Microsoft officially deprecated WMIC with the release of Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8, shifting development focus entirely to PowerShell.
and disabled by default in recent versions of Windows 11 (such as 24H2), you may first need to install it as an Optional Feature if it is missing from your system. How to Install WMIC (Feature on Demand) wmic help new
Because new is not a valid WMIC alias (like process , service , bios , or os ), WMIC fails to find a specific help file for it. Instead of throwing a critical error, WMIC typically defaults to displaying its . This screen lists the valid aliases, global switches, and verbs you can use. Microsoft officially deprecated WMIC with the release of