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Sat, Oct 28, 2017 10:45 pm
Checking operating system information with WMIC
You can use wmic os get commands on a Microsoft Windows system
to view information related to the operating system via a command-line
interface (CLI). E.g., to determine the version of the operating system you
can issue the command
Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC)
command wmic os get version.
C:\Users\Public>wmic os get version
Version
10.0.15063
C:\Users\Public>
Or if you know the system is running a particular version of the Windows
operating system, e.g., Windows 10, but want to see just the build number
for that version of Windows, you could issue the command wmic os get
BuildNumber.
C:\Users\Public>wmic os get BuildNumber
BuildNumber
15063
C:\Users\Public>
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Sat, Sep 16, 2017 11:05 pm
Determining the antivirus software on a Windows system from the command line
You can determine the antivirus software present on a system, if the
antivirus software is registered with the Windows Security Center, using
Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC).
E.g., for a Windows 10 system using Microsoft
Windows Defender:
C:\>WMIC /Node:localhost /Namespace:\\root\SecurityCenter2 Path AntiVirusProduct Get displayName
displayName
Windows Defender
C:\>
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Sat, Feb 18, 2017 3:30 pm
Changing the host name for a Windows system from a command prompt
There are a variety of ways you can
determine the system name for a Windows
computer from a
command line interface (CLI), such as a
command prompt or
PowerShell prompt
window. But what if you wish to rename the computer from a command line
interface? You can
obtain a command
prompt and then use a
Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC)
command in the form shown below where
oldname is the curent name of
the system and
newname is the new name you wish to assign to the
system.
wmic computersystem where caption='oldname' rename newname
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Tue, Feb 14, 2017 11:14 pm
Determining S.M.A.R.T disk drive status from a command prompt
Many hard disk drives have a
Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.)
capability. On a Microsoft Windows system, you can use a utility such
as
SpeedFan
to query the S.M.A.R.T, or SMART, information for a drive. You can also
check the status of a drive using a
Windows Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) command by issuing the
command
wmic diskdrive get status at a
command prompt, though you
won't get the same level of detail. But if you have
multiple drives in or atached to the system, you will need to use an
additional parameter to identify which status applies to which drive. You
could include the size and/or model, e.g.:
C:\Users\Lila>wmic diskdrive get status, size, model
Model Size Status
Seagate Backup+ Desk SCSI Disk Device 5000970240000 OK
Seagate Backup+ Desk USB Device 4000776192000 OK
Generic- Compact Flash USB Device OK
Generic- SD/MMC USB Device OK
Generic- MS/MS-Pro USB Device OK
WD My Book 1140 USB Device 2000363420160 OK
Generic- SM/xD-Picture USB Device OK
WDC WD4003FZEX-00Z4SA0 ATA Device 4000784417280 OK
C:\Users\Lila>
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Wed, Dec 07, 2016 11:27 pm
Show all drives from Windows command prompt
If you need to obtain a list of all disk drives on a Microsoft Windows system
from a
command line interface (CLI), e.g., a command prompt window, you can do so using
Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC). You can obtain
a list of drives by
opening a
command prompt window and then issuing a
wmic logicaldisk get
command followed by parameters relevant to the information you
wish to see. You can see a list of parameter options by issuing the command
wmic logicaldisk get /?.
C:\>wmic logicaldisk get /?
Property get operations.
USAGE:
GET [<property list>] [<get switches>]
NOTE: <property list> ::= <property name> | <property name>, <property list>
The following properties are available:
Property Type Operation
======== ==== =========
Access N/A N/A
Availability N/A N/A
BlockSize N/A N/A
Caption N/A N/A
Compressed N/A N/A
ConfigManagerErrorCode N/A N/A
ConfigManagerUserConfig N/A N/A
Description N/A N/A
DeviceID N/A N/A
DriveType N/A N/A
ErrorCleared N/A N/A
ErrorDescription N/A N/A
ErrorMethodology N/A N/A
FileSystem N/A N/A
FreeSpace N/A N/A
InstallDate N/A N/A
LastErrorCode N/A N/A
MaximumComponentLength N/A N/A
MediaType N/A N/A
Name N/A N/A
NumberOfBlocks N/A N/A
PNPDeviceID N/A N/A
PowerManagementCapabilities N/A N/A
PowerManagementSupported N/A N/A
ProviderName N/A N/A
Purpose N/A N/A
QuotasDisabled N/A N/A
QuotasIncomplete N/A N/A
QuotasRebuilding N/A N/A
Size N/A N/A
Status N/A N/A
StatusInfo N/A N/A
SupportsDiskQuotas N/A N/A
SupportsFileBasedCompression N/A N/A
VolumeName N/A N/A
VolumeSerialNumber N/A N/A
The following GET switches are available:
/VALUE - Return value.
