

Where is WMI applicable?Īlthough system administrators can use WMI in all Windows-based applications, it's most useful in enterprise applications and administrative scripts. For more information, see Windows Management Infrastructure. MI is fully compatible with previous versions of WMI, and provides a host of features and benefits that make designing and developing providers and clients easy. The latest version of administrative scripting and control is available through the Windows Management Infrastructure (MI). For more information about troubleshooting problems with WMI scripts and the WMI service, see WMI isn't working. If you're an end-user who has experienced a WMI error message, search for the error code in Microsoft Support.

This documentation is for developers and IT administrators only.
