1. Using Settings App Settings Application.
If you want to get an overview of your laptop system configuration, the Settings application can provide various information about your hardware and software. To view the basic specifications by doing the following:Open Settings.
Click System.
Then click About.
On this page you will find information about what windows operating system is installed on your laptop. In addition, you can also get information about the processor used, RAM capacity to the size of the hard drive.
Quick Tip: Similar information can be found via Control Panel> System.
2. Using System Information
System Information is not a new tool in Windows, but it's still one of the easiest and best ways you can use to view the full system specs of your laptop or PC. To open System Information, do the following:
Open the Start menu.
Type msinfo32 or System Information
Press the Enter key.
Whatever hardware your computer has, you will likely be able to find it in System Information. When you open the system information, you will see a System Overview, which includes information such as system model, system type, processor, BIOS information and the date of the last firmware update to the size of installed memory.
Unfortunately the graphics card information is not available in the System Summary, but if that is something you want to know you can quickly view this information by expanding the components and then clicking "view".
ADDITIONAL TIP: How to Get Complete Spec Information
One of the interesting features about the “System Information” on your laptop / PC is the ability to create a complete report on your system specifications. This is especially useful if you have a hardware failure and your laptop / PC won't boot up; if you've run the full report and saved it on OneDrive, it will still be accessible so you know what's on your computer, even if the computer itself can't tell you anymore.
To generate a system report on your laptop / PC specifications, do the following:
Open System Information.
Then choose whatever specification information you need. For example, if you choose System Summary, you will be given detailed information about your laptop / PC summary. But if you only need info about the graphics card, then you can choose Display.
Click File.
Then click Export.
Browse to the location where you will save the file.
name the report and click Save.
3. Using Command Prompt
You can also use systeminfo.exe which is a CMD command that allows you to get a lot of information about the specifications of your laptop / PC. It will even tell you when the OS (operating system) was installed on your laptop / PC.
To view your system information using this utility, do the following:
Open Start then type Command Prompt in the search box.
Right click then Run as administrator.
Type the command below then click Enter: systeminfo
After you run the command, you will get a detailed configuration of the hardware, specifications and operating system, including Windows, update information, BIOS version, memory, network adapter details, and other information.
4. Using CPU-Z Software
Apart from using the built-in features of Windows, you can also use software provided by third parties such as CPU-Z. This software provides a fairly complete display of spec information with a fairly easy installation process. the steps are as follows:
Previously you could download the CPU-Z software on several sites such as CPUID.com then proceed with installing it.
After the installation is successful, you can open the software and see the detailed specifications of your laptop / PC.
Such as complete information about the CPU, starting from the processor name to the core speed of your laptop / PC in the CPU column.
If you want to see information about the mainboard, you can open the main board column that is available on CPU-Z.
In the memory type column, you can see the type of memory installed on your laptop / PC. while in the SPD tab column, you can see complete information about RAM.
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