Is it possible to delete a WMI/CIM class using the Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure?

Question

Every time I write a script, or code that uses WMI extensively, I tend to use the System.Management API. It's straight forward, flexible, and intuitive.
However, This time I decided to use the Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure API, which contains the famous CimCmdlets.
Part of my script needs to delete a CIM Class, but I can't find how, using only CIM.
I know there's the System.Management.ManagementClass.Delete() method, but can't seem to find something similar.
I tried Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimSession.DeleteInstance(), but of course it doesn't work.

I am trying to delete the class itself, not the class instances.

Can't find documentation on it anywhere. Any ideas?

Answer 1

Hello there,

The Remove-DhcpServerv4PolicyIPRange cmdlet deletes an IP range from an existing policy at the scope level.

If you specify neither the StartRange nor the EndRange parameter, all of the IP address ranges associated with the policy are deleted.

If you specify only the StartRange parameter, the policy IP address range which has the specified starting address is deleted.

If you specify only the EndRange parameter, the policy IP address range which has the specified ending address is deleted.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/powershell/module/dhcpserver/remove-dhcpserverv4policyiprange?view=windowsserver2019-ps&wt.mc_id=ps-gethelp

Hope this resolves your Query !!

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Answer 2

Have a look at this PowerShell module: https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/pswmitoolkit/3.1.1

It contains a function (usable only within the module) to remove a WMI class (https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/pswmitoolkit/3.0.42/Content/Public%5CRemove-WmiClass.ps1)