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Create wmi filter for windows 11

  1. Follow Microsoft Learn's Create WMI Filter for GPO

  2. For Query, enter the following:

    select * from Win32_OperatingSystem where Version like "10.%" and ProductType = "1" and BuildNumber >= "22000"

    • select * from Win32_OperatingSystem where -- Queries all rows from the Win32_OperatingSystem WMI class that match the following specified conditions.

    • Version like "10.%" -- Filters for operating systems with a major version of 10.x. (Windows 10 and 11 both report 10.0 as their major version in WMI, which is why we need to specify BuildNumber as well).

    • ProductType = "1" -- Limits the filter to client operating systems (i.e. Windows 10 Home/Pro, Windows 11 Home/Pro)

    • BuildNumber >= "22000" -- Filters Windows 11 from Windows 10.  Microsoft did not increment the major version for Windows 11 (it still reports 10.0) 🙄, so the build number is the only reliable way to identify Windows 11.  Windows 10 build numbers below 22000 and Windows 11 build numbers 22000 and above.

You can confirm the client OS version and build number by running the following PowerShell command on the client machine: 

Get-WmiObject Win32_OperatingSystem | Select Version, BuildNumber

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