Wmic

Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2008,Windows Vista,Windows 7

Displays WMI information inside an interactive command shell.

For examples of how to use this command, see Examples.

Syntax

	$lib:\\wmic.bmp$ Copy Code
command </parameter>

The following sub-commands are available at all times:

Sub-command	Description
class	Escapes from the default alias mode of WMIC to access classes in the WMI schema directly.
path	Escapes from the default alias mode of WMIC to access instances in the WMI schema directly.
context	Displays the current values of all global switches.
[quit \| exit]	Exits the WMIC command shell.

Parameter	Description
</parameter>	<Concise description, starts with a verb.>
</param2>	<Another concise description, starts with a verb.>

To display the current values of all global switches, type:

	$lib:\\wmic1.bmp$ Copy Code
wmic context

Output similar to the following displays:

	$lib:\\wmic2.bmp$ Copy Code
NAMESPACE : root\cimv2 ROLE : root\cli NODE(S) : BOBENTERPRISE IMPLEVEL : IMPERSONATE [AUTHORITY : N/A] AUTHLEVEL : PKTPRIVACY LOCALE : ms_409 PRIVILEGES : ENABLE TRACE : OFF RECORD : N/A INTERACTIVE : OFF FAILFAST : OFF OUTPUT : STDOUT APPEND : STDOUT USER : N/A AGGREGATE : ON

To change the language ID used by the command line to English (locale ID 409), type:

	$lib:\\wmic3.bmp$ Copy Code
wmic /locale:ms_409