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WMIC vs PowerShell: Who Wins in 2025?

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Introduction

If you’ve ever had to pull hardware specs, uninstall stubborn software, or automate system audits in Windows, chances are you’ve encountered either WMIC or PowerShell. These two tools have served as the go-to command-line utilities for Windows administrators and power users over the years.

But as we step deeper into 2025, one question keeps coming up: Is WMIC still worth using, or has PowerShell completely taken over the reins?

This post dives into a head-to-head comparison of WMIC and PowerShell—highlighting their strengths, weaknesses, and real-world use cases. Whether you’re a seasoned sysadmin maintaining legacy infrastructure or a scripting enthusiast building new automation pipelines, this guide will help you decide which tool deserves your keyboard strokes today.

Let’s begin by understanding where both tools came from—and how they evolved into the technologies we use now.

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Mastering mklink: How to Make Windows Behave Like Linux (Sorta)

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Ever wish you could trick Windows into thinking your files and folders are somewhere they’re not — without copying a single byte? 😏
Whether you’re syncing game saves to the cloud, taming unruly config files, or just want your OS to behave a bit more like Linux, you’re in the right place.

In this guide, we’ll dive into mklink, one of the most underrated (and wildly useful) tools in Windows.
No fluff — just real examples, practical tips, and the occasional nerdy grin.

Let’s link stuff like pros.

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Discovering Certificate Authorities (CAs) in Your Domain

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So you’re on a domain-joined Windows machine, and someone tells you to “just submit the CSR to the CA.” Cool. One problem: You have no idea where the CA is. Or if there’s even one available. 😅

Fear not, fellow IT traveler — in this post, I’ll show you exactly how to:

  • 🌐 Discover available Enterprise CAs in your domain
  • 🛠️ Use PowerShell to list them automatically
  • 📜 List all published certificate templates from a selected CA

Let’s get sleuthing 🔍

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Mastering Internet Speed Tests in Windows: CMD, PowerShell & a Dash of Nerdy Fun

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You’re on your fourth coffee, your download speed feels like it’s coming through a dial-up modem, and your Zoom call looks like it’s been processed by Minecraft. You need to test your internet speed—but firing up a browser, dodging ads, and watching spinning gauges isn’t the vibe today.

Let’s do it like IT pros do—from the command line.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to use Speedtest CLI (the official command-line tool from Ookla) on Windows to test your internet connection like a tech-savvy ninja. We’ll start with simple usage, level up with automation in PowerShell, and hint at more powerful features hiding just beneath the surface.

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