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February 24th, 2015

PowerTip: Find WMI Classes with a CIM Cmdlet

Doctor Scripto

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Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell CIM cmdlet to find WMI classes.

How can I find Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) classes that are related to a particular technology?

Use the Get-CimClass cmdlet and use a wildcard character for the name, then specify the Dynamic
parameter to help filter classes, for example:

Get-CimClass -ClassName *bios* -QualifierName dynamic

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