---
title: "WMI mind blower"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/8/17/wmi-mind-blower.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/8/17/wmi-mind-blower.html"
published: "2003-08-17T07:29:00"
updated: "2003-08-17T07:29:00"
tags: [".Net Original", "Cool Tools"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "If you have ever played around with WMI, specifically in .Net - this will blow your mind: Management (WMI) Extensions for Visual Studio .NET 2003 Server Explorer"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# WMI mind blower

By Roy Osherove August 17, 2003 In [.Net Original](https://osherove.com/blog/category/net-original), [Cool Tools](https://osherove.com/blog/category/cool-tools)

**Historical article** · Originally published August 17, 2003; technical details may be outdated.

If you have ever played around with WMI, specifically in .Net - this will blow your mind:

[Management (WMI) Extensions for Visual Studio .NET 2003 Server Explorer](http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=62d91a63-1253-4ea6-8599-68fb3ef77de1&DisplayLang=en)

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## About the author

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