Microsoft starts removing WMIC tool used by cybercriminals

Microsoft announced that it removed the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) tool from Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, as well as from Windows 11 beta builds released this week.
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft: WMIC will be removed after Windows 11 25H2 upgrade

Microsoft has announced that the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) tool will be removed after upgrading to Windows 11 25H2 and later. WMIC is a legacy built-in Windows ...
Windows Report on MSN

Windows 11 is removing WMIC for good, and you can’t bring it back

Windows 11 is removing WMIC for good as Microsoft pushes administrators toward PowerShell and other modern management tools.
Neowin

New Windows 11 builds remove Drag Tray and WMIC for Insiders

Windows 11 Insider builds 26220.9202 (25H2) and 28020.2731 (26H1) remove WMIC and Drag Tray, and bring a bunch of stability improvements. Launching File Explorer Home is now faster and more responsive ...