Enable WMIC on Windows 11

As part of the deprecation of the WMI command-line (WMIC) utility, it is disabled by default on Windows 11. This article provides steps about adding the WMIC capability to Windows 11, needed for Tiger Store and Tiger Spaces client to operate.

To add WMIC capability to Windows 11:

1. Run Windows PowerShell as administrator.
   Tip: In the search bar, type “PowerShell.” Right-click on “Windows PowerShell”  and select “Run as administrator.” If prompted by the User Account Control (UAC) dialog, click “Yes” to grant administrative privileges.
2. Check whether WMIC capability is present on the running OS, by executing the following:

   get-windowscapability -online | where-object{$_.Name -like "*WMIC*"}

    If the output looks like this, proceed with the steps below:

   Name  : WMIC~~~~
   
   State : NotPresent

3. To add the WMIC package to the running operating system using the Windows update client, execute the following:

   add-WindowsCapability -online -name WMIC

    
   Note: An active Internet connection or an active network connection to the local Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server is required.
4. The output should look like this:

   Path          :
   
   Online        : True
   
   RestartNeeded : False