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PowerShell cmdLet Get-WmiObject

In PowerShell 3.0, the cmdLet get-wmiObject was superseded by get-cimInstance. 
get-wmiObject -query 'select * from meta_class' | select-object __class
get-wmiObject -query 'select * from meta_class where __class = "Win32_QuickFixEngineering"'

See also

get-wmiObject is one of the cmdLets with the -computerName and -asJob parameter.
Powershell command noun: wmiObject

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