Win32_SystemOperatingSystem class

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01/06/2021

The Win32_SystemOperatingSystem association WMI class relates a computer system and its operating system.

The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and includes all of the inherited properties. Properties and methods are in alphabetic order, not MOF order.

Syntax

[Dynamic, Provider("CIMWin32"), UUID("{8502C4F0-5FBB-11D2-AAC1-006008C78BC7}"), AMENDMENT]
class Win32_SystemOperatingSystem : CIM_InstalledOS
{
  boolean                   PrimaryOS;
  Win32_ComputerSystem  REF GroupComponent;
  Win32_OperatingSystem REF PartComponent;
};

Members

The Win32_SystemOperatingSystem class has these types of members:

Properties

Properties

The Win32_SystemOperatingSystem class has these properties.

GroupComponent

Data type: Win32_ComputerSystem
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: key, Override ("GroupComponent"), MappingStrings ("WMI|Win32_ComputerSystem")

A Win32_ComputerSystem that describes the properties of the computer system upon which the operating system is installed.

PartComponent

Data type: Win32_OperatingSystem
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: key, Override ("PartComponent"), MappingStrings ("WMI|Win32_OperatingSystem")

A Win32_OperatingSystem that describes properties of the operating system running on this computer system.

PrimaryOS

Data type: boolean
Access type: Read-only
Qualifiers: MappingStrings ("MIF.DMTF|Operating System|001.4")

If TRUE, the installed operating system is the default operating system for the computer system.

This property is inherited from CIM_InstalledOS.

Remarks

The Win32_SystemOperatingSystem class is derived from CIM_InstalledOS.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008
Namespace	Root\CIMV2
MOF	CIMWin32.mof
DLL	CIMWin32.dll