Wmic Help New Page
For the PATH and CLASS commands, progressive help is available for a single node only (both locally and on remote computers). You can also use a hyphen ( -? ) as an alternative to the forward slash.
wmic cpu get name, maxclockspeed wmic memorychip get capacity, speed wmic diskdrive get model, size
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System administrators frequently need to provision network shares. WMIC makes this possible directly through the command line using the share alias.
: Use /every: to repeat a command automatically. Example: wmic cpu get loadpercentage /every:5 🌐 Remote Management For the PATH and CLASS commands, progressive help
To see the global switches and valid aliases (shortcuts), type:
wmic process get description,executablepath,processid,workingsetsize Use code with caution. wmic useraccount get name,sid,disabled Use code with caution. WMIC vs. PowerShell: Is it Still Relevant? wmic cpu get name, maxclockspeed wmic memorychip get
The is a powerful, albeit deprecated, command-line utility that provides a user-friendly interface to WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation). Even as Microsoft shifts toward PowerShell, understanding how to use wmic /? or "wmic help new" concepts remains crucial for legacy system administration, quick scripting, and deep system diagnostics.
Example: wmic process where "name='chrome.exe'" get processid
wmic process where name="chrome.exe" get processid, commandline
This command outputs a complete list of properties available for Windows services (e.g., Status , StartMode , State , ExitCode ).