src/libraries/System.Management/src/PACKAGE.md
Provides access to a rich set of management information and management events about the system, devices, and applications instrumented to the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) infrastructure. Not supported on other platforms.
using System.Management;
// Get the WMI class
ManagementClass managementClass = new("Win32_Processor");
// Loop through the WMI class instances and print the processor information found
foreach (ManagementObject managementObject in managementClass.GetInstances())
{
Console.WriteLine("--- Processor information ---");
Console.WriteLine($"Name: {managementObject["Name"]}");
Console.WriteLine($"Architecture: {managementObject["Architecture"]}");
}
using System.Management;
// Search for win32 services with a stopped state
SelectQuery selectQuery = new("Win32_Service", "State = 'Stopped'");
ManagementObjectSearcher managementObjectSearcher = new(selectQuery);
foreach (ManagementObject service in managementObjectSearcher.Get())
{
Console.WriteLine(service.ToString());
}
The main types provided by this library are:
System.Management.ManagementClassSystem.Management.ManagementObjectSystem.Management.SelectQuerySystem.Management is released as open source under the MIT license. Bug reports and contributions are welcome at the GitHub repository.