/ALL(default) - Return the data and metadata for the attribute.
/TRANSLATE:<table name> - Translate output via values from <table name>.
/EVERY:<interval> [/REPEAT:<repeat count>] - Returns value every (X interval) seconds, If /REPEAT specified the command is executed <repeat count> times.
/FORMAT:<format specifier> - Keyword/XSL filename to process the XML results.
NOTE: Order of /TRANSLATE and /FORMAT switches influences the appearance of output.
Case1: If /TRANSLATE precedes /FORMAT, then translation of results will be followed by formatting.
Case2: If /TRANSLATE succeeds /FORMAT, then translation of the formatted results will be done.
C:\>
For example, the results from issuing the command on a Windows 10
system to display the device ID, volume name, and description are shown
below:
C:\>wmic logicaldisk get deviceid, volumename, description
Description DeviceID VolumeName
Local Fixed Disk C: OS
CD-ROM Disc D:
CD-ROM Disc E:
Removable Disk F: EMTEC
C:\>
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Thu, Jan 28, 2016 10:53 pm
Viewing date and time information under Windows with WMIC
If you want to obtain the current date and time on a Windows system from
a command prompt, you can use
date /t and
time /t -
if you omit the
/t you will be prompted to change the values.
C:\>date /t
Thu 01/28/2016
C:\>time /t
10:38 PM
You can also obtain the information using a
Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line command,
wmic path win32_localtime get *. Times will be shown in
24-hour clock format,
aka "military time", so 10 PM is hour 22.
C:\>wmic path win32_localtime get *
Day DayOfWeek Hour Milliseconds Minute Month Quarter Second WeekInMonth Year
28 4 22 47 1 1 42 5 2016
C:\>
You can format the display of the information using the /format
option, e.g., you can put it in a list format.
C:\>wmic path win32_localtime get * /format:list
Day=28
DayOfWeek=4
Hour=22
Milliseconds=
Minute=45
Month=1
Quarter=1
Second=50
WeekInMonth=5
Year=2016
C:\>
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Thu, Jan 21, 2016 10:44 pm
WMIC cpu get commands
On Microsoft Windows systems since Windows XP, you can use the
Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) to obtain information
on a system's
Central Processing Unit (CPU). E.g., you can issue the command
wmic
cpu get name to determine if the processor is an AMD or Intel processor.
C:\>wmic cpu get name
Name
AMD FX(tm)-4100 Quad-Core Processor
You can also specify, manufacturer as an option to the command,
instead.
C:\>wmic cpu get manufacturer
Manufacturer
AuthenticAMD
C:\>
Or wmic cpu get caption.
C:\>wmic cpu get caption
Caption
AMD64 Family 21 Model 1 Stepping 2
If you want to know the CPU's clock speed, you can use
currentclockspeed. There is also a maxclockspeed
parameter.
C:\>wmic cpu get currentclockspeed
CurrentClockSpeed
3600
C:\>wmic cpu get maxclockspeed
MaxClockSpeed
3600
C:\>
If you want to obtain a figure for the current CPU utilization from
a command line interface (CLI), i.e.,
a
command prompt, rather than checking it through a
GUI, such as
through the Task Manager, you can use wmic cpu get
loadpercentage.
C:\>wmic cpu get loadpercentage
LoadPercentage
19
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Mon, Jan 11, 2016 10:54 pm
WMIC startup
The WMIC startup command can be used to check the programs that will be
run when a user logs into a Microsoft Windows system.
C:\>wmic startup /?
STARTUP - Management of commands that run automatically when users log onto the
computer system.
HINT: BNF for Alias usage.
(<alias> [WMIObject] | <alias> [<path where>] | [<alias>] <path where>) [<verb c
lause>].
USAGE:
STARTUP ASSOC [<format specifier>]
STARTUP CREATE <assign list>
STARTUP DELETE
STARTUP GET [<property list>] [<get switches>]
STARTUP LIST [<list format>] [<list switches>]
C:\>
The list parameter can be specified to obtain a list
of programs that will be run upon logon.
C:\>wmic startup list /?
Property list operations.
USAGE:
LIST [<list format>] [<list switches>]
The following LIST formats are available:
BRIEF - Command, User, Caption
FULL - Command, Description, SettingID, User, Location, Cap
tion
INSTANCE - Caption
SYSTEM - __CLASS, __DERIVATION, __DYNASTY, __GENUS, __NAMESPA
CE, __PATH, __PROPERTY_COUNT, __RELPATH, __SERVER, __SUPERCLASS
The following LIST switches are available:
/TRANSLATE:<table name> - Translate output via values from <table name>.
/EVERY:<interval> [/REPEAT:<repeat count>] - Returns value every (X interval) se
conds, If /REPEAT specified the command is executed <repeat count> times.
/FORMAT:<format specifier> - Keyword/XSL filename to process the XML results.
NOTE: Order of /TRANSLATE and /FORMAT switches influences the appearance of outp
ut.
Case1: If /TRANSLATE precedes /FORMAT, then translation of results will be follo
wed by formatting.
Case2: If /TRANSLATE succeeds /FORMAT, then translation of the formatted results
will be done.
C:\>
E.g., if I only want a brief listing, i.e, just the Command, User, and
Caption values, I can use wmic startup list brief. If I just
want the "caption", I can use wmic startup list instance
as shown below:
C:\>wmic startup list instance
Caption
Akamai NetSession Interface
SpybotPostWindows10UpgradeReInstall
Intuit Data Protect
QuickBooks Update Agent
QuickBooks_Standard_21
IgfxTray
HotKeysCmds
Persistence
AdAwareTray
C:\>
If I don't want to use any of the predefined list formats like brief,
full, instance, etc., I can use wmic startup get followed
by the values I'm interested in. E.g., if I wanted the caption
and command values, I could use the command shown below:
C:\>wmic startup get caption, command
Caption Command
Akamai NetSession Interface "C:\Users\Pamela\AppData\Local\Akamai\netsession_win.exe"
SpybotPostWindows10UpgradeReInstall "C:\Program Files\Common Files\AV\Spybot - Search and Destroy\Test.exe"
Intuit Data Protect C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Intuit\DATAPR~1\INTUIT~1.EXE /Startup
QuickBooks Update Agent C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Intuit\QUICKB~1\QBUpdate\qbupdate.exe
QuickBooks_Standard_21 C:\PROGRA~2\Intuit\QUICKB~1\QBW32.EXE -silent
IgfxTray C:\Windows\system32\igfxtray.exe
HotKeysCmds C:\Windows\system32\hkcmd.exe
Persistence C:\Windows\system32\igfxpers.exe
AdAwareTray "C:\Program Files\Security\Ad-Aware\Ad-Aware Antivirus\11.8.586.8535\AdAwareTray.exe"
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Sun, Jan 10, 2016 11:40 pm
WMIC share get
If you need to obtain a list of
shared resources
on a Microsoft Windows system, such as shared folders, you can use a
Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) command,
wmic share get. E.g.,
wmic share get
caption,name,path, which will show the share names on the system
on which the command is issued and the full directory path for shared
folders associated with those sharenames.
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Sat, Jan 09, 2016 11:05 pm
WMIC printer get
The
Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) can be used
to query the available printers for a system using
wmic printer
get. Parameters the command accepts are shown below:
c:\>wmic printer get /?
Property get operations.
USAGE:
GET [<property list>] [<get switches>]
NOTE: <property list> ::= <property name> | <property name>, <property list>
The following properties are available:
Property Type Operation
======== ==== =========
Attributes N/A N/A
Availability N/A N/A
AvailableJobSheets N/A N/A
AveragePagesPerMinute N/A N/A
Capabilities N/A N/A
CapabilityDescriptions N/A N/A
Caption N/A N/A
CharSetsSupported N/A N/A
Comment N/A N/A
ConfigManagerErrorCode N/A N/A
ConfigManagerUserConfig N/A N/A
CurrentCapabilities N/A N/A
CurrentCharSet N/A N/A
CurrentLanguage N/A N/A
CurrentMimeType N/A N/A
CurrentNaturalLanguage N/A N/A
CurrentPaperType N/A N/A
Default N/A N/A
DefaultCapabilities N/A N/A
DefaultCopies N/A N/A
DefaultLanguage N/A N/A
DefaultMimeType N/A N/A
DefaultNumberUp N/A N/A
DefaultPaperType N/A N/A
DefaultPriority N/A N/A
Description N/A N/A
DetectedErrorState N/A N/A
DeviceID N/A N/A
Direct N/A N/A
DoCompleteFirst N/A N/A
DriverName N/A N/A
EnableBIDI N/A N/A
EnableDevQueryPrint N/A N/A
ErrorCleared N/A N/A
ErrorDescription N/A N/A
ErrorInformation N/A N/A
ExtendedDetectedErrorState N/A N/A
ExtendedPrinterStatus N/A N/A
Hidden N/A N/A
HorizontalResolution N/A N/A
InstallDate N/A N/A
JobCountSinceLastReset N/A N/A
KeepPrintedJobs N/A N/A
LanguagesSupported N/A N/A
LastErrorCode N/A N/A
Local N/A N/A
Location N/A N/A
MarkingTechnology N/A N/A
MaxCopies N/A N/A
MaxNumberUp N/A N/A
MaxSizeSupported N/A N/A
MimeTypesSupported N/A N/A
Name N/A N/A
PNPDeviceID N/A N/A
PaperSizesSupported N/A N/A
PortName N/A N/A
PowerManagementCapabilities N/A N/A
PowerManagementSupported N/A N/A
PrintJobDataType N/A N/A
PrintProcessor N/A N/A
PrinterPaperNames N/A N/A
PrinterState N/A N/A
PrinterStatus N/A N/A
SeparatorFile N/A N/A
ServerName N/A N/A
ShareName N/A N/A
SpoolEnabled N/A N/A
StartTime N/A N/A
Status N/A N/A
StatusInfo N/A N/A
SystemName N/A N/A
TimeOfLastReset N/A N/A
UntilTime N/A N/A
VerticalResolution N/A N/A
The following GET switches are available:
/VALUE - Return value.
/ALL(default) - Return the data and metadata for the attribute.
/TRANSLATE:<table name> - Translate output via values from <table name>.
/EVERY:<interval> [/REPEAT:<repeat count>] - Returns value every (X interval) se
conds, If /REPEAT specified the command is executed <repeat count> times.
/FORMAT:<format specifier> - Keyword/XSL filename to process the XML results.
NOTE: Order of /TRANSLATE and /FORMAT switches influences the appearance of outp
ut.
Case1: If /TRANSLATE precedes /FORMAT, then translation of results will be follo
wed by formatting.
Case2: If /TRANSLATE succeeds /FORMAT, then translation of the formatted results
will be done.
Some parameters may yield similar results, e.g., the results
of a query for DeviceID, DriverName, and
Name on one system are shown below:
c:\>wmic printer get DeviceID, Name
DeviceID Name
Send To OneNote 2010 Send To OneNote 2010
Ricoh Aficio MP C2500 PCL5c Ricoh Aficio MP C2500 PCL5c
Microsoft XPS Document Writer Microsoft XPS Document Writer
HP Photosmart 6510 series (Network) HP Photosmart 6510 series (Network)
HP Deskjet 6940 series HP Deskjet 6940 series
Fax Fax
Adobe PDF Adobe PDF
c:\>wmic printer get DeviceID, DriverName
DeviceID DriverName
Send To OneNote 2010 Send To Microsoft OneNote 2010 Driver
Ricoh Aficio MP C2500 PCL5c Ricoh Aficio MP C2500 PCL5c
Microsoft XPS Document Writer Microsoft XPS Document Writer
HP Photosmart 6510 series (Network) HP Photosmart 6510 series
HP Deskjet 6940 series HP Deskjet 6940 series
Fax Microsoft Shared Fax Driver
Adobe PDF Adobe PDF Converter
If I want to check the IP address for a printer, I can use
PortName.
c:\>wmic printer get DeviceID, PortName
DeviceID PortName
Send To OneNote 2010 nul:
Ricoh Aficio MP C2500 PCL5c 192.168.0.90
Microsoft XPS Document Writer XPSPort:
HP Photosmart 6510 series (Network) 192.168.0.21
HP Deskjet 6940 series 192.168.0.9
Fax SHRFAX:
Adobe PDF Documents\*.pdf
c:\>
If I just want the IP address for a particular printer I can specify it
with where DeviceId="printer_deviceid PortName where
printer_deviceid is that printer's device ID. I could also query based
on Name, DriverName, etc.
c:\>wmic printer where DeviceID="HP Deskjet 6940 series" get PortName
PortName
192.168.0.9
To check the horizontal and vertical resolution, I can use
HorizontalResolution and VerticalResolution:
c:\>wmic printer get DeviceID, HorizontalResolution, VerticalResolution
DeviceID HorizontalResolution VerticalResolution
Send To OneNote 2010 600 600
Ricoh Aficio MP C2500 PCL5c 600 600
Microsoft XPS Document Writer 600 600
HP Photosmart 6510 series (Network) 600 600
HP Deskjet 6940 series 600 600
Fax 200 200
Adobe PDF 1200 1200
If I want to see a sharename for a printer, i.e., the name used for a
printer that is a
shared resource for other computers on the network, I can use the
ShareName parameter. E.g., the results for such a command issued
on a Windows Server 2012 system showing a printer shared from another system in
the Windows domain
for which it is the domain controller:
C:\Users\Admin>wmic printer where portname="LPT3:" get deviceid, sharename
DeviceID ShareName
\\MERGENTHALER.IMAGINATION.local\HP LaserJet 5100 Series PCL6 CSR_HP_5100
C:\Users\Admin>
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