WMI uses its security settings to determine whether the process will run. WMI runs under the security context of the account that runs the WMI service on that machine. The default is the system.

A lot of users face issues with SSCM Client and other applications such as Battle.Net and when they check winmgmt.msc, they see the following error message. Failed to ...

The issue occurs if the WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) service is not running or stopped. You can check the status of the WMI Service in the Windows 11/10 Services app. If the service is ...

SMS needs the WMI service running, but we have 11 systems MISSING the wmi service. I'd hate to reimage perfectly working systems, but we need the SMS loaded. Any advice on restoring the WMI service.

Writing scripts for remote computer management can save man-hours and shoe leather. But like any part of Windows, it has to be properly secured, or you risk opening up your network to the bad guys.