Export a full hardware and software inventory with msinfo32 — via Microsoft Learn

Commandlow riskