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docs: platform/x86: wmi: mention tool for invoking WMI methods

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Add a reference to WMIExplorer, a tool useful for inspecting and
invoking WMI methods on Windows. This can assist developers in testing
and understanding WMI device functionality when porting drivers to
Linux.

Signed-off-by: Hridesh MG <hridesh699@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@gmx.de>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250101092730.87160-1-hridesh699@gmail.com
Reviewed-by: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>
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Documentation/wmi/driver-development-guide.rst
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@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ helps in understanding how the WMI device is supposed to work. The path of the A
method associated with a given WMI device can be retrieved using the ``lswmi`` utility
as mentioned above.
If you are attempting to port a driver to Linux and are working on a Windows
system, `WMIExplorer <https://github.com/vinaypamnani/wmie2>`_ can be useful
for inspecting available WMI methods and invoking them directly.
Basic WMI driver structure
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