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Display Name (?):

Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions

Short Name (?):

Wmi

Executable (?):

svchost.exe

Library (?):

advapi32.dll

Depends On (?):

None.

Supports (?):

None.

Description (?):

Provides systems management information to and from drivers.

OS (?):

XP Home/Professional, Vista Home/Business, NT4 Server, 2000 Server, Server 2003, Vista Server

Startup (?):

Default	Home	Workstation	Server	Minimal	Tweaked	Automatic
Manual	Manual	Manual	Manual	Manual	Disabled	Disabled

Explanation (?):

The Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions service provides the driver enumeration abilities for Windows management instrumentation. This service is only activated by the WMI service when it needs to add, remove or query entries on drivers. Therefore it is best that you leave this service to manual. You do not need to set this to automatic and it could cause unexpected errors if you disable it.