Fixes #12635 - Update and link about_WQL

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Update and link about_WQL

• Fixes AB#545389
• Fixes Update about_WQL content #12635

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File	Status	Preview URL	Details
reference/5.1/CimCmdlets/Get-CimInstance.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-5.1)
reference/5.1/CimCmdlets/Invoke-CimMethod.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-5.1)
reference/5.1/CimCmdlets/Register-CimIndicationEvent.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-5.1)
reference/5.1/CimCmdlets/Remove-CimInstance.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-5.1)
reference/5.1/CimCmdlets/Set-CimInstance.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-5.1)
reference/5.1/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_WQL.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-5.1)
reference/7.4/CimCmdlets/Get-CimInstance.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-7.4)
reference/7.4/CimCmdlets/Invoke-CimMethod.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-7.4)
reference/7.4/CimCmdlets/Register-CimIndicationEvent.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-7.4)
reference/7.4/CimCmdlets/Remove-CimInstance.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-7.4)
reference/7.4/CimCmdlets/Set-CimInstance.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-7.4)
reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_WQL.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-7.4)
reference/7.5/CimCmdlets/Get-CimInstance.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-7.5)
reference/7.5/CimCmdlets/Invoke-CimMethod.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-7.5)
reference/7.5/CimCmdlets/Register-CimIndicationEvent.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-7.5)
reference/7.5/CimCmdlets/Remove-CimInstance.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-7.5)
reference/7.5/CimCmdlets/Set-CimInstance.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-7.5)
reference/7.5/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_WQL.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-7.5)
reference/7.6/CimCmdlets/Get-CimInstance.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-7.6)
reference/7.6/CimCmdlets/Invoke-CimMethod.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-7.6)
reference/7.6/CimCmdlets/Register-CimIndicationEvent.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-7.6)
reference/7.6/CimCmdlets/Remove-CimInstance.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-7.6)
reference/7.6/CimCmdlets/Set-CimInstance.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-7.6)
reference/7.6/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_WQL.md	✅Succeeded	View (powershell-7.6)

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Pull request overview

This PR updates the about_WQL documentation across PowerShell versions 5.1, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 to remove deprecated Get-WmiObject references in favor of Get-CimInstance, and adds cross-reference links to this documentation from CIM cmdlet help files.

Changes:

• Replaced Get-WmiObject examples with Get-CimInstance throughout the about_WQL documentation
• Removed deprecated references to "Windows PowerShell" in favor of "PowerShell"
• Added about_WQL links to CIM cmdlet documentation for improved discoverability

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File	Description
reference/7.6/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_WQL.md	Updated WQL documentation to use CIM cmdlets, fixed typo "IntallDate", removed Get-WmiObject section, and corrected namespace casing
reference/7.5/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_WQL.md	Same updates as 7.6 version for consistency
reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_WQL.md	Same updates as 7.6 version for consistency
reference/5.1/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_WQL.md	Same updates as 7.6 version, also removed reference to deprecated about_WMI_Cmdlets
reference/7.6/CimCmdlets/*.md	Added about_WQL cross-reference links to Get-CimInstance, Set-CimInstance, Remove-CimInstance, Register-CimIndicationEvent, and Invoke-CimMethod
reference/7.5/CimCmdlets/*.md	Added about_WQL cross-reference links to CIM cmdlets
reference/7.4/CimCmdlets/*.md	Added about_WQL cross-reference links to CIM cmdlets
reference/5.1/CimCmdlets/*.md	Added about_WQL cross-reference links to CIM cmdlets

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reference/7.6/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_WQL.md:278

• The comment states that 'The Get-WmiObject cmdlet runs the query', but the code example below (line 283) uses Get-CimInstance. Update this text to say 'The Get-CimInstance cmdlet runs the query' for consistency.

priority is greater than or equal to 11. The `Get-WmiObject` cmdlet runs the
query.

reference/7.5/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_WQL.md:278

• The comment states that 'The Get-WmiObject cmdlet runs the query', but the code example below (line 283) uses Get-CimInstance. Update this text to say 'The Get-CimInstance cmdlet runs the query' for consistency.

priority is greater than or equal to 11. The `Get-WmiObject` cmdlet runs the
query.

reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_WQL.md:278

• The comment states that 'The Get-WmiObject cmdlet runs the query', but the code example below (line 283) uses Get-CimInstance. Update this text to say 'The Get-CimInstance cmdlet runs the query' for consistency.

priority is greater than or equal to 11. The `Get-WmiObject` cmdlet runs the
query.

reference/5.1/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_WQL.md:278

• The comment states that 'The Get-WmiObject cmdlet runs the query', but the code example below (line 283) uses Get-CimInstance. Update this text to say 'The Get-CimInstance cmdlet runs the query' for consistency.

priority is greater than or equal to 11. The `Get-WmiObject` cmdlet runs the
query.

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