Windows Management Framework, which includes Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0, was officially released to the world this morning. By providing a consistent management interface across the various flavors of Windows, we are making our platform...

1. Extend the Provider Unload time __win32provider Instance: UnloadTime = <CIM_Datetime for interval http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa387237(VS.85).aspx > For example: instance of __Win32Provider { CLSID = "{41ED66D6...

It happens that some CIM models need to link various entities together. The recommended approach for doing this is to use Associations and References. By default WMI is capable to handle associations based on the relations defined in the CIM schema. However...