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Matthew Wai · 22 Jan 2022

WMIC Deprecated - HEADS UP

Should we avoid using WMIC?

zbook · 23 Jan 2022

Matthew Wai said:

WMIC Deprecated - HEADS UP

Should we avoid using WMIC?

There are many tutorials that have wmic commands.

For EF all tutorials are new and they still have wmic commands.

So it may or may not be necessary any time soon to modify them.

If you've got scripts with equal results then we might as well use them.

Matthew Wai · 23 Jan 2022

@zbook, run the following from Command Prompt.

Code:

PowerShell GWMI -Class MSFT_PhysicalDisk -Namespace root\Microsoft\Windows\Storage^|Select FriendlyName,MediaType

Output 3 —HDD
Output 4 —SSD

zbook · 23 Jan 2022

Code:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19043.1466]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>PowerShell GWMI -Class MSFT_PhysicalDisk -Namespace root\Microsoft\Windows\Storage^|Select FriendlyName,MediaType

FriendlyName            MediaType
------------            ---------
Hitachi HTS727575A9E364         4



C:\WINDOWS\system32>

jbcarreon123 · 23 Jan 2022

zbook said:

Code:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19043.1466]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>PowerShell GWMI -Class MSFT_PhysicalDisk -Namespace root\Microsoft\Windows\Storage^|Select FriendlyName,MediaType

FriendlyName            MediaType
------------            ---------
Hitachi HTS727575A9E364         4



C:\WINDOWS\system32>

It looks like Windows may be detecting your HDD as SSD.
Mine is normal as expected.

Code:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22000.434]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

==============================
  jbcarreon123's CMD AutoRun
------------------------------
  PC Name: JB-PC
  RunAs Admin? False
  Windows Version:
  Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
==============================

C:\Users\jbcarreon123>PowerShell GWMI -Class MSFT_PhysicalDisk -Namespace root\Microsoft\Windows\Storage^|Select FriendlyName,MediaType

FriendlyName  MediaType
------------  ---------
Patriot Burst         4
USB DISK 2.0          0



C:\Users\jbcarreon123>

but, try this @zbook

Code:

PowerShell GWMI -Class MSFT_PhysicalDisk -Namespace root\Microsoft\Windows\Storage^|FT -A FriendlyName,@{l='MediaType';e={if ($_.MediaType -eq '0') {'USB'} elseif ($_.MediaType -eq '3') {'HDD'} else {'SSD'}};A='Right'}

I modified Matthew's code so it will use SSD instead of 4

Code:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22000.434]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

==============================
  jbcarreon123's CMD AutoRun
------------------------------
  PC Name: JB-PC
  RunAs Admin? False
  Windows Version:
  Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
==============================

C:\Users\jbcarreon123>PowerShell GWMI -Class MSFT_PhysicalDisk -Namespace root\Microsoft\Windows\Storage^|FT -A FriendlyName,@{l='MediaType';e={if ($_.MediaType -eq '0') {'USB'} elseif ($_.MediaType -eq '3') {'HDD'} else {'SSD'}};A='Right'}

FriendlyName  MediaType
------------  ---------
Patriot Burst       SSD
USB DISK 2.0        USB




C:\Users\jbcarreon123>

[code]

zbook · 23 Jan 2022

This is from the Crucial scanner:

Code:

What's currently on your primary physical drive:
Manufacturer:
HGST
Part no.:
HTS727575A9E364
Drive type:
750GB 7200RPM Hard Drive
Drive form factor:
2.5"
Current usage:
205.52 GB (29.8%)
Free space:
483.64 GB
Total:
689.16 GB

RAM & SSD Upgrades | hp - compaq | HP ZBook 17 Mobile Workstation | Crucial.com

The windows commands do not detect the drive that is used for flash cache.
Maybe flash cache alters the findings for the windows commands?

Matthew Wai · 23 Jan 2022

See if Disk Type is SSD or HDD in Windows 10

If no one answers your above question, try asking a question on the following site:

Stack Overflow - Where Developers Learn, Share, & Build Careers

Experts abound there.

My HDD is always shown as an HDD by all related commands.

zbook · 23 Jan 2022

This is another command that initially appeared to work:

Code:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19043.1466]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>wmic diskdrive get mediatype
MediaType
Fixed hard disk media


C:\WINDOWS\system32>

When checked on a computer with a SSD it also displayed: Fixed hard disk media

Matthew Wai · 24 Jan 2022

Does PowerShell Get-PhysicalDisk produce correct output on the computer with an SSD?
BTW, I have not seen BSOD for almost ten days. I have just installed Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware again.

zbook · 24 Jan 2022

That's great news.

This is from a computer with HD in RAID 0 (This is hardware RAID (HD with flash drive (SSD)).
The Windows commands do not report any data about the flash cache.
The flash cache is detected by Crystal Disk info, Hard Disk Sentinel, etc.

Code:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19043.1466]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>powershell get-physicaldisk

Number FriendlyName            SerialNumber   MediaType CanPool OperationalStatus HealthStatus Usage            Size
------ ------------            ------------   --------- ------- ----------------- ------------ -----            ----
0      Hitachi HTS727575A9E364 J3340084K1LYTA SSD       False   OK                Healthy      Auto-Select 698.64 GB



C:\WINDOWS\system32>

This is the same command on a computer with SSD:

Code:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17763.1577]
(c) 2018 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>wmic diskdrive get mediatype
MediaType
Fixed hard disk media


C:\WINDOWS\system32>powershell get-physicaldisk

Number FriendlyName              SerialNumber MediaType CanPool OperationalStatus HealthStatus Usage            Size
------ ------------              ------------ --------- ------- ----------------- ------------ -----            ----
0      SanDisk SD6PP4M-256G-1006 150988401207 SSD       False   OK                Healthy      Auto-Select 238.47 GB



C:\WINDOWS\system32>