PowerShell 3.0 brings us into the world of CIM which I think you'll find to be a much easier approach for systems management using WMI. On the surface the syntax hasn't really changed much. We have a ...

There has been something bugging me lately about PowerShell. Actually, this something has probably always bugged me. But, when I saw this series: “Hyper-V WMI Using PowerShell Scripts” on the ...

In PowerShell 3.0, the new CIM cmdlets use the WSMAN protocol to retrieve WMI information. A byproduct is that the objects you retrieve across the wire do not have any WMI methods. Using WMI, we would ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Ramya Krishnamoorthy shares a detailed case ...

As someone who writes a lot about Hyper-V, I tend to be asked a lot of Hyper-V-related questions. There are several that I get asked pretty often, such as, "Is Hyper-V free?" or "Is Hyper-V compatible ...

In today’s post, we will identify the cause and then provide the resolution to the issue of Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Group Policy filters, that compare Win32_OperatingSystem ...