WMI

  • Windows Management Instrumentation (Windows) - MSDN
    https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa394582.aspx
  • Windows Management Instrumentation - Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Management_Instrumentation
    Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) consists of a set of extensions to the Windows Driver Model that provides an operating system interface through which instrumented components provide information and notification. WMI is Microsoft's implementation of the Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) and Common Information Model (CIM) standards from the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF).
  • WMI Architecture (Windows) - MSDN
    https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394553.aspx
    Diagram shows the relationship between the WMI infrastructure and the WMI providers and managed objects. List describes the key WMI components.