🧬 WQL / PowerShell
Win32_PointingDevice: Querying Pointing Devices Remotely (CIM Session)
Runs the same Win32_PointingDevice WQL query against a remote computer over a CIM session — the modern, WinRM-based replacement for old DCOM WMI queries.
PointingDeviceRemote.ps1
<#
.SYNOPSIS
WQL reference: querying Pointing Devices on a remote computer (Win32_PointingDevice).
.DESCRIPTION
The same WQL SELECT statement used locally works unchanged against a
remote computer — only the connection changes. This uses a CIM
session (WinRM-based), the modern replacement for the old DCOM-based
-ComputerName parameter on Get-WmiObject.
.PARAMETER ComputerName
Name or IP address of the remote computer. WinRM must be enabled
there (Enable-PSRemoting) and you need admin rights on it.
.EXAMPLE
.\PointingDeviceRemote.ps1 -ComputerName SERVER01
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[string]$ComputerName
)
$wqlQuery = "SELECT Name, Manufacturer, NumberOfButtons FROM Win32_PointingDevice"
$session = New-CimSession -ComputerName $ComputerName
try {
Get-CimInstance -CimSession $session -Query $wqlQuery | Format-Table -Property Name, Manufacturer, NumberOfButtons -AutoSize
} finally {
Remove-CimSession -CimSession $session
}