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WMIC is Dead (Almost): How to Handle the New 24H2/25H2 Reality

If you’re a sysadmin, IT pro, or power user who relies on wmic.exe for quick Windows scripting, things are changing. As of the 24H2 update, WMIC is officially no longer pre-installed by default.

With the upcoming 25H2 release, WMIC will be fully removed from Windows 11.

Here is what you need to know about the "new" WMIC—or more accurately, how to move away from it. 🚨 What's Happening? Deprecated: WMIC has been deprecated since Windows 10 21H1. wmic help new

Disabled by Default (24H2): It exists as a "Feature on Demand" (FoD), but is not active in clean installs.

Removed (25H2): It will no longer be available as a FoD, meaning it's gone for good.

What about WMI? The underlying Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) technology is NOT going away—just the command-line interface tool. 🔧 How to Still Use WMIC (If You Must) WMIC is Dead (Almost): How to Handle the

If you have legacy scripts that you can’t immediately update, you can re-enable WMIC via the Optional Features menu: Open Settings > System > Optional features. Select View features next to "Add an optional feature."

Type "WMIC" in the search box, check the box, and select Next to install.

Command Line Method:You can add it quickly via elevated Command Prompt/PowerShell: DISM /Online /Add-Capability /CapabilityName:WMIC~~~~ Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard 🚀 The "New" Way: PowerShell Replacement check the box

Microsoft has officially replaced WMIC with PowerShell, specifically the CIM (Common Information Model) cmdlets, which are faster and more reliable.

Here are the most common wmic to Get-CimInstance replacements: Old wmic Command New PowerShell Command Get Serial Number wmic bios get serialnumber Get-CimInstance Win32_BIOS | Select-Object SerialNumber Get Model wmic csproduct get name Get-CimInstance Win32_ComputerSystem | Select-Object Name List Processes wmic process get name Get-CimInstance Win32_Process | Select-Object Name Uninstall App wmic product where name="..." call uninstall

🚀 New Way: PowerShell + CIM (Recommended)

Replace WMIC with modern PowerShell cmdlets.

Installed software (fast, not exhaustive)

Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall* | Select DisplayName, DisplayVersion

C. Watching Events (Real-time)

WMIC couldn't do this natively without ugly scripts. Register-CimIndicationEvent lets you watch for new processes or USB drives.

# Alert me when a new process starts (like Notepad)
Register-CimIndicationEvent -Query "SELECT * FROM Win32_ProcessStartTrace" -Action  Write-Host "New Process: $($Event.SourceEventArgs.NewEvent.ProcessName)"