MC710391 · Windows, SharePoint Development Services
From Microsoft Corporation
Technical Bulletin MC710391 · Published Jan 26, 2024
Message Summary
If you’re still using Windows Management Instrumentation Command line (WMIC), you’ll start seeing changes this year. While it has been deprecated for a while, you could still use it as a feature on demand (FoD). Starting January 29th, 2024, it will become “disabled by default” in the insider build of Windows 11. It will become part of the next Windows 11 release later in 2024. To find out more, read WMI command-line (WMIC) utility deprecation: Next steps.
When will this happen:
- 2016: WMIC was deprecated in Windows Server.
- 2021: WMIC was deprecated in Windows 10, version 21H1.
- 2022: WMIC was available as a FoD and enabled by default.
- January 29, 2024: WMIC FoD will be disabled by default in the insider build of Windows 11.
- Later in 2024: WMIC FoD will be disabled by default in the next version of Windows 11.
How this will affect your organization:
If your application is dependent on WMIC, you should start migrating away from it. The WMIC tool is superseded by PowerShell as a more efficient way of querying WMI. While WMIC will still be available as FoD, it will be disabled by default for some time before it is completely removed.
What you need to do to prepare:
Please migrate away from WMIC with the help of WMI command-line (WMIC) utility deprecation: Next steps. You can use PowerShell or programmatically query WMI instead.
Additional information:
- Read the guide at WMI command-line (WMIC) utility deprecation: Next steps.
- Please look at Working with WMI – PowerShell for more information and examples of the PowerShell workaround.
- Consult Using WMI – Win32 apps for some programmatic ways to query WMIC.