Updated: July 13, 2020 (April 14, 2003)

WMI Providers

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This chart lists some of the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) providers included in Windows Server 2003. Those providers that are either new or substantially updated are shown in italics.

Provider	Description
Active Directory	Exposes Active Directory objects (users and computers) to WMI
Active Directory Replication and Trust	Monitors replication (and therefore trusts) between domain controllers
Disk Quota	Monitors and configures disk quotas for drives and specific users
Domain Name Service (DNS)	Monitors and configures DNS
Event Log	Monitors and configures event logs
Internet Information Services (IIS)	Complete administration of IIS via WMI
Performance Counter	Exposes raw or formatted performance data
Printing	Monitors and configures printers
Registry	Provides access to Registry keys and values
Terminal Server (TS) and TS Time Zone Redirection	Monitors and controls configuration of

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