Help New - Wmic
Get-CimInstance (CIM) is the modern, WS-Management (WinRM) compatible replacement for the old Get-WmiObject . It is faster, works over networks securely, and returns native PowerShell objects (not text).
To inject a new system-wide or user-specific variable into the Windows environment, use the environment alias. wmic help new
| WMIC Command | PowerShell Replacement | |:---|:---| | wmic bios get serialnumber | (Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_BIOS).SerialNumber | | wmic baseboard get product | (Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_BaseBoard).Product | | wmic cpu get processorid | (Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Processor).ProcessorId | | wmic os get osarchitecture | (Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_OperatingSystem).OSArchitecture | | wmic logicaldisk get name | Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_LogicalDisk \| Select-Object Name | | WMIC Command | PowerShell Replacement | |:---|:---|
Since you mentioned "help new," here is how you access the built-in documentation. WMI is based on the WBEM (Web-Based Enterprise
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_LogicalDisk | Select-Object Name, FreeSpace Why Switch to CIM Cmdlets?
WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) is a set of extensions to the Windows Driver Model that provides a uniform interface to access system data, event notifications, and configuration data. WMI is based on the WBEM (Web-Based Enterprise Management) standard, which is a set of standards for managing and monitoring systems.
utility, there is no direct command or global switch. Instead, the functionality you're looking for—creating new instances of system objects like processes or environment variables—is handled by the verb or the call create method within specific aliases. How to Create New Instances
