[ProEd]

What is the file wmiprvse.exe? How does it work and how is it used? I have recently seen this file pop up on Task Manager on my laptop. Any info. will be appreciated.

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Windows® Management Instrumentation (WMI) is a component of the Microsoft® Windows® operating system that provides management information and control in an enterprise environment. By using industry standards, managers can use WMI to query and set information on desktop systems, applications, networks, and other enterprise components. Developers can use WMI to create event monitoring applications that alert users when important incidents occur.

http://www.neuber.co...iprvse.exe.html

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Johanna

[Johanna]

Windows® Management Instrumentation (WMI) is a component of the Microsoft® Windows® operating system that provides management information and control in an enterprise environment. By using industry standards, managers can use WMI to query and set information on desktop systems, applications, networks, and other enterprise components. Developers can use WMI to create event monitoring applications that alert users when important incidents occur.

http://www.neuber.co...iprvse.exe.html

Google is your friend...

Johanna

[ProEd]

Johanna.... Thanks for your reply. Your input is always appreciated, sincerely.

I had previously read the article you linked, among others. However, some of the discussion in these articles is somewhat vague, at least for a novice like me. To get to the point, it appears to me that WMI software is aimed, at least partially, at monitoring/logging remote Network computer activities by sysadmin folks. In my readings on this topic, sounds like Big Brother watching.