Windows Version and Configuration Cheatsheet

1. Hostname

Display the current computer's hostname

hostname

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2. Windows Version and configuration

Retrieves detailed information about the operating system version and confifuration

systeminfo

you can filter specific details using findstr :

systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"OS Name" /C:"OS Version" /C:"System Type"

• /B → Match at the beginning of the line.

• /C → Match a specific string

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3. Installed Patches and Updates

list all installed patches and updates:

wmic qfe

get specific update details

wmic qfe get Caption,Descripion,HotFixID,InstalledOn

search for specific updates

wmic qfe get Caption,Descripion,HotFixID,InstalledOn | findstr /C:"KB5000802"

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4. OS Architecture

identifies the system archiecture

wmic os get osarchitecture

alternate method

echo '%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%'

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5. Environment Variables

set

using powershell:

Get-ChildItem Env: | ft Key,Value

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6. Disk and Drive information

Retrieves information about logical disks and physical drives.

wmic logicdisk

get detailed info

wmic logicdisk get caption,description,providername

Using Powershell

Get-PSDrive | where {$_.Provider -like "Microsoft.Powershell.Core\FileSystem"} | ft Name,Root

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7. Detailed OS Configuration

wmic os get /format:list

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8. Get Exact OS Version

not found in latest OS

type C:\Windows\System32\eula.txt