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Windows Script Host
Windows Script Host is a
COM based environment for scripts.
Windows Script Host is often abbreviated with WSH .
Although reputed as being an antiquated and unelegant language, these two languages are powerful when it comes to interacting with
WMI .
Apparently, these languages are the only two languages that are supported by the ActiveScriptEventConsumer event consumer.
Also, on older System where
PowerShell is not installed, there is hope to find at least WSH.
The Windows Script Host is started with
cscript.exe (for console environments) or
wscript.exe for Window (GUI) environments.
Windows Script Host object model
WSH includes the following
COM based libraries which are commonly referred to as
WSH objects :
WshShell
WshNetwork
WshController
Scripting Runtime Library
The WScript object is the root object in the Windows Script Host hierarchy.
Disabling Windows Script Host
If the WSH is disabled, trying to execute it results in a Windows Script Host access is disabled on this machine. Contact your administrator for details. error.