Wmic Windows 11 Alternative May 2026

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

# CPU details Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor | Select-Object Name, NumberOfCores, MaxClockSpeed Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Processor | Format-List wmic windows 11 alternative

# Boot time (like wmic os get lastbootuptime) (Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem).LastBootUpTime System uptime (Get-Date) - (Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem).LastBootUpTime List all environment variables Get-ChildItem Env: Find specific process by command line Get-CimInstance Win32_Process -Filter "name = 'chrome.exe'" | Select-Object CommandLine User account information Get-CimInstance Win32_UserAccount | Select-Object Name, Disabled, Lockout Motherboard information Get-CimInstance Win32_BaseBoard | Select-Object Product, Manufacturer, Version Batch Script Migration Old WMIC batch file: # Start a new process Start-Process -FilePath "notepad

# All services Get-Service Get-Service | Where-Object $_.Status -eq "Running" Detailed service info Get-CimInstance Win32_Service | Select-Object Name, State, StartMode BuildNumber Get-ComputerInfo | Select-Object OsName

# Physical disks Get-CimInstance Win32_DiskDrive | Select-Object Model, Size, InterfaceType Get-CimInstance Win32_LogicalDisk | Select-Object DeviceID, Size, FreeSpace Process Management List Processes

# 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

# Basic OS info Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-Object Caption, Version, BuildNumber Get-ComputerInfo | Select-Object OsName, OsVersion, OsBuildNumber