# Physical disks Get-CimInstance Win32_DiskDrive | Select-Object Model, Size, InterfaceType Get-CimInstance Win32_LogicalDisk | Select-Object DeviceID, Size, FreeSpace Process Management List Processes
# CPU details Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor | Select-Object Name, NumberOfCores, MaxClockSpeed Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Processor | Format-List wmic windows 11 alternative
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
# All processes (like wmic process list brief) Get-Process | Select-Object Id, Name, CPU, WorkingSet Get-Process -Name explorer | Format-List * Kill a process (like wmic process where name="notepad.exe" delete) Stop-Process -Name notepad -Force wmic windows 11 alternative
# Boot time (like wmic os get lastbootuptime) (Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem).LastBootUpTime System uptime (Get-Date) - (Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem).LastBootUpTime List all environment variables Get-ChildItem Env: Find specific process by command line Get-CimInstance Win32_Process -Filter "name = 'chrome.exe'" | Select-Object CommandLine User account information Get-CimInstance Win32_UserAccount | Select-Object Name, Disabled, Lockout Motherboard information Get-CimInstance Win32_BaseBoard | Select-Object Product, Manufacturer, Version Batch Script Migration Old WMIC batch file:
# 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: