Alternative: Wmic Windows 11

# All processes (like wmic process list brief) Get-Process | Select-Object Id, Name, CPU, WorkingSet Get-Process -Name explorer | Format-List * Kill a process (like wmic process where name="notepad.exe" delete) Stop-Process -Name notepad -Force

# Better alternative to wmic product Get-Package | Select-Object Name, Version, ProviderName Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall* | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion For 64-bit apps Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall* | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion BIOS Information # BIOS details Get-CimInstance Win32_BIOS | Select-Object Manufacturer, Name, SerialNumber, Version Network Configuration # IP configuration Get-NetIPAddress | Select-Object InterfaceAlias, IPAddress, AddressFamily Network adapters Get-NetAdapter | Select-Object Name, InterfaceDescription, Status, LinkSpeed Instead of wmic nic get Get-CimInstance Win32_NetworkAdapter | Where-Object $_.NetEnabled -eq $true Creating Useful Aliases Add these to your PowerShell profile for quicker transitions: wmic windows 11 alternative

# Basic OS info Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-Object Caption, Version, BuildNumber Get-ComputerInfo | Select-Object OsName, OsVersion, OsBuildNumber # All processes (like wmic process list brief)

# Check if WMIC is available where wmic dism /online /add-capability /CapabilityName:WMIC~~~~ BuildNumber Get-ComputerInfo | Select-Object OsName

param( [string]$Class, [string]$Get, [string]$Where ) switch ($Class) "os" Select-Object * "cpu" Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor "diskdrive" Select-Object * "logicaldisk" Select-Object * "process" Get-Process "service" Get-Service "product" Select-Object * default Write-Host "Class not supported in this compatibility script"

# Start a new process Start-Process -FilePath "notepad.exe" Start-Process -FilePath "cmd.exe" -ArgumentList "/c echo Hello" Service Management List Services