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Re: Moving batch files to a Windows-11 laptop.

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wmic will still work in Windows 11, they just made it an optional 
component that you can still add back. Here's how:

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/how-to-install-wmic-feature-on-demand-on-windows-11/4189530


On 19 Jan 2026, me at <my.address@is.invalid> wrote in
alt.msdos.batch: 

>  Good morning,
> 
> Have updated to a new computer running windows 11.
> The following bat file will not work on it.
> Lots of googling, there is no longer wmic and that I must use
> powershell. Looking at many posts on stackoverflow.com I still
> dont get it. Please write me something I can put in a batch file.
> 
> Sun 01/18/2026 10:14:23 C:\tmp >cpdas aaa.txt
> 
> Sun 01/18/2026 10:14:23 C:\tmp >copy "aaa.txt"
> "C:\tmp\aaa-20260118-1014-23.txt" 
>         1 file(s) copied.
> Sun 01/18/2026 10:14:23 C:\tmp >
> 
> 8<--- old script
> 
>   @echo off
>   for /f "tokens=2 delims==" %%I in ('wmic os get localdatetime
>   /format:list') do set datetime=%%I set
>   datetime=%datetime:~0,8%-%datetime:~8,4%-%datetime:~12,2% @echo
>   on 
> 
>   copy "%1" "%~dpn1-%datetime%%~x1"
> 
> --->8
> 
> Thanks,

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