How to start Windows Service on Remote Computer using VB.NET

Dim co As ConnectionOptions = New ConnectionOptions()
'CREDENTIALS
With co
 .Username = "username" 
 .Password = "password"
End With
Dim strComputer As String = "computername"
Dim scope As New System.Management.ManagementScope
scope=New System.Management.ManagementScope("\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2", co)
'CONNECT TO THE BOX
scope.Connect()
Dim query As ObjectQuery = New ObjectQuery("Select * from Win32_Service Where Name ='SERVICENAME' ")
Dim searcher As ManagementObjectSearcher = New ManagementObjectSearcher(scope, query)
Dim observer As ManagementOperationObserver = New ManagementOperationObserver()
Dim queryCollection As ManagementObjectCollection=searcher.Get()Dim m As ManagementObject
Dim args As Object
'START THE SERVICE

For Each m In queryCollection
 m.InvokeMethod("StartService", args)
Next

WMI Script to get BIOS details

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\CIMV2")
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery( _
"SELECT * FROM Win32_BIOS",,48)
For Each objItem in colItems
  Msgbox "Win32_BIOS instance"
   If isNull(objItem.BIOSVersion) Then
     Msgbox "BIOSVersion: "
   Else
     Msgbox "BIOSVersion: " & Join(objItem.BIOSVersion, ",")
   End If
  Msgbox "Caption: " & objItem.Caption
  Msgbox "Description: " & objItem.Description
  Msgbox "InstallDate: " & objItem.InstallDate
  Msgbox "Manufacturer: " & objItem.Manufacturer
  Msgbox "Name: " & objItem.Name
Next

WMI Script to get details about local Computer System

Below script will give you the computer system details of a remote computer

strComputer = "FullComputerName"
strDomain = "DOMAIN"
strUser = "username"
strPassword = "password"
Set objSWbemLocator = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemLocator")
Set objWMIService = objSWbemLocator.ConnectServer(strComputer, _
    "root\CIMV2", _
    strUser, _
    strPassword, _
    "MS_409", _
    "ntlmdomain:" + strDomain)
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery( _
    "SELECT * FROM Win32_ComputerSystem",,48)
For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "Win32_ComputerSystem instance"
    Wscript.Echo "Caption: " & objItem.Caption
    Wscript.Echo "Description: " & objItem.Description
    Wscript.Echo "Domain: " & objItem.Domain
    Wscript.Echo "InstallDate: " & objItem.InstallDate
    Wscript.Echo "Manufacturer: " & objItem.Manufacturer
    Wscript.Echo "Model: " & objItem.Model
Next