I realize WMI[1] is a Windows-thing only, but if you're already on the Windows-platform, WMI comes shipped out of the box and has been for probably a decade or

I realize WMI[1] is a Windows-thing only, but if you're already on the Windows-platform, WMI comes shipped out of the box and has been for probably a decade or more, and is overall very well supported. It has its quirks, but there's practically no part of the system you shouldn't be able to get information about using WQL[2]. [1] https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms186146(vs.80).aspx https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms186146(vs.80).asp... [2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WQL https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WQL