- 1 year ago
Get WMI class of a running process in windows powershell?
To get the WMI class of a running process in Windows PowerShell, you can use the Get-CimInstance
cmdlet along with the Win32_Process
class. Here's an example:
powershell$processName = "your_process_name"
$process = Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_Process | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq $processName}
if ($process) {
Write-Host "Process Found:"
Write-Host "Name: $($process.Name)"
Write-Host "ID: $($process.ProcessId)"
Write-Host "Caption: $($process.Caption)"
# Add more properties you want to display
}
else {
Write-Host "Process not found."
}
In the above code, replace "your_process_name"
with the name of the process you want to find. The script uses the Get-CimInstance
cmdlet to retrieve all instances of the Win32_Process
class, which represents running processes on the system. The Where-Object
cmdlet filters the results based on the process name specified.
If a process with the given name is found, the script displays various properties of the process, such as Name
, ProcessId
, Caption
, etc. You can add more properties to display by following the same pattern.
If the process is not found, the script will display a message indicating that the process was not found.
Make sure to run the PowerShell script with appropriate privileges. Depending on the process you are querying, you may need administrative privileges to access certain information.
Note: The Get-CimInstance
cmdlet is available in PowerShell 3.0 and newer versions. If you are using an older version of PowerShell, you can use the Get-WmiObject
cmdlet instead. The syntax and usage are similar, but the Get-CimInstance
cmdlet is preferred for newer PowerShell versions.