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Windows WMI Command Line WMIC Reaching End of Life

Windows WMI Command Line WMIC Reaching End of Life

Written By Gopika S Nair
Last Updated November 10, 2025
Posted In Windows 11
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Exciting News for Windows 11 users! Windows WMI Command Line WMIC Reaching End of Life. At the end of last month, exactly January 29, 2024, Microsoft discovered that the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) feature was “disabled by default” on the insider build of Windows 11.

The WMI command line (WMIC) utility provides a command-line interface for Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). It’s compatible with existing shells and utility commands. It is Microsoft’s implementation of Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM).

Microsoft confirmed that Windows WMI Command Line WMIC is Reaching the End of its Life. Users must migrate their applications from the WMI Command Line if they depend on Windows WMI Command Line WMIC.

Windows WMI Command Line WMIC capability will typically continue to work and is fully supported until it’s officially removed. The depreciation of WMIC’s notification can span a few months or years. This blog post will help you to learn more about Windows WMI Command Line WMIC Reaching End of Life.

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Windows WMI Command Line WMIC Reaching End of Life

WMIC was converted into a Feature on Demand (FoD) as part of Windows 11, version 22H2. WMIC has been enabled by default in Windows 11 version 22H2 and later versions. WMIC FoD will be disabled by default in the next OS release of Windows 11.

Timeline of WMIC Deprecation

WMIC’s depreciation happened on a different timeline. The Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) was deprecated in 2016. 2016’s depreciation of WMIC in server OS. The below table shows the details.

WMIC Deprecation Year and versionDetails
WMIC Server 2012WMIC was depreciated in Server OS
Windows 10 version 21H1 in 2021WMIC was depreciated in client OS
Windows 11 version 22H2 in 2022WMIC is available as a Feature on Demand (FoD) and is enabled by default
Windows 11 next version in 2024WMIC FoD will be disabled by default
TBD Future Windows releaseThe WMIC feature will be removed
Windows WMI Command Line WMIC Reaching End of Life – Table.1
Windows WMI Command Line WMIC Reaching End of Life - Fig.1 - Creds to MS
Windows WMI Command Line WMIC Reaching End of Life – Fig.1 – Creds to MS

Reason for WMIC Deprecation

Windows PowerShell replaces the WMIC tool for WMI. Windows PowerShell ships by default with cmdlets for working with other technologies, such as Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). The new tool is efficient in querying WMI.

Support of PowerShell

You can easily use PowerShell or programmatically query WMI for WMIC workarounds. PowerShell includes cmdlets for working with other technologies, such as Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). Several native WMI cmdlets are available in PowerShell without installing additional software or modules.

  • WMIC – Wmic /namespace:\>namespace< PATH >Class< Get >Attribute1, Attribute2, … Attribute n<
  • PowerShell – Get-CIMInstance -namespace ‘ >namespace< ‘ -query ‘select * from >Class<‘ | ft >Attribute1, Attribute2, … Attribute n<
C:\Windows\System32> powershell -c "Get_CIMInstance -query 'select * from <Class>' | ft <Attribute1, Attribute 2, … Attribute n>"
Windows WMI Command Line WMIC Reaching End of Life - Fig.2 - Creds to MS
Windows WMI Command Line WMIC Reaching End of Life – Fig.2 – Creds to MS

Programmatic Ways of Using WMI

Apart from PowerShell and other tools like wbemtool.exe, you can use COM APIs to interact with WMI. Specifically, you can write scripts and programs in supported languages like C++, .Net, VBScript, etc.

Windows WMI Command Line WMIC Reaching End of Life - Fig.3 - Creds to MS
Windows WMI Command Line WMIC Reaching End of Life – Fig.3 – Creds to MS

Reference

WMI command line (WMIC) utility deprecation: Next steps | Windows IT Pro blog (microsoft.com)

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Gopika S Nair is a computer enthusiast. She loves writing on Windows 11 and related technologies. She is here to share quick tips and tricks with Windows 11 or Windows 10 users. She is Post Graduate Diploma Holder in Computer Science.

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Gopika S Nair is a computer enthusiast. She loves writing on Windows 11 and related technologies. She is here to share quick tips and tricks with Windows 11 or Windows 10 users. She is Post Graduate Diploma Holder in Computers Science.

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