# Guard to exit script if WMI does not appear to be installed at all If ( !(Test-Path "${Env:SystemRoot}\System32\wbem") ) { Write-Error "WMI components are not present on this device. Please install them manually." ; Exit } # Function to test if WMI is functioning correctly Function Verify-WMIFunctionality { # Track the number of failed functionality tests $WMIErrorLevel = 0 # Specify the WMI class name to query $Class = 'Win32_OperatingSystem' # Specify a property in the WMI class that we can test for a value $Property = 'LastBootUpTime' # Test that our property has a value, and that the WBEM folder exists. If ( $(Get-CimInstance -ClassName $Class -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object $Property -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).$Property -eq $null ) { Write-Error "Failed to query ${Class} for the value of ${Property}" ; $WMIErrorLevel++ } # Test that the WMI repository is consistent $WMIRepoStatus = (winmgmt.exe /verifyrepository) If ( ($WMIRepoStatus -contains "inconsistent") -or ($WMIRepoStatus -contains "failed" ) ) { Write-Error "WMI repository is in an inconsistent state" ; $WMIErrorLevel++ } If ( $WMIErrorLevel -eq 0 ) { Return $true } Else { Return $false } } # Guard to exit script if no repair is necessary If ( Verify-WMIFunctionality ) { Exit } Write-Output "Attempting to salvage WMI repository" # Attempt to salvage WMI repository and exit script if no further repair is necessary $WMIRepoSalvage = (winmgmt.exe /salvagerepository) If ( !($WMIRepoSalvage -contains "failed") -and (Verify-WMIFunctionality) ) { Exit } Write-Error "Failed to salvage WMI repository" Try { Write-Output "Attempting manual reinitialization of WMI" # Disable and stop the winmgmt service Write-Output "Stopping and disabling WMI service" Set-Service -Name winmgmt -StartupType Disabled Stop-Service -Name winmgmt -Force # Set the WBEM directory for manual refresh of WMI components $TargetDir = "${Env:WinDir}\System32\wbem" # Rename the Repository directory to Rep_bak If ( Test-Path "${TargetDir}\Rep_bak" ) { Remove-Item "${TargetDir}\Rep_bak" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } If ( Test-Path "${TargetDir}\Repository" ) { Rename-Item -Path "${TargetDir}\Repository" -NewName "${TargetDir}\Rep_bak" -Force } # Register all *.dll files Write-Output "Registering all DLL files in ""${TargetDir}""" $WMIDlls = Get-ChildItem -Path "${TargetDir}\*" -File -Include *.dll ForEach ( $dll in $WMIDlls ) { $path = $dll.FullName ; Start-Process "regsvr32.exe" -ArgumentList "/s ""${path}""" -Wait } #Register all *.exe files Write-Output "Registering all EXE files in ""${TargetDir}""" $WMIExes = Get-ChildItem -Path "${TargetDir}\*" -File -Include *.exe | Where { ($_.BaseName.ToLower() -ne "wbemcntl") -and ($_.BaseName.ToLower() -ne "wbemtest") -and ($_.BaseName.ToLower() -ne "mofcomp") } ForEach ( $exe in $WMIExes ) { $path = $exe.FullName ; Start-Process $path -ArgumentList "/regserver" -Wait } # Register all *.mof and *.mfl files Write-Output "Compiling all MOF and MFL files in ""${TargetDir}""" $WMIMofs = Get-ChildItem -Path "${TargetDir}\*" -File -Include *.mof,*.mfl ForEach ( $mof in $WMIMofs ) { $path = $mof.FullName ; Start-Process "${TargetDir}\mofcomp.exe" -ArgumentList """${path}""" -Wait } } Catch { Write-Error $_.Exception.Message } Finally { # Start the winmgmt service Set-Service -Name winmgmt -StartupType Automatic Start-Service -Name winmgmt } # Final test of WMI If ( !(Verify-WMIFunctionality) ) { Write-Output "WMI repair failed. Please restart this device and run this script again." }