winmgmt.exe = Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Runs under SVCHOST.EXE.
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
[Windows Management Instrumentation service
Provides a common interface and object model to access management
information about operating system, devices, applications and services. If
this service is stopped, most Windows-based software will not function
properly.]
From The Elder Geek:
Windows Management Instrumentation Service
[[Real World Description: If you don't want your computer to work, set this
to Disabled. ]]
From Black Viper:
[Windows Management Instrumentation service
This service is required if you want to see the "Dependencies" tab in
service configuration and you want everything to go smoothly. I do not
recommend disabling this service as strange things may start to happen.]
From Snakefoot:
[Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service
Collects and provides system management information by tracking applications
and drivers.
Windows Management Instrumentation(WMI) is an implementation of Distributed
Management Task Force's (DMTF) Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM).
WBEM is a set of open, industry-defined specifications that unify and extend
the management of enterprise-computing environment.
The central part of WMI is the CIMOM (Common Interface Model Object Manager)
which is an interface to the CIM(Common Information Model) which actually is
a data container. WMI makes it possible for drivers, services, applications
to return information in form of data or events into the CIM.]
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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