Search WMI for Useful Information
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WMI is a great source of information, but it is not always easy to find out the names of valid WMI classes to query.
Here is a little search tool: it asks for a keyword, then searches WMI for all valid classes with this keyword. The results are shown in a grid view window, and when you choose a class and press OK, the tool queries the class for you, showing the results:
#requires -Version 3
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function Search-WMI
{
param([Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]$Keyword)
Get-WmiObject -Class “Win32_*$Keyword*” -List |
Where-Object { $_.Properties.Count -gt 6 } |
Where-Object { $_.Name -notlike ‘Win32_Perf*’ } |
Sort-Object -Property Name |
Select-Object -Property @{Name=’Select one of these classes’; Expression={$_.Name }} |
Out-GridView -Title ‘Choose one’ -OutputMode Single |
ForEach-Object {
Get-WmiObject -Class $_.’Select one of these classes’ | Out-GridView
}
}
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Example:
Search-WMI -Keyword network
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