Chapter 12. Better Scripting with WMI Tools

There are many freely available tools, such as WBEMTest and Scriptomatic, that can greatly reduce the amount of time it takes to develop administrative scripts. We’ll discuss how to use a variety of Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)-related tools to increase your scripting efficiency.

Most administrators are always pressed for time and have a dozen things to accomplish before lunch. Taking time to develop scripts is often a low priority, even when the need for administrative scripts is high. Fortunately, with a few good tools, the time it takes to develop a script, ...

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