Windows Management Instrumentation Query Language (WQL) is Microsoft's implementation of the CIM Query Language (CQL), a query language for the Common Information Model (CIM) standard from the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF). It is a subset of ANSI standard SQL with minor semantic changes.WQL (SQL for WMI)
WQL is dedicated to WMI and is designed to perform queries against the CIM repository to retrieve information or get event notifications.
Example As an example, the following WQL query selects all the drives on a computer that have less than 2 MB of free space:WMI Queries
SELECT * FROM Win32_LogicalDisk WHERE FreeSpace < 2097152
See also Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Common Information Model (CIM) Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) Windows PowerShell
References
External links Querying with WQL WQL Operators WQL-Supported Date Formats WQL-Supported Time Formats WQL (SQL for WMI) Using WQL with the WMI Provider for Server Events WMI Queries Learn WMI Query Language using PowerShell