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Winmgmt.exe
WMI Service Control Utility
Description
Winmgmt.exe is the core Windows Management Instrumentation service. For developers, it can also be run as a command line application for the current user context if the service is not running. There are several command line options in this case. Run Winmgmt /? for a list of options at the command line.
Winmgmt.exe is a 32/64-bit executable for a graphics UI style application.
The WBEM directory is used by the Web Based Enterprise Management for executables, utilities and data files. Microsoft's implementation of WBEM is called Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). It offers platform independent control of network devices.
This directory holds the 32-bit system files on the 64-bit editions of Windows. WOW stands for Windows On Windows. When a 32-bit program runs, Windows will simulate this directory as being c:\windows\system32 for backwards compatibility.
The WinSxS directory holds Windows Side-by-Side DLLs. WinSxS allows multiple versions of the same DLL (code libraries) to exist on the same system. This ensures that every application will get the DLL version they were tested and designed for. The result is improved application and system stability. See details for full directory location.
There are no known security risks in using Winmgmt.exe assuming it has not been modified or replaced by virus or malware and it resides in the default directory. This file is installed as part of the Windows operating system.
The following
files are required when running this program. These may call other files, and there can be additional required files not in this list. Required files for non-Core OS programs above are not included.
* indicates a file that is not required in all versions. Click on filename for details.
Additional Analysis
The newest version of WinMgmt.exe requires a C++ library, and was likely written in Micorsoft Visual C++. It was likely built using Visual Studio 2008.
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