Since you mentioned "help new," here is how you access the built-in documentation.
Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall* | Select DisplayName, DisplayVersion wmic help new
Step 1: Open Command Prompt as Administrator.
Step 2: Type wmic and press Enter. This enters interactive WMIC mode. The prompt changes to:
wmic:root\cli> Since you mentioned "help new," here is how
Step 3: Inside this interactive shell, type /? or /help.
You will see categories like: Step 1: Open Command Prompt as Administrator
ALIAS - Access to the aliases
CONTEXT - Show current context switches
EXIT - Exit the program
GLOBAL - Set global switches
HELP - Help on commands
QUIT - Exit the program
TRACE - Trace log
This is the “new help” – command-based, alias-centric.
$cred = Get-Credential Get-CimInstance -ComputerName "Server01" -Credential $cred -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem
# System info (replaces wmic os)
Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem | Select Caption, Version, BuildNumber, OSArchitecture