Authorize WMI users and set permissions

To authorize WMI users and set permissions

Open the WMI Control console: Click Start, click Run, type wmimgmt.msc and then click OK.
In the console tree, right-click WMI Control, and then click Properties.
Click the Security tab.
Select the namespace for which you want to give a user or group access, and then click Security.
In the Security dialog box, click Add.
In the Select Users, Computers, or Groups dialog box, enter the name of the object (user or group) that you want to add. Click Check Names to verify your entry and then click OK. You might have to change the location or click the Advanced button to query for objects. See the dialog box Help for more details.
In the Security dialog box, under Permissions, select the permissions to allow or deny the new user or group:

Level	Description
Execute Methods	Allows a user to execute WMI class methods.
Full Write	Allows full read, write, and delete access to all WMI objects, classes, and instances (dynamic and static).
Partial Write	Allows write access to static WMI objects.
Provider Write	Allows write access to dynamic WMI class instances.
Enable Account	Allows read access to WMI objects.
Remote Enable	Allows remote access to the namespace.
Read Security	Allows read-only access to security information.
Edit Security	Allows read and write access to security information.

To perform this task on the local computer, you must be logged on as a member of the local Administrators group.
To perform this task on a remote computer, the account with which you are logged on must be a member of the Administrators group of that computer. To access a remote computer, right-click WMI Control, click Connect to another computer, click Another computer, and then type the name of the computer to which you want to connect. If you are using WMI Control from the Computer Management console, right-click Computer Management to connect to the other computer.
You can delete a user's or group's authorization to access WMI services by selecting that user or group and clicking Remove.