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C:\> wmic os get lastbootuptime LastBootUpTime 20110508161751.822066+060 The timestamp uses the format yyyymmddhhmmss.nnn , so in the above example, the computer last booted up on 8 May 2011 at 16:17:51.822.
The command produces summary output of hardware/software operating environment parameters. [2] The detailed configuration information about the computer and its operating system includes data on the operating system configuration, security information, product ID, and hardware properties, such as RAM, disk space, and network cards.
WMI comes preinstalled in Windows 2000 through Windows 11 OSes. It is available as a download for Windows NT and [1] Windows 95 to Windows 98. [2] Microsoft also provides a command-line interface to WMI called Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC). [3]
In Windows NT, the booting process is initiated by NTLDR in versions before Vista and the Windows Boot Manager (BOOTMGR) in Vista and later. [4] The boot loader is responsible for accessing the file system on the boot drive, starting ntoskrnl.exe, and loading boot-time device drivers into memory.
Though NTLDR and boot.ini are no longer used to boot Windows Vista and later versions of Windows NT, they ship with the bootcfg utility regardless. This is to handle boot.ini in the case that a multi-boot configuration with previous versions of Windows exists and needs troubleshooting from within the later operating system.
WMI plug-in. Allows WMI data to be made available to WinRM clients. [2] WMI service. Leverages the WMI plug-in to provide requested data or control and can also be used to acquire data from most WMI classes. Examples include the Win32_Process, in addition to any IPMI-supplied data.
These tools are not installed with the Windows operating system and have to be separately installed. They are located on the Windows Installation CD, Support folder, Tools subfolder. [1]
Version 1 of the Desktop Management BIOS (DMIBIOS) specification was produced by Phoenix Technologies in or before 1996. [5] [6]Version 2.0 of the Desktop Management BIOS specification was released on March 6, 1996 by American Megatrends (AMI), Award Software, Dell, Intel, Phoenix Technologies, and SystemSoft Corporation.