WMIC COMMAND IN WINDOWS || GET PROCESSOR, DISK AND RAM INFORMATION USING CMD WMIC COMMAND

INTRODUCTION

The Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) is a powerful command-line tool in Windows that allows you to interact with WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) to manage system settings and retrieve information about the operating system, hardware, and installed software.

Here are some common usages of the WMIC command:

1. Get System Information:

wmic os get caption, version, osarchitecture

This retrieves the operating system's name, version, and architecture.

2. List Installed Software:

wmic product get name, version

This shows a list of installed programs along with their versions.

3. Get CPU Information:

wmic cpu get name, numberofcores, maxclockspeed

4. Get Disk Drive Information:

wmic diskdrive get model, size

5. Check hard drive status:

wmic diskdrive get status

6. Get Network Adapter Information:

wmic nic get name, macaddress

7. Get Running Processes:

wmic process get name, processid

8. Shut Down the System:

wmic os shutdown

9. Check System Uptime:

wmic os get lastbootuptime

10. Retrive Memory Information

wmic memorychip get BankLabel, Capacity, DeviceLocator, MemoryType, TypeDetail, Speed, Manufacturer, SerialNumber

Explanation of Parameters:

• BankLabel: The bank label or slot where the memory module is installed.

• Capacity: The capacity of the memory module in bytes.

• DeviceLocator: The physical slot on the motherboard where the memory is installed.

• MemoryType: The type of memory, such as DDR, DDR2, DDR3, etc. (Note: The raw numeric value is returned. For example, 24 = DDR3).

• TypeDetail: Detailed information about the memory type.

• Speed: The speed of the memory in MHz.

• Manufacturer: The manufacturer of the memory module.

• SerialNumber: The serial number of the memory module.

If you'd like all available memory-related information, you can run:

wmic memorychip list full

Memory Type Code

0

Unknown

- if unkown, try smbiosmemorytype

1

Other

2

DRAM

3	Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM)

4	Cache DRAM

5	EDO (Extended Data Out)

6

EDRAM

7

VRAM

8

SRAM

9

RAM

10

ROM

11

Flash

12

EEPROM

13

FEPROM

14

EPROM

15

CDRAM

16

3DRAM

17

SDRAM

18

SGRAM

19

RDRAM

20	DDR (Double Data Rate)

21

DDR2

22	DDR2 FB-DIMM

24

DDR3

25

FBD2

26

DDR4

27	DDR5 (Double Data Rate 5)

28	LPDDR (Low Power Double Data Rate)

29	LPDDR5 (Low Power Double Data Rate 5)

Form Factor Codes

0

Unknown

-If WMIC returns FormFactor Code 0 ("Unknown") when trying to retrieve memory information, it indicates that Windows was unable to detect or report the form factor of the memory module

1

Other

2	SIP (Single In-line Package)

3	DIP (Dual In-line Package)

4	ZIP (Zig-zag In-line Package)

5	SOJ (Small Outline J-lead)

6	Proprietary

7	SIMM (Single In-line Memory Module)

8	DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module)

9	TSOP (Thin Small Outline Package)

10	PGA (Pin Grid Array)

11

RIMM

12	SODIMM (Small Outline DIMM)

13

SRIMM

14	SMD (Surface-Mount Device)

15	SSMP (Small Scale Package)

16	QFP (Quad Flat Package)

17	TQFP (Thin Quad Flat Package)

18	SOIC (Small Outline Integrated Circuit)

19	LCC (Leadless Chip Carrier)

20	PLCC (Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier)

21	BGA (Ball Grid Array)

22	FPBGA (Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array)

23	LGA (Land Grid Array)

Conclusion

WMIC is a powerful tool for managing various system aspects via scripts or command line, but it was deprecated in Windows 10 version 21H1 and is recommended to be replaced by PowerShell equivalents for newer systems.