Wmic Windows - 11 Alternative

# Stop a service Stop-Service -Name Spooler Start-Service -Name Spooler Change startup type Set-Service -Name Spooler -StartupType Automatic Software/Product Management List Installed Software

# Better alternative to wmic product Get-Package | Select-Object Name, Version, ProviderName Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall* | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion For 64-bit apps Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall* | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion BIOS Information # BIOS details Get-CimInstance Win32_BIOS | Select-Object Manufacturer, Name, SerialNumber, Version Network Configuration # IP configuration Get-NetIPAddress | Select-Object InterfaceAlias, IPAddress, AddressFamily Network adapters Get-NetAdapter | Select-Object Name, InterfaceDescription, Status, LinkSpeed Instead of wmic nic get Get-CimInstance Win32_NetworkAdapter | Where-Object $_.NetEnabled -eq $true Creating Useful Aliases Add these to your PowerShell profile for quicker transitions: wmic windows 11 alternative

# All services Get-Service Get-Service | Where-Object $_.Status -eq "Running" Detailed service info Get-CimInstance Win32_Service | Select-Object Name, State, StartMode # Stop a service Stop-Service -Name Spooler Start-Service

Overview Microsoft has deprecated WMIC (Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line) in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 22H2, WMIC is disabled by default and will be removed in future releases. The recommended replacement is PowerShell with CIM (Common Information Model) cmdlets. Quick Reference: WMIC to PowerShell Commands | WMIC Command | PowerShell Alternative | |--------------|------------------------| | wmic os get | Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem | | wmic cpu get | Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor | | wmic diskdrive get | Get-CimInstance Win32_DiskDrive | | wmic logicaldisk get | Get-CimInstance Win32_LogicalDisk | | wmic process list | Get-Process | | wmic service list | Get-Service | | wmic product get name | Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product (or better: Get-Package ) | Installation (If You Need WMIC) Option 1: Enable WMIC (Not Recommended) Quick Reference: WMIC to PowerShell Commands | WMIC

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