WMI Log Files

• Tracing WMI Activity - Win32 apps

  Starting with Windows Vista, the WMI service does not use the WMI Log Files. Instead, it uses Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) and events are available through Event Viewer or the Wevtutil command-line tool.

• Logging WMI Activity - Win32 apps

  The WMI log files are no longer supported.

• WMI Provider Log Files - Win32 apps

  WMI providers also may maintain logs. Which log files appear on a system depends on which providers are installed.

• Debugging Providers - Win32 apps

  Providers, unless they are decoupled providers running within an application, are loaded in a Wmiprvse.exe process, and not through Svchost.exe with a Winmgmt.exe process. For more information, see Provider Hosting and Security.

• WMI Troubleshooting - Win32 apps

  When accessing WMI local or remote data in an application or script, you may encounter errors ranging from missing classes to access denied. Providers also have debugging options and troubleshooting classes available.

• Windows Management Instrumentation - Win32 apps

  Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is the infrastructure for management data and operations on Windows-based operating systems.

• Monitor WMI

  This article describes the functionality of Monitor WMI activity.

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