wmic utility is removed in Windows 11 #106

vpinna80 commented 2026年06月05日 10:52:20 +02:00

The startup script in windows uses wmic to determine the memory for SQL Workbench/J.

However wmic has been removed by Microsoft in Windows 11 since 2026.

Would it be possible to avoid it, or use some other utility in its place?

The startup script in windows uses `wmic` to determine the memory for SQL Workbench/J. However wmic [has been removed](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/windows-management-instrumentation-command-line-wmic-removal-from-windows-e9e83c7f-4992-477f-ba1d-96f694b8665d) by Microsoft in Windows 11 since 2026. Would it be possible to avoid it, or use some other utility in its place?

sql-workbench commented 2026年06月05日 13:04:18 +02:00

Thanks for pointing this out.

Obviously the .exe launcher does not need this, so that would be the "natural" replacement to start SQL Workbench/J

I think this can be remove completely and replaced by using a JVM flag to set the memory using a percentage of the available RAM (which is slightly different to the current behaviour which uses a percentage of the free RAM)

Thanks for pointing this out. Obviously the .exe launcher does not need this, so that would be the "natural" replacement to start SQL Workbench/J I think this can be remove completely and replaced by using a JVM flag to set the memory using a percentage of the available RAM (which is _slightly_ different to the current behaviour which uses a percentage of the _free_ RAM)