WMI is the acronym for Windows Management Instrumentation, a COM based Microsoft technology used to retrieve system related information. You can use this technology to retrieve the CPU ID, MAC ID, etc ...

To set specific security properties for WMI, run dcomcnfg.exe from a command prompt and select Windows Management Instrumentation from the Applications tab, then click the Properties button.

Goverlan last week said it's giving away its version of its GUI-based Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) tool for remote desktop management and control. The company's WMI Explorer (WMIX) lets IT ...

Writing scripts for remote computer management can save man-hours and shoe leather. But like any part of Windows, it has to be properly secured, or you risk opening up your network to the bad guys.