You may occasionally need to know a little more about your machine…details about your hardware, software, etc. There are three ways you can get such info in Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista, natively.
System Information Tools in Windows 8
1] Control Panel System Properties
For knowing just the basics, about your operating system and computer try the System Control Panel. You can openSystem Properties by simply pressing the Windows Logo+Break keys or by Right-clicking Computer and choose Properties.
2] Computer Management utility
If you need more information right-click on This PC or Computer and select Manage to open Computer Management Utility.
3] System Information or MSInfo Utility or msinfo32.exe
And finally there is the System Information or MSInfo Utility or msinfo32.exe. It is truly a geek’s Paradise! You can use this tool to gather information about your computer, to diagnose issues with your computer, or to access other tools.
To start this one, Run > type msinfo32 > hit Enter.
The wealth of information you will be presented with, will be to say the least, overwhelming! Its always a good idea to preserve your configuration information. It can can turn out to be rather useful if you have problems. Comparing your machines current configuration with an earlier good configuration can help you locate the problem areas.
The System Information or MSInfo Utility or msinfo32.exe provides the following:
- The version of Windows
- OEM System Information (manufacturer, model, and type)
- The type of central processing unit (CPU)
- The amount of memory and system resources
- BIOS version
- Locale
- Time zone
- User name in the format DOMAINNAME\USERNAME (only present if the computer is configured to log into a domain)
- Boot device (if multiple devices are present on the computer)
- The path to the Page file
- Hardware Resources category
- And many more things!
You can save it as an .nfo file, which can be opened with System Information or simply as a text file.
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