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KyleMit
KyleMit

Reputation: 29909

Error calling get-wmiobject for Win32_powerplan

I'm trying to return the Win32_PowerPlan in PowerShell 7 on Windows 11 with the following code:

get-wmiobject -namespace "root\cimv2\power" -class Win32_powerplan

However, I get the output:

get-wmiobject : 
At line:1 char:1
+ get-wmiobject -namespace "root\cimv2\power" -class Win32_powerplan
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [Get-WmiObject], COMException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetWMICOMException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetWmiObjectCommand

Error Log Outuput

Not sure what could be going on or how to get better error logs. The official docs use this exact code snippet, so not sure what it should change to if it's wrong.

Potentially related to PowerShell call to Win32_PowerPlan showing invalid class error

Upvotes: 3

Views: 2597

Answers (1)

Adrian Mole
Adrian Mole

Reputation: 51825

It would appear that, to retrieve the information you are seeking, PowerShell needs to be run in "elevated" mode (i.e., "Run as Administrator").

When doing so, I see the information as intended; however, when running 'normally' (even though I'm logged on with admin rights), I see the same error message that you have reported.

Upvotes: 2

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