Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is 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 allows scripting languages like VBScript or Windows PowerShell to manage Microsoft Windows personal computers and servers, both locally and remotely. WMI is preinstalled in Windows 2000 and newer OSs. It is available as a download for Windows NT, Windows 95 and Windows 98.
Microsoft also provides a command line interface to WMI called Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC).
Read more about Windows Management Instrumentation: Purpose of WMI, Development Process, Importance of WMI Providers, Features, WMI Tools, Wireless Networking Example, WMI Driver Extensions
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