Test WMI Query Connection PowerShell

In this post, I describe a quick way to test a WMI connection with a query run using PowerShell.  This can be done from both local and remote machines.

Local Machine

Open PowerShell and run the following example command:

Get-WmiObject -query "SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem"

You can replace the query parameter value with other WMI queries.

Remote Machine

To test a WMI connection to a remote machine, open PowerShell and run the following example command, replacing the ComputerName parameter value with the appropriate machine name:

Get-WmiObject -query "SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem -ComputerName MachineName

wbemtest

You can also test WMI by running wbemtest (Start > Run > wbemtest).

Press the Connect button, then the Connect button again, then the Query button:

Paste SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem into the Enter Query textbox, then press the Apply button to see the Query Result:

This can also be used to test WMI on remote machines by including the machine name in the namespace e.g.

\\DC-2K12R2-DEMO\root\cimv2

Video

YouTube link: Test WMI Query PowerShell

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