wmic command returns no instance when accessing Win32

Why Does Win32_BaseBoard returns no instances in PowerShell?

wmic path "Win32_BaseBoard" get "Model"

The above is not a PowerShell command, it is a wmic command.

It returns no instances (an empty string) because the value Model has not been set by the manufacturer of your motherboard.

I have the same behaviour on my Sony laptop.

F:\test>wmic baseboard get product, manufacturer, version, serialnumber, model
Manufacturer      Model  Product  SerialNumber  Version
Sony Corporation         VAIO     N/A           N/A

DavidPostill

Posted 2016-04-10T18:59:21.640

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1Wait, isn't there a difference between a lack of instances and an instance with a blank value for a particular field? – Ben N – 2016-04-10T20:49:23.353

@BenN I suppose there could be. – DavidPostill – 2016-04-10T21:14:13.507

I am getting 'no instance available' rather than blank value. It's different. The command just returns fine the other day. What could be the cause of getting 'no instance'? – xtu – 2016-04-11T21:13:02.563

@xtu No idea :/ – DavidPostill – 2016-04-11T21:23:20.227

That's not a PowerShell command - did you mean gwmi Win32_BaseBoard -Property Model? Also, what is your OS? Is this a virtual machine? – Ben N – 2016-04-10T19:11:47.740

I am sure I can run this command in PowerShell and I am sure this it's wmic. I am running it on a physical machine which is a Surface Pro 3. – xtu – 2016-04-11T21:14:40.730

wmic command returns no instance when accessing Win32_BaseBoard class

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Why Does Win32_BaseBoard returns no instances in PowerShell?