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Displays WMI information inside an interactive command shell.
Important
The WMI command-line (WMIC) utility is deprecated as of Windows 10, version 21H1, and as of the 21H1 semi-annual channel release of Windows Server. This utility is superseded by Windows PowerShell for WMI (seeChapter 7 - Working with WMI). This deprecation applies only to the WMI command-line (WMIC) utility; Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) itself is not affected. Also seeWindows 10 features we're no longer developing.
wmic </parameter>The following sub-commands are available:
| Sub-command | Description |
|---|---|
| logicaldisk | Displays properties of all the logical disks on this computer. |
| class | Escapes from the default alias mode of WMIC to access classes in the WMI schema directly. |
| path | Escapes from the default alias mode of WMIC to access instances in the WMI schema directly. |
| context | Displays the current values of all global switches. |
| [quit | exit] | Exits the WMIC command shell. |
To display the current values of all global switches, type:
wmic contextOutput similar to the following displays:
NAMESPACE : root\cimv2ROLE : root\cliNODE(S) : BOBENTERPRISEIMPLEVEL : IMPERSONATE[AUTHORITY : N/A]AUTHLEVEL : PKTPRIVACYLOCALE : ms_409PRIVILEGES : ENABLETRACE : OFFRECORD : N/AINTERACTIVE : OFFFAILFAST : OFFOUTPUT : STDOUTAPPEND : STDOUTUSER : N/AAGGREGATE : ONTo display all properties of all logical disks on the computer, type:
wmic logicaldiskOutput similar to the following displays:
Access Description InstallDate PowerManagementSupported StatusInfoAvailability DeviceID LastErrorCode ProviderName SupportsDiskQuotasBlockSize DriveType MaximumComponentLength Purpose SupportsFileBasedCompressionCaption ErrorCleared MediaType QuotasDisabled SystemCreationClassNameCompressed ErrorDescription Name QuotasIncomplete SystemNameConfigManagerErrorCode ErrorMethodology NumberOfBlocks QuotasRebuilding VolumeDirtyConfigManagerUserConfig FileSystem PNPDeviceID Size VolumeNameCreationClassName FreeSpace PowerManagementCapabilities Status VolumeSerialNumber0 C: FALSE Win32_LogicalDisk Local Fixed Disk C: 3 NTFS 543237451776 255 12 C: 1021771247616 FALSE TRUE Win32_ComputerSystem <TheDeviceName> <TheVolumeName> 0011AABBTo get the name of the logical disks, type:
wmic logicaldisk get nameOutput similar to the following displays:
NameC:To change the language ID used by the command line to English (locale ID 409), type:
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