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    How to see the features of the Windows 10 PC

    See the features of the Windows 10 PC from the settings

    How to see the features of the Windows 10 PC

    One of the easiest and most immediate ways to see the features of the Windows 10 PC is to travel to the settings system, in order to access the window containing the information on your computer. I recommend that you opt for this solution especially if you simply need to know some basic specifications, such as those of the processor or RAM or the edition of Windows 10 you have installed.



    To begin with, open the menu Home (l'icona della pennant Windows located in the lower left corner of the screen), presses the button depicting the wheel which is placed in the sidebar on the left and, in the window that opens, click on the item System. At this point, scroll through the options on the sidebar on the left and press the item Informazioni su (marked with the symbol of i).

    As you can see, in the window that opened, there are some of the main features of your PC. Specifically, in the section Device specifications, some hardware characteristics of the machine in your possession are listed, such as the type of processor and RAM memory installed, the type of system architecture and so on; in the section Windows specificationsinstead, the various features concerning the Windows edition installed on your PC are listed.

    See Windows 10 PC features from Command Prompt

    How to see the features of the Windows 10 PC

    Another way to view PC tech specs on Windows 10 is to use the Command Prompt. If you have never used this famous Windows utility before, know that using it is really simple: just type the correct command (based on the type of operation you want to perform), press Submit sulla tastiera and il gioco è fatto.



    To bring up the Command Prompt, type the term "Command Prompt"Or"cmd" in Cortana's search bar which is placed in the lower left corner of the screen, right click on the first search result that is found, select the item Run as administrator from the menu that opens and then confirm the operation by pressing the button Yes.

    Once you are in front of the main Command Prompt window, type the command systeminfo and by Submit. As you can see, after executing the command, a lot of information about the characteristics of your PC is listed: from the main hardware specifications of the machine to the details regarding the version of the software installed, passing through information regarding the architecture and much more.

    If you want to know the details of your computer's motherboard, instead, write the command wmic baseboard list / format: list and then come on Submit on the keyboard. The characteristics of the motherboard will all be lined up: the card identifier (Product), his name (Name), the serial number of the mainboard (SerialNumber) and the name of the manufacturer (Manufacturer).

    See Windows 10 PC features from Device Manager

    How to see the features of the Windows 10 PC

    Do you need to see the complete list of all the hardware components installed on your PC and are you wondering if there is a way to do this? Yes, of course! In this case, in fact, just go to the window Device management Windows and locate the component you want to consider. Said like this, it might seem a bit too complex to do, but I guarantee you that it is not at all.


    For starters, right click on the button Home Windows and, in the context menu that will open, select the item Device management, so as to recall the homonymous window. Now, in the window Device management, you will be shown the complete list of hardware devices installed on your PC. To know the characteristics of one of them, all you have to do is expand the relative hardware category to which it belongs by double-clicking on its name or by pressing the button (>) placed in correspondence with it.


    If, for example, you want to know the characteristics of your computer's network card, double-click on the entry Network cards or press the button (>) which is located in correspondence with the same, on the left. By double clicking on the component name taken into consideration, then, you will be able to view its properties and get additional information about it, such as its operating status.

    When examining the properties of the various devices, be careful not to disable or uninstall any of them (unless you know where to put your hands): otherwise you risk seriously compromising the correct functioning of the machine. Then don't tell me I didn't warn you!

    See the features of the Windows 10 PC with System Information

    How to see the features of the Windows 10 PC

    Another way to see the features of the Windows 10 PC is to use the panel Run to invoke the utility System Information. To proceed, open the window Run pressing at the same time Win + R on the keyboard, give the command msinfo32 and then presses the button OK. The window should now open System Information, from which you can have an overall overview of all the hardware components of your computer.


    As you can see, all the system information is listed on the right: the name of the operating system, the type of system, the processor, the characteristics of the BIOS, the name and model of the base board, etc. If you want, you can find a component by searching using the appropriate search function: write the hardware device you want to find in the search field at the bottom and then press the button Find.

    Alternatively, you can view the characteristics of your PC using another command. Open the window again Run pressing the keys at the same time Win + R, give the command dxDiag e poi pigia sul pulsating OK. In the window that opens, you will be able to view some features of your computer by opening the tabs System, Screen, Audio e Input.


    Other useful solutions to see the features of the Windows 10 PC

    How to see the features of the Windows 10 PC

    There are many other useful solutions to see the characteristics of the PC that deserve to be taken into consideration, especially if those proposed in the previous paragraphs (included "standard" in Windows 10) did not fully satisfy you. One of them is Speccy, a semi-free software that is very useful to see the technical specifications of your PC quickly and easily: there is both a free version and a Pro version that constantly receives updates and new functions released by the manufacturer, whose costs are around $ 14,95.

    To install Speccy on your computer, connected to this page, press the green button Download located at the box Speccy – Portable and, once the download is complete, extract the content present in thezip archive you downloaded, double-click the application Speccy e pigia his Yes.

    After starting Speccy, you can view all the technical specifications of your PC equipped with Windows 10 simply by selecting them from the sidebar on the left. By clicking on the item Summary, for example, you can see the main features of your car while pressing on CPU, RAM o Graphics you will be able to see, respectively, the characteristics of the processor, RAM memory and graphics card of your PC.

    If you want to learn more about Speccy and other similar software, I suggest you take a look at the guides in which I show how to see the video card and how to see the RAM: surely these readings will also be very useful.

    How to see the features of the Windows 10 PC

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