WMIC or Windows Management Instrumentation Command-Line utility on Windows 11 provides the command-line interface. It is compatible with the shells and utility command on your Windows PC. Microsoft has made WMIC available with the Windows 11 Build 22572. It is available as an optional feature that can be enabled manually from within Windows 11. If you want to uninstall and re-install WMIC in Windows 11 (22572), this article will help you. In this article, we will be discussing how you can easily uninstall and re-install WMIC in Windows 11.
Uninstalling And Reinstall WMIC In Windows 11 Using Settings
The first way to uninstall and reinstall WMIC in Windows 11 is by using the Settings app. To use the Settings app to uninstall and reinstall WMIC in Windows 11, follow the steps given below-
- Open theย Settingsย app on your Windows 11 PC by pressing theย Windows + Iย key combo.
- Head to theย Appsย section from the left sidebar in theย Settingsย app.
- Now on the right-side of theย Appsย section, click onย Optional features.
- Here, search for theย WMICย option under theย Installed Featuresย and then expand the section by clicking on the down arrow that you see right next to it.
- Next, click on theย Uninstallย button to uninstall the WMIC on your PC.
This will uninstall the WMIC on your Windows 11 PC. Now to reinstall the WMIC, follow the steps given below-
- Press theย Windows + Iย key combo on your keyboard to open theย Settingsย app.
- Click on theย Appsย section that you will find on the left sidebar of theย Settingsย app.
- On the right side, click onย Optional Featuresย and click on theย View Featuresย button.
- Now, search forย WMICย and check the checkbox right next toย WMIC.ย
- After doing so, click onย Nextย and then click onย Installย to re-install theย WMICย on your PC.
Uninstalling And Re-Installing WMIC In Windows 11 (22572) Using Command Prompt/Windows PowerShell
Another way to uninstall and re-install WMIC in Windows 11 (22572) is by using the Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell. You will launch the Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell with the administrative privileges on your Windows 11 PC and then execute the add or remove the command for WMIC to uninstall and re-install WMIC in Windows 11. Given below are the steps to uninstall and re-install WMIC in Windows 11 (22572) using Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell-
- Open theย Start Menuย on Windows 11 by pressing theย Windowsย key.
- In theย Start Menu, search forย CMD.ย Right-click onย Command Promptย from the search result and click onย Run as administrator.ย You can either launch Windows PowerShell with administrative privileges.
- Now to uninstall WMIC in Windows 11, type the command DISM /Online /Remove-Capability /CapabilityName:WMIC~~~~ย and hitย Enter. This will uninstall the WMIC in Windows 11.
- If you want to re-install WMIC in Windows 11, type the commandย DISM /Online /Add-Capability /CapabilityName:WMIC~~~~ย and hitย Enterย to install WMIC in Windows 11.
Final Words
These were the two ways to uninstall and re-install WMIC in Windows 11 (22572). If you are on the Windows 11 build 22572 and want to add or remove the WMIC on your Windows 11 PC, you can follow the steps in this article. Following the above steps will allow you to install and uninstall WMIC on Windows 11 PC.
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