XDA Developers on MSN

Microsoft deleted a Windows command that decades of scripts still depend on, and it's gone for good

If you've been relying on WMIC for managing Windows 11 PCs, Microsoft's latest updates are bad news for you. But it's not the ...
MUO on MSN

I stopped trying to remember terminal commands after installing this one tool

I gave my terminal the memory I clearly don’t have.
TechJuice

Microsoft Wants to Remove A Windows Legacy Administrative Tool, But Is It Worth It?

Microsoft removes WMIC from Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 while legacy scripts and admin tools still depend on the command.
Windows Latest

Windows 11 just dropped the tool ransomware abused, Microsoft says don’t restore WMIC

This week’s mandatory Windows 11 update has finally removed WMIC, one of the tools that ransomware abused. You might have ...
BleepingComputer

Microsoft: WMIC will be removed after Windows 11 25H2 upgrade

Microsoft has announced that the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) tool will be removed after upgrading to Windows 11 25H2 and later. WMIC is a legacy built-in Windows ...
PC World

Microsoft is scrapping another Windows 11 troubleshooting tool

In recent years, Microsoft has discontinued a number of command-line tools, and now it’s time for yet another one to be retired. This time, it’s the Support and Recovery Assistant (SaRA), a tool ...