Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Caption Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name Get-CimInstance Win32_LogicalDisk | Select-Object DeviceID, Size, FreeSpace
# Physical disks Get-CimInstance Win32_DiskDrive | Select-Object Model, Size, InterfaceType Get-CimInstance Win32_LogicalDisk | Select-Object DeviceID, Size, FreeSpace Process Management List Processes wmic windows 11 alternative
# 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: BuildNumber Get-ComputerInfo | Select-Object OsName
# Start a new process Start-Process -FilePath "notepad.exe" Start-Process -FilePath "cmd.exe" -ArgumentList "/c echo Hello" Service Management List Services wmic windows 11 alternative
# All services Get-Service Get-Service | Where-Object $_.Status -eq "Running" Detailed service info Get-CimInstance Win32_Service | Select-Object Name, State, StartMode
# Basic OS info Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-Object Caption, Version, BuildNumber Get-ComputerInfo | Select-Object OsName, OsVersion, OsBuildNumber
# Physical memory Get-CimInstance Win32_PhysicalMemory | Measure-Object -Property Capacity -Sum Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-Object TotalVisibleMemorySize, FreePhysicalMemory
