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'''Windows Management Instrumentation''' is a part of the [[Windows]] [[operating system]] which allows users to manage local and remote systems.  Through this, daily management tasks using programming or scripting languages can be undertaken. Its features include rebooting a  remote [[computer]], manually starting a process on a remote system, and can also include views, querying, eventing and remoting.<ref>http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/wmiprvse.exe.html</ref>
 
'''Windows Management Instrumentation''' is a part of the [[Windows]] [[operating system]] which allows users to manage local and remote systems.  Through this, daily management tasks using programming or scripting languages can be undertaken. Its features include rebooting a  remote [[computer]], manually starting a process on a remote system, and can also include views, querying, eventing and remoting.<ref>http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/wmiprvse.exe.html</ref>
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==Issues==
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This process does not usually cause problems on its own.  However, [[malware]] sometimes takes the same name, and tries to "hide in plain sight."  This process may use a fair amount of [[CPU]] power while it indexes hardware, but if this high usage persists for hours or especially days, you may have a problem.
    
==Process Names==
 
==Process Names==
Block, SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, Check users, delete, edit, Moderators, move, oversight, protect, ratelimit-exempt, rollback, Administrators
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