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# Windows Management Instrumentation

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Overview of the Windows Management Instrumentation technology.

To develop Windows Management Instrumentation, you need these headers:

 * [chptrarr.h](../chptrarr/index.md)
 * [chstrarr.h](../chstrarr/index.md)
 * [chstring.h](../chstring/index.md)
 * [frquery.h](../frquery/index.md)
 * [instance.h](../instance/index.md)
 * [methodco.h](../methodco/index.md)
 * [objpath.h](../objpath/index.md)
 * [refptrco.h](../refptrco/index.md)
 * [thrdbase.h](../thrdbase/index.md)
 * [wbemdisp.h](../wbemdisp/index.md)
 * [wbemglue.h](../wbemglue/index.md)
 * [wbemprov.h](../wbemprov/index.md)
 * [wbemtime.h](../wbemtime/index.md)

For programming guidance for this technology, see:
* [Windows Management Instrumentation](/windows/desktop/wmisdk)
* [About WMI](/windows/desktop/wmisdk)

