Windows Management Infrastructure (MI) represents the latest version of the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) technologies. These technologies are based on the Common Information Model (CIM) standard from Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF). MI is fully compatible with earlier versions of WMI, and it provides a host of features and benefits that make it easier than ever to design and develop providers and clients.
WMI.NET is the managed code library for WMI, and it provides writable properties and methods that can be invoked from managed code. You can also develop applications that provide data to WMI classes by using the System.Management.Instrumentation namespace.
The MI API should be used for all new development. The WMI.NET libraries are now considered to be in final state. No additional development, improvements, or updates will be available for non-security–related issues that affect these libraries.
WMI.NET is the managed code library for WMI, and it provides writable properties and methods that can be invoked from managed code. You can also develop applications that provide data to WMI classes by using the System.Management.Instrumentation namespace.
The MI API should be used for all new development. The WMI.NET libraries are now considered to be in final state. No additional development, improvements, or updates will be available for non-security–related issues that affect these libraries.