8/20/2026
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Microsoft starts removing WMIC tool used by cybercriminals

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Microsoft starts removing WMIC tool used by cybercriminals
Microsoft announced that it removed the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) tool from Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, as well as from Windows 11 beta builds released this week. [...]
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