wmic Command Examples

Interactive shell for detailed information about running processes. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/wmic.

• Fundamental grammar:

wmic {{alias}} {{where_clause}} {{verb_clause}}

• Show brief details about the currently running processes:

wmic process list brief

• Show full details about the currently running processes:

wmic process list full

• Access specific fields such as process name, process ID and parent process ID:

wmic process get {{name,processid,parentprocessid}}

• Display information about a specific process:

wmic process where {{name="example.exe"}} list full

• Display specific fields for a specific process:

wmic process where processid={{pid}} get {{name,commandline}}

• Kill a process:

wmic process {{pid}} delete