Hardware & Resources

Commands

Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_ComputerSystem	System Info
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_ComputerSystem	Computer info
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_OperatingSystem	OS
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem	OS
wmic os get Caption,Version,OSArchitecture,LastBootUpTime	OS
wmic cpu get Caption, Name, NumberOfCores, NumberOfLogicalProcessors	CPU
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Processor	CPU
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Processor	CPU
wmic bios get Manufacturer,Name,SerialNumber,Version	BIOS
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_BIOS	BIOS
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_BIOS	BIOS
wmic memorychip get BankLabel,Capacity,Speed	Physical Memory
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_PhysicalMemory	Physical Memory
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_PhysicalMemory	Physical Memory
wmic diskdrive get Model,Size,MediaType	Disk Drives
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_DiskDrive	Disk Drives
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_DiskDrive	Disk Drives
wmic baseboard get Manufacturer,Product,SerialNumber,Version	Motherboard
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_BaseBoard	Motherboard
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_BaseBoard	Motherboard
wmic nic get Caption,Name,NetConnectionStatus,Speed,MACAddress	Network Adapters
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_NetworkAdapter	Network Adapters
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_NetworkAdapter	Network Adapters

Retrieves basic computer system information about the hardware:

wmic computersystem get Manufacturer,Model,SystemType,NumberOfProcessors,TotalPhysicalMemory `| 

Get number of processors:

Idle (CPU Time) / smss.exe (Elapsed Time) = CPU Core Count

wmic computersystem get numberofprocessors

Queries Win32_Bios:

Get-CimInstance -class Win32_BIOS 

Same as above but deprecated:

Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_BIOS

BIOS all information:

wmic bios get /format:list

Sysinternals

coreinfo	CPU hardware information

Registry Locations

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System

Contains detailed descriptions of system hardware components, including the BIOS, central processor, and system buses.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DEVICEMAP

Provides mappings for hardware devices and their corresponding system resources.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum

Enumerates all devices installed on the system, including detailed information about hardware IDs, driver configurations, and device properties.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services

Contains information about drivers and services associated with hardware components.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class

Includes settings and properties for device classes, such as display adapters, network adapters, and storage controllers.