Get-ComputerInfo: every system detail as PowerShell properties — via Microsoft Learn

Commandlow riskWindows 11Windows 10

Get-ComputerInfo (alias gin) returns hundreds of facts about Windows and the hardware as properties you can filter, such as the build, edition, BIOS and memory, which is easier to script with than msinfo32.

Takes effect right away

The easy way

  1. Run Get-ComputerInfo on its own to see everything, which takes a few seconds.
  2. Filter with wildcards, for example -Property "*version" or -Property "Os*".

Command

Run in a normal PowerShell / Terminal window.

Get-ComputerInfo -Property "*version"
Introduced in Windows PowerShell 5.1.

Sources

Source reviewed
2026-11-02
Link checked
2026-11-02
Tested hands-on
Not by Oddbyte.Me

Oddbyte.Me hasn't tried this on every Windows build, so keep the undo handy.

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