WMI

Windows Management Instrumentation

Get-CimInstance

Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_BIOS

Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_BIOS | Select-Object -Property SerialNumber

Get-CimInstance -Query "select * from win32_product where name LIKE '%ashtop%'"

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/learn/ps101/07-working-with-wmi?view=powershell-5.1

Deprecated

Get-WmiObject

Get a list of installed applications:

Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product

With a specific pattern:

Get-WmiObject -Query "select * from win32_product where name LIKE '%ashtop%'"

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/get-wmiobject?view=powershell-5.1

Older

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wmisdk/wmi-start-page

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wmisdk/wmic

https://www.windows-commandline.com/wmic-useraccounts/

WMIC 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 This utility is superseded by Windows PowerShell for WMI; see Chapter 7 - Working with WMI. This deprecation applies only to the WMIC utility. Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) itself is not affected.