I wondered which filters you guys all use for your Group Policies? For example I have a piece of software where I need to deploy a different MSI for Windows XP than I do Windows Vista or Windows 7.

When doing a WMI query using ManagementObject, e.g. against Select * FROM Win32_PerfFormattedData_PerfOS_PagingFile, I'm getting two returns for a single value (same for percentprocessortime, it is ...

WMI Filtering lets you run queries against this data. A WMI filter is made up of one or more queries written in WMI Query Language (WQL) that’s evaluated against the target computer. If all the ...

WMI is the acronym for Windows Management Instrumentation, a COM based Microsoft technology used to retrieve system related information. You can use this technology to retrieve the CPU ID, MAC ID, etc ...

In the last two parts of the series we saw how and why WMI exists. We even saw a small bit of code in WMI and how easy it was to write it using class abstractions provided by WMI. In this concluding ...

Goverlan last week said it's giving away its version of its GUI-based Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) tool for remote desktop management and control. The company's WMI Explorer (WMIX) lets IT ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. In this episode, Thomas Betts chats with ...