Appendix C. WMI Documentation

Win32 Classes

Microsoft Windows classes give you the means to manipulate a variety of objects. Table C-1 identifies the categories of Windows classes.

Table C-1. Win32 Classes

Category

Description

Computer system hardware

Classes that represent hardware-related objects.

Operating system

Classes that represent operating system-related objects.

Installed applications

Classes that represent software-related objects.

WMI service management

Classes used to manage WMI.

Performance counters

Classes that represent formatted and raw performance data.

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