Windows Management Instrumentation (Standard 7 Package Reference)
7/8/2014
This package is a Feature Pack in the category Management\System Management. The name of the package as it appears on disk and for use with some command-line tools is WinEmb-SystemManagement-WMI.
This package provides support for basic Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) functionality, such as installing and managing WMI providers, and running scripts. Included is the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) tool.
Many aspects of WMI functionality are included with Windows Embedded Core and should be sufficient for most WMI providers.
Settings
No settings provided.
Services
No services provided.
Dependencies
Package Dependencies
No package dependencies.
Group Dependencies
No group dependencies.
Optional Supporting Packages
You can select any number of packages from the following list:
- .NET Framework 2.0 Client Profile
- Advanced File System
- Core File System
- Help and Support Engine
- Network and Sharing Center
- Printing Utilities and Management
- Remote Access Service
- Shell Controls and UI Support Functions
- Windows Explorer Shell Resources
You can use the optional packages to enable the following functions:
To do this |
Use these packages |
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Enables disk management via WMI. |
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Define WMI classes by writing class definitions in managed code. |
Common Uses
Notes
Group Policy settings must be such that using WMI is permitted. User Account Control (UAC) settings, for example, can restrict access to remote computers and even the type of data that WMI objects return.