systeminfoReport system configuration

Purpose

systeminfo gathers configuration details that are otherwise scattered across several dialogs: the precise OS build, when it was installed and last booted, memory totals, domain membership, and the list of installed updates. It is useful for support, inventory and confirming the environment before applying a fix.

Run it

systeminfo

Host Name:                 WORKSTATION-01
OS Name:                   Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
OS Version:                10.0.26100 N/A Build 26100
OS Manufacturer:           Microsoft Corporation
Original Install Date:     14/03/2026, 09:22:41
System Boot Time:          16/09/2026, 07:58:10
System Manufacturer:       Dell Inc.
Total Physical Memory:     32,512 MB
Available Physical Memory: 19,004 MB

Filtering

systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"OS Name" /C:"OS Version" /C:"System Boot Time"
systeminfo | findstr /C:"Total Physical Memory"

For the hotfix list only:

systeminfo | findstr /C:"KB"

Machine-readable output

systeminfo /fo csv > sysinfo.csv

/fo accepts table, list or csv; /fo csv suits scripting and spreadsheets.

Remote query

systeminfo /s SERVER01 /u DOMAIN\admin /p

Queries another machine; omit /p to be prompted for the password rather than typing it on the command line.

Common mistakes

• Reading "System Boot Time" as reliable uptime on consumer PCs, where Fast Startup hibernates the kernel instead of a full shutdown, so the clock does not reset on "shutdown".
• Expecting per-core CPU detail. systeminfo summarises; use wmic cpu or PowerShell Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor for specifics.

PowerShell equivalent

Get-ComputerInfo returns the same information and much more as an object; (Get-ComputerInfo).OsHardwareAbstractionLayer and Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem | Select LastBootUpTime target specific fields.