This is the built-in help made by Microsoft for the command 'Invoke-WmiMethod', in PowerShell version 2 - as retrieved from
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Calls Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) methods.
Invoke-WmiMethod [-Class] <string> [[-ArgumentList] <Object[]>] [-Authentication {Default | None | Connect | Call | Packet | PacketIntegrity | Pa
cketPrivacy | Unchanged}] [-Authority <string>] [-ComputerName <string[]>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-EnableAllPrivileges] [-Impersonation {D
efault | Anonymous | Identify | Impersonate | Delegate}] [-Locale <string>] [-Namespace <string>] [-Name] <string> [-AsJob] [-ThrottleLimit <int>
] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
Invoke-WmiMethod [-Authentication {Default | None | Connect | Call | Packet | PacketIntegrity | PacketPrivacy | Unchanged}] [-Authority <string>]
[-ComputerName <string[]>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-EnableAllPrivileges] [-Impersonation {Default | Anonymous | Identify | Impersonate | D
elegate}] [-Locale <string>] [-Namespace <string>] [-Name] <string> [-AsJob] [-ThrottleLimit <int>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
Invoke-WmiMethod -InputObject <ManagementObject> [-ArgumentList <Object[]>] [-Name] <string> [-AsJob] [-ThrottleLimit <int>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf]
[<CommonParameters>]
Invoke-WmiMethod -Path <string> [-ArgumentList <Object[]>] [-Authentication {Default | None | Connect | Call | Packet | PacketIntegrity | PacketP
rivacy | Unchanged}] [-Authority <string>] [-ComputerName <string[]>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-EnableAllPrivileges] [-Impersonation {Defaul
t | Anonymous | Identify | Impersonate | Delegate}] [-Locale <string>] [-Namespace <string>] [-Name] <string> [-AsJob] [-ThrottleLimit <int>] [-C
onfirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
Invoke-WmiMethod [-Authentication {Default | None | Connect | Call | Packet | PacketIntegrity | PacketPrivacy | Unchanged}] [-Authority <string>]
[-ComputerName <string[]>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-EnableAllPrivileges] [-Impersonation {Default | Anonymous | Identify | Impersonate | D
elegate}] [-Locale <string>] [-Namespace <string>] [-Name] <string> [-AsJob] [-ThrottleLimit <int>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
Invoke-WmiMethod [-Authentication {Default | None | Connect | Call | Packet | PacketIntegrity | PacketPrivacy | Unchanged}] [-Authority <string>]
[-ComputerName <string[]>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-EnableAllPrivileges] [-Impersonation {Default | Anonymous | Identify | Impersonate | D
elegate}] [-Locale <string>] [-Namespace <string>] [-Name] <string> [-AsJob] [-ThrottleLimit <int>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
The Invoke-WmiMethod cmdlet calls WMI methods.
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Online version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113346
Get-WmiObject
Remove-WmiObject
Set-WmiInstance
Get-WSManInstance
Invoke-WSManAction
New-WSManInstance
Remove-WSManInstance
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-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
C:\PS>invoke-wmimethod -path win32_process -name create -argumentlist notepad.exe
__GENUS : 2
__CLASS : __PARAMETERS
__SUPERCLASS :
__DYNASTY : __PARAMETERS
__RELPATH :
__PROPERTY_COUNT : 2
__DERIVATION : {}
__SERVER :
__NAMESPACE :
__PATH :
ProcessId : 4844
ReturnValue : 0
Description
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This command starts an instance of Notepad by calling the Create method of the Win32_Process class.
Note: The ReturnValue property is populated with a 0, and the ProcessId property is populated with an integer (the next process ID number) if the
command is completed.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
C:\PS>invoke-wmimethod -path "CIM_DataFile.Name='C:\scripts\test.txt'" -Name Rename -ArgumentList "C:\scripts\test_bu.txt"
__GENUS : 2
__CLASS : __PARAMETERS
__SUPERCLASS :
__DYNASTY : __PARAMETERS
__RELPATH :
__PROPERTY_COUNT : 1
__DERIVATION : {}
__SERVER :
__NAMESPACE :
__PATH :
ReturnValue : 0
Description
-----------
This command renames a file. It uses the Path parameter to reference an instance of the CIM_DataFile class. Then, it applies the Rename method to
that particular instance.
Note: The ReturnValue property is populated with a 0 if the command is completed.