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WMI stand for ( Windows Management instrumentation ) and it is a set of tools and extensions within the Windows driver model which enables scripting languages which is further use to manage PC and servers connected remotely or locally form. WMI provides the functionality to manage distributed enterprise systems for servers and workstations which is run by the Windows Operating System and automatically system management tasks .The WMI database is an infrastructure management framework which enables data and computing operations management. It is database scripts and applications which is not only designed for systematize administrative tasks and also not remotely connected computers. WMI is used for makes to retrieval system information by using using well documented object models, and queries that resemble those used with SQL ,But with fewer and more easily readable software codes.

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