What is WMI Tools?
WMI Tools is a free utility for Windows that gives you access to the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) framework. WMI provides management information and control over many aspects of the Windows operating system and installed applications.
With WMI Tools, you can easily browse WMI namespaces, enumerate classes in a namespace, view class properties and methods, execute WMI queries, and invoke WMI class methods. It provides an intuitive graphical interface for working with WMI instead of having to use the command line.
Key features of WMI Tools include:
- Browsing WMI namespaces and classes
- Viewing class properties, methods, qualifiers, and descriptions
- Executing WMI queries with the WQL query language
- Invoking WMI class methods to perform management tasks
- Saving and loading queries for future use
- Exporting query results to various formats like CSV, HTML, XML, etc.
WMI Tools is useful for IT professionals, developers, and power users to manage Windows environments. It can help diagnose system issues, inventory hardware and software information, monitor performance counters, manage system configuration, and automate administrative tasks. With its user-friendly GUI, WMI Tools makes working with the powerful WMI framework much easier.