The WMI category offers operations that let you use functionality of Windows Management
Instrumentation in your macros. Windows Management Instrumentation is a component of Windows operating
systems that is aimed at collecting computer management information in the enterprise environment and
performing various administrative tasks. The WMI operations operations that let you automate these
tasks with ease. The category includes the following operations:
| Operation |
Description |
| COM Class Enumerator |
Obtains the collection of COM classes registered on a computer and performs child operations for each element of this collection. |
| COM Class Enumerator (WMI) |
Obtains the collection of COM classes registered on a computer and performs child operations for each element of this collection. |
| Control NT Service (WMI) |
Starts, stops or pauses the service run. |
| Get COM Class Extended Info (WMI) |
Obtains extended information about a COM class registered on a computer. |
| If COM Class Is Registered (WMI) |
Checks whether a COM class is registered on a computer and performs
child operations according to the result of the check. |
| If Process Is Running (WMI) |
Checks whether a process is running and performs child operations
according to the result of the check. |
| If Service Is Running/Stopped/Paused (WMI) |
Checks whether a service is running (stopped or paused) and performs child operations according to the result of the check. |
| Install Application (WMI) |
Installs or advertises an application on the local or remote computer. |
| NT Service Enumerator (WMI) |
Obtains the collection of services registered on a computer and performs child operations for each element of this collection. |
| Process Enumerator (WMI) |
Obtains the collection of processes running on a computer and performs child operations for each element of this collection. |
| Remote Shutdown/Power Off/Reboot (WMI) |
Shuts down, powers off or reboots a remote computer. |
| Run Process (WMI) |
Launches an application. |
| Terminate Process (WMI) |
Terminates a running process. |
| Uninstall/Reinstall Application (WMI) |
Uninstalls or reinstalls an application on the local or remote computer. |
| Upgrade Application (WMI) |
Upgrades an application installed on the local or remote computer. |
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