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bahrep
Asked: 2018-04-07 03:31:31 +0800 CST

Where is WinRMRemoteWMIUsers__ local group in Windows Server 2016?

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With Windows Server 2012 R2 I can use the group WinRMRemoteWMIUsers__ to enable remote PowerShell execution via -CimSession for non-admin users. However, the group is missing on my Windows Server 2016 machines and I do not see any replacement for it except the Remote Management Users group. However it seems to me that it grants wider permissions than WinRMRemoteWMIUsers__.

Where is the WinRMRemoteWMIUsers__ group in Windows Server 2016?

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  1. Best Answer

    KB3118385 seems to suggest that you can manually create it. Have you tried doing that?

    EDIT: As Matthew stated below, here are the commands. Thanks Matthew!

    net localgroup WinRMRemoteWMIUsers__

    And if that fails:

    net localgroup /add WinRMRemoteWMIUsers__
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