Check Windows settings: Settings → System → About → View device specifications
Use System Information tool: Press Win + R → type `msinfo32` → Enter → review System Summary
Use DirectX Diagnostic Tool: Press Win + R → type `dxdiag` → Enter → review System and Display tabs
Use Task Manager: Ctrl + Shift + Esc → Performance tab → CPU, Memory, Disk, GPU details
Check CPU/RAM/storage in Task Manager: Performance → CPU, Memory, Disk, Wi‑Fi/Ethernet (if shown)
View GPU details: Task Manager → Performance → GPU (or Display)
Use command prompt (basic):
`wmic cpu get name`
`wmic memorychip get capacity, speed`
`wmic diskdrive get model,size`
`wmic baseboard get product, manufacturer, version`
View OS type and version: Settings → System → About (Windows edition and version)
Check BIOS/UEFI info: System Information (msinfo32) → BIOS Version/Date
Check motherboard model: System Information → BaseBoard/Manufacturer/Model
Check storage type (SSD/HDD): Task Manager → Performance → Disk (and/or Settings → Storage)
On macOS: Apple menu → About This Mac → overview (CPU, memory, storage, graphics)
On macOS: System Information → Hardware overview (Apple menu → About This Mac → More Info)
On Linux: Run `lscpu` for CPU, `free -h` for RAM, `lsblk` for disks, `lspci` for GPUs/controllers
On Linux: Run `uname -a` for kernel/OS info and `cat /etc/os-release` for distro/version