Replace deprecated wmic with PowerShell Get-ItemProperty in VsTest tasks (Issue #21123) #21129
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…emProperty in VsTest tasks - Replace wmic command with PowerShell Get-ItemProperty cmdlet in VsTestV2 and VsTestV3 - wmic has been deprecated since Windows 10 21H1 and is no longer available on newer systems - PowerShell approach is more reliable and supported on modern Windows systems - Updated version parsing logic to handle direct version output from PowerShell - Added error handling with try-catch in PowerShell command - Fixes issue where VsTest tasks fail on systems without wmic Resolves: Azure DevOps Tasks issue with wmic deprecation
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Summary
This PR fixes the issue where VsTest tasks fail on modern Windows systems due to using the deprecated
wmiccommand.Changes
wmiccommand with PowerShellGet-ItemPropertycmdlet in VsTestV2 and VsTestV3Why This Change is Needed
wmichas been officially deprecated since Windows 10 21H1wmicis no longer available on newer Windows systems including Server 2025Get-ItemPropertyis the recommended modern alternativeTesting
Impact
Fixes: Issue with VsTest tasks failing on systems without wmic