Wmic Windows 11 Alternative New! May 2026

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)

# Start a new process Start-Process -FilePath "notepad.exe" Start-Process -FilePath "cmd.exe" -ArgumentList "/c echo Hello" Service Management List Services wmic windows 11 alternative

Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Caption Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name Get-CimInstance Win32_LogicalDisk | Select-Object DeviceID, Size, FreeSpace Quick Reference: WMIC to PowerShell Commands | WMIC

# 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 wmic windows 11 alternative

# CPU details Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor | Select-Object Name, NumberOfCores, MaxClockSpeed Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Processor | Format-List

# Check if WMIC is available where wmic dism /online /add-capability /CapabilityName:WMIC~~~~

Save this as wmic.ps1 for basic compatibility: