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No, WMI will not provide sufficient detail to test againts WDDM. &nbsp; At best it can tell you the product name (which you may be able to translate into the chipset used). &nbsp; So, you'd have to have a database of product names vs chipsets vs WDDM compliance to make it all work.
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No, WMI will not provide sufficient detail to test againts WDDM.   At best it can tell you the product name (which you may be able to translate into the chipset used).   So, you'd have to have a database of product names vs chipsets vs WDDM compliance to make it all work.

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I have a requirement to write an application that will check our machines against the Vista requirements. &nbsp;Although there are some existing tools they either don't run on legacy machines or the analysis provided doesn't meet our needs.<br />
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So far I've managed all but WDDM compliance. &nbsp;Is it possible to use WMI or something similar to check for this on non Vista machines? &nbsp;
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I have a requirement to write an application that will check our machines against the Vista requirements.  Although there are some existing tools they either don't run on legacy machines or the analysis provided doesn't meet our needs.

So far I've managed all but WDDM compliance.  Is it possible to use WMI or something similar to check for this on non Vista machines?  

How to test for WDDM compliance

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