ParentProcessId			: 0
PeakPageFileUsage		: 0
PeakVirtualSize			: 0
PeakWorkingSetSize		 : 0
Priority				 : 0
PrivatePageCount		 : 0
ProcessId				: 0
QuotaNonPagedPoolUsage	 : 0
QuotaPagedPoolUsage		: 0
QuotaPeakNonPagedPoolUsage : 0
QuotaPeakPagedPoolUsage	: 0
ReadOperationCount		 : 0
ReadTransferCount		: 0
SessionId				: 0
Status					 :
TerminationDate			:
ThreadCount				: 2
UserModeTime			 : 0
VirtualSize				: 0
WindowsVersion			 : 6.0.6001
WorkingSetSize			 : 24576
WriteOperationCount		: 0
WriteTransferCount		 : 0
ProcessName				: System Idle Process
Handles					: 0
VM						 : 0
WS						 : 24576
Path					 :

...

Description

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This command displays information about the services on the remote computer. It displays the information by specifying the Internet Protocol (IP) address 127.0.0.1. You can change this IP address to any other valid IP address on your network so that you can display information about the services on that remote computer. By default, the account you are running under must be a member of the local administrators group on the remote computer that you specify .

Example 3

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C:\PS>get-wmiobject -namespace "root/default" -list


   NameSpace: ROOT\default

Name								Methods			Properties
----								-------			----------
__NotifyStatus					{}				 {StatusCode}
__ExtendedStatus					{}				 {Description, Operation, ParameterInfo, ProviderName...}
__SecurityRelatedClass			{}				 {}
__Trustee						 {}				 {Domain, Name, SID, SidLength...}
__NTLMUser9X						{}				 {Authority, Flags, Mask, Name...}
__ACE							 {}				 {AccessMask, AceFlags, AceType, GuidInheritedObjectType...}
__SecurityDescriptor				{}				 {ControlFlags, DACL, Group, Owner...}
__PARAMETERS						{}				 {}
__SystemClass					 {}				 {}
__ProviderRegistration			{}				 {provider}
__EventProviderRegistration		 {}				 {EventQueryList, provider}
__ObjectProviderRegistration		{}				 {InteractionType, provider, QuerySupportLevels, SupportsBat...
__ClassProviderRegistration		 {}				 {CacheRefreshInterval, InteractionType, PerUserSchema, prov...
__InstanceProviderRegistration	{}				 {InteractionType, provider, QuerySupportLevels, SupportsBat...
__MethodProviderRegistration		{}				 {provider}
__PropertyProviderRegistration	{}				 {provider, SupportsGet, SupportsPut}
__EventConsumerProviderRegistration {}				 {ConsumerClassNames, provider}
__thisNAMESPACE					 {}				 {SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR}
__NAMESPACE						 {}				 {Name}
__IndicationRelated				 {}				 {}
__FilterToConsumerBinding		 {}				 {Consumer, CreatorSID, DeliverSynchronously, DeliveryQoS...}
__EventConsumer					 {}				 {CreatorSID, MachineName, MaximumQueueSize}
LogFileEventConsumer				{}				 {CreatorSID, Filename, IsUnicode, MachineName...}
ActiveScriptEventConsumer		 {}				 {CreatorSID, KillTimeout, MachineName, MaximumQueueSize...}
NTEventLogEventConsumer			 {}				 {Category, CreatorSID, EventID, EventType...}
SMTPEventConsumer				 {}				 {BccLine, CcLine, CreatorSID, FromLine...}
CommandLineEventConsumer			{}				 {CommandLineTemplate, CreateNewConsole, CreateNewProcessGro...
__AggregateEvent					{}				 {NumberOfEvents, Representative}
__TimerNextFiring				 {}				 {NextEvent64BitTime, TimerId}
__EventFilter					 {}				 {CreatorSID, EventAccess, EventNamespace, Name...}
__Event							 {}				 {SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR, TIME_CREATED}
__NamespaceOperationEvent		 {}				 {SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR, TargetNamespace, TIME_CREATED}
__NamespaceModificationEvent		{}				 {PreviousNamespace, SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR, TargetNamespace, T...
__NamespaceDeletionEvent			{}				 {SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR, TargetNamespace, TIME_CREATED}
__NamespaceCreationEvent			{}				 {SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR, TargetNamespace, TIME_CREATED}
__ClassOperationEvent			 {}				 {SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR, TargetClass, TIME_CREATED}
__ClassDeletionEvent				{}				 {SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR, TargetClass, TIME_CREATED}
__ClassModificationEvent			{}				 {PreviousClass, SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR, TargetClass, TIME_CREA...
__ClassCreationEvent				{}				 {SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR, TargetClass, TIME_CREATED}
__InstanceOperationEvent			{}				 {SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR, TargetInstance, TIME_CREATED}
__InstanceCreationEvent			 {}				 {SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR, TargetInstance, TIME_CREATED}

...

Description

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This command displays the WMI classes in the root or default namespace of the local computer.

Example 4

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C:\PS>get-wmiobject -query "select * from win32_service where name='WinRM'" -computername server01, server02

ExitCode  : 0
Name	: WinRM
ProcessId : 1708
StartMode : Auto
State	 : Running
Status	: OK

ExitCode  : 0
Name	: WinRM
ProcessId : 948
StartMode : Auto
State	 : Running
Status	: OK

Description

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This command displays information about the WinRM service on the computers that are specified in the ComputerName parameter.

Example 5

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C:\PS>(get-wmiobject win32_service -filter "name='WinRM'" -computername server01).StopService()

__GENUS		: 2
__CLASS		: __PARAMETERS
__SUPERCLASS	 :
__DYNASTY		: __PARAMETERS
__RELPATH		:
__PROPERTY_COUNT : 1
__DERIVATION	 : {}
__SERVER		 :
__NAMESPACE	:
__PATH		 :
ReturnValue	: 0

Another query using get-wmiobject -query "select * from win32_service where name='WinRM'" -computername server01, shows the service as stopped.

ExitCode  : 0
Name	: WinRM
ProcessId : 0
StartMode : Auto
State	 : Stopped
Status	: OK

Description

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This command stops the WinRM service on the Server01 remote computer. The command uses the standard Get-WmiObject command and adds a call to the StopService method of the Win32_Service WMI class.

Example 6

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C:\PS>get-wmiobject win32_bios | format-list *

Status				: OK
Name				: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 2.3.1
Caption			 : Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 2.3.1
SMBIOSPresent		 : True
__GENUS			 : 2
__CLASS			 : Win32_BIOS
__SUPERCLASS		: CIM_BIOSElement
__DYNASTY			 : CIM_ManagedSystemElement
__RELPATH			 : Win32_BIOS.Name="Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 2.3.1 ",SoftwareElementID="Phoenix ROM BIOS
						 PLUS Version 1.10 2.3.1 ",SoftwareElementState=3,TargetOperatingSystem=0,Version="DELL   - 14"
__PROPERTY_COUNT	: 27
__DERIVATION		: {CIM_BIOSElement, CIM_SoftwareElement, CIM_LogicalElement, CIM_ManagedSystemElement}
__SERVER			: SERVER01
__NAMESPACE		 : root\cimv2
__PATH				: \\SERVER01\root\cimv2:Win32_BIOS.Name="Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 2.3.1 ",Software
						ElementID="Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 2.3.1 ",SoftwareElementState=3,TargetOperatingSys
						tem=0,Version="DELL   - 14"
BiosCharacteristics   : {7, 9, 10, 11...}
BIOSVersion		 : {DELL   - 14, Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 2.3.1 , Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 2.3
						.1 , Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 2.3.1 }
BuildNumber		 :
CodeSet			 :
CurrentLanguage	 : en|US|iso8859-1
Description		 : Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 2.3.1
IdentificationCode	:
InstallableLanguages  : 1
InstallDate		 :
LanguageEdition	 :
ListOfLanguages	 : {en|US|iso8859-1}
Manufacturer		: Dell Inc.
OtherTargetOS		 :
PrimaryBIOS		 : True
ReleaseDate		 : 20070521000000.000000+000
SerialNumber		: 8PWRVD1
SMBIOSBIOSVersion	 : 2.3.1
SMBIOSMajorVersion	: 2
SMBIOSMinorVersion	: 3
SoftwareElementID	 : Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 2.3.1
SoftwareElementState  : 3
TargetOperatingSystem : 0
Version			 : DELL   - 14
Scope				 : System.Management.ManagementScope
Path				: \\SERVER01\root\cimv2:Win32_BIOS.Name="Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 2.3.1 ",Software
						ElementID="Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 2.3.1 ",SoftwareElementState=3,TargetOperatingSys
						tem=0,Version="DELL   - 14"
Options			 : System.Management.ObjectGetOptions
ClassPath			 : \\SERVER01\root\cimv2:Win32_BIOS
Properties			: {BiosCharacteristics, BIOSVersion, BuildNumber, Caption...}
SystemProperties	: {__GENUS, __CLASS, __SUPERCLASS, __DYNASTY...}
Qualifiers			: {dynamic, Locale, provider, UUID}
Site				:
Container			 :

Description

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This command displays BIOS information. It displays all the properties of the WMI class, not just the properties that are specified in the Types.ps1xml configuration file.

Example 7

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C:\PS>get-wmiobject win32_service -credential FABRIKAM\administrator -computer fabrikam

ExitCode  : 0
Name	: AeLookupSvc
ProcessId : 0
StartMode : Manual
State	 : Stopped
Status	: OK

ExitCode  : 1077
Name	: ALG
ProcessId : 0
StartMode : Manual
State	 : Stopped
Status	: OK

ExitCode  : 1077
Name	: AppIDSvc
ProcessId : 0
StartMode : Manual
State	 : Stopped
Status	: OK

ExitCode  : 0
Name	: Appinfo
ProcessId : 888
StartMode : Manual
State	 : Running
Status	: OK

ExitCode  : 1077
Name	: AppMgmt
ProcessId : 0
StartMode : Manual
State	 : Stopped
Status	: OK

...

Description

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This command displays service information on a computer named Fabrikam. It specifies a user account name by using the Credential parameter, which causes a dialog box to be displayed in which you enter the corresponding password.

See Also

  • Get-WinEvent
  • Get-WSManCredSSP