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Microsoft starts removing WMIC tool used by cybercriminals

·Source: BleepingComputer

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Executive Summary

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. [...]

Analysis

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. [...]
Source Attribution

Originally published by BleepingComputer on Aug 18, 2026.

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