CIMV2
The namespace root/cimv2 is the default namespace and contains the majority of useful classes.
Just pick a class from the list below, and let PowerShell enumerate all instances. The following example lists information about your operating system:
| Get-WMIObject -Class Win32_OperatingSystem |
Simply replace “Win32_OperatingSystem” with a different class name from the list below to query for different information. You may get back one or more instances, or no results (if there were no instances of the particular class).
By default, PowerShell returns only the most popular properties. To get back the complete information, tell PowerShell to display all properties:
| Get-WMIObject -Class Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-Object -Property * |
Popular Classes
33 properties – 2 methods
The Win32_Battery class represents a battery connected to the computer system.
27 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_BIOS class represents the attributes of the computer system's basic input/output services (BIOS) that are installed on the computer.
9 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_BootConfiguration class represents the boot configuration of a Win32 system.
11 properties – 4 methods
The Win32_ClusterShare class represents a shared resource on a cluster.
60 properties – 4 methods
The Win32_ComputerSystem class represents a computer system operating in a Win32 environment.
33 properties – 14 methods
CIM_DataFile is a type of logical file that is a named collection of data or executable code.
21 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_Desktop class represents the common characteristics of a user's desktop.
28 properties – 2 methods
The Win32_DesktopMonitor class represents the type of monitor or display device attached to the computer system.
31 properties – 14 methods
The Win32_Directory class represents a directory entry on a Win32 computer system.
51 properties – 2 methods
The Win32_DiskDrive class represents a physical disk drive as seen by a computer running the Win32 operating system.
34 properties – 2 methods
The Win32_DiskPartition class represents the capabilities and management capacity of a partitioned area of a physical disk on a Win32 system.
6 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_DiskQuota association class tracks disk space usage for NTFS volumes.
15 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_DisplayConfiguration class represents configuration information for the display device on a Win32 system.
8 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_Environment class represents an environment or system environment setting on a Win32 computer system.
22 properties – 3 methods
The Win32_Fan class represents the properties of a fan device in the computer system.
8 properties – 0 methods
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9 properties – 1 methods
The Win32_Group class represents data about a group account.
23 properties – 2 methods
The Win32_IDEController class manages the capabilities of an IDE controller device.
7 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_IDEControllerDevice class represents an association between an Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) controller and the logical device, for example, a disk drive, connected to it.
9 properties – 0 methods
The IP4PersistedRouteTable class contains IP routes that are persisted.
18 properties – 0 methods
The IP4RouteTable class information governs where network data packets are routed to (e.g.
23 properties – 2 methods
The Win32_Keyboard class represents a keyboard installed on a Win32 system.
10 properties – 0 methods
Describes an instance in time as returned by Win32ClockProvider.
40 properties – 5 methods
The Win32_LogicalDisk class represents a data source that resolves to an actual local storage device on a Win32 system.
6 properties – 2 methods
security settings for a logical file.
5 properties – 2 methods
security settings for a logical file.
9 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_LogonSession class describes the logon session or sessions associated with a user who has logged on to Windows NT or Windows 2000.
22 properties – 2 methods
The Win32_MotherboardDevice class represents a device that contains the central components of the Win32 computer system.
40 properties – 4 methods
The Win32_NetworkAdapter class represents a network adapter on a Win32 system.
61 properties – 41 methods
The Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration class represents the attributes and behaviors of a network adapter.
6 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_NetworkClient class represents a network client on a Win32 system.
17 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_NetworkConnection class represents an active network connection in a Win32 environment.
32 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_NetworkLoginProfile class represents the network login information of a particular user on a Win32 system.
23 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_NetworkProtocol class represents a protocol and its network characteristics on a Win32 computer system.
27 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_NTDomain class represents a NT Domain.
39 properties – 16 methods
CIM_DataFile is a type of logical file that is a named collection of data or executable code.
16 properties – 0 methods
This class is used to translate instances from the NT Eventlog.
20 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_OnBoardDevice class represents common adapter devices built into the motherboard (system board).
64 properties – 5 methods
The Win32_OperatingSystem class represents an operating system installed on a Win32 computer system.
6 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_PageFileSetting class represents the settings of a page file.
9 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_PageFileUsage class represents the file used for handling virtual memory file swapping on a Win32 system.
30 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_PhysicalMemory class represents a physical memory device located on a computer system as available to the operating system.
24 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_PingStatus class contains the values returned by the standard ping command.
36 properties – 2 methods
The Win32_PortableBattery class contains the the population of the DMTF|Portable Battery group, as defined in the DMTF Mobile Supplement to Standard Groups, v1.0 (section 3.3.23 of the SMBIOS spec) and describes the attributes of the portable battery(s) for the system.
86 properties – 11 methods
Capabilities and management of the Printer LogicalDevice.
33 properties – 0 methods
The Setting class represents configuration-related and operational parameters for one or more ManagedSystemElement(s).
7 properties – 0 methods
The CIM_ControlledBy relationship indicates which devices are commanded by or accessed through the controller logical device.
22 properties – 3 methods
A CIM_Service is a Logical Element that contains the information necessary to represent and manage the functionality provided by a Device and/or SoftwareFeature.
29 properties – 2 methods
CIM_Job is a logical element representing a unit of work for a system, such as a print job.
45 properties – 7 methods
The Win32_Process class represents a sequence of events on a Win32 system.
51 properties – 2 methods
The Win32_Processor class represents a device that is capable of interpreting a sequence of machine instructions on a Win32 computer system.
27 properties – 7 methods
Instances of this class represent products as they are installed by MSI.
11 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_QuickFixEngineering?WMI class represents a small system-wide update, commonly referred to as a quick-fix engineering (QFE) update, applied to the current operating system.\nStarting with Windows Vista, this class returns only the updates supplied by Component Based Servicing (CBS).
9 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_QuotaSetting class contains setting information for disk quotas on a volume.
8 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_Registry class represents the system registry on a Win32 computer system.
19 properties – 2 methods
The Win32_ScheduledJob class represents a job scheduled using the network management schedule service functions (also known as "Job" and "AT command" functions).
31 properties – 2 methods
The Win32_SCSIController class represents a SCSI controller on a Win32 system.
7 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_SCSIControllerDevice class represents an association between a Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) controller and the logical device (disk drive) connected to it.
12 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_ServerConnection class represents the connections made from a remote computer, to a shared resource on the local computer.
13 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_ServerSession class represents the sessions that have been established with the local computer, by users on some remote computer.
25 properties – 12 methods
The Win32_Service class represents a service on a Win32 computer system.
10 properties – 4 methods
The Win32_Share class represents a shared resource on a Win32 system.
23 properties – 2 methods
The Win32_SoundDevice class represents the properties of a sound device on a Win32 computer system.
8 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_StartupCommand class represents a command that runs automatically when a user logs onto the computer system.
9 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_SystemAccount class represents a system account.
22 properties – 10 methods
The Win32_SystemDriver class represents the system driver for a base service.
37 properties – 1 methods
The Win32_SystemEnclosure class represents the properties associated with a physical system enclosure.
31 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_SystemSlot class represents physical connection points including ports, motherboard slots and peripherals, and proprietary connections points.
17 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_TCPIPPrinterPort class represents a TCP//IP service access point.
24 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_TimeZone class represents the time zone information for a Win32 system.
23 properties – 2 methods
The Win32_USBController class manages the capabilities of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller.
7 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_USBControllerDevice class represents an association between a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and the CIM_LogicalDevice connected to it.
16 properties – 1 methods
The Win32_UserAccount class contains information about a user account on a Win32 system.
29 properties – 1 methods
The Win32_UserProfile class contains information about user profiles on a Windows system.
10 properties – 0 methods
Describes an instance in time as returned by Win32ClockProvider.
30 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_VideoConfiguration class is not active in releases after Windows 2000.
59 properties – 2 methods
The Win32_VideoController class represents the capabilities and management capacity of the video controller on a Win32 computer system.
44 properties – 11 methods
The Win32_Volume class represents an area of storage on a hard disk.
6 properties – 0 methods
The Win32_VolumeUserQuota association relates per user quotas to quota enabled volumes.
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Content last updated: 2013-12-27 13:50:56 (UTC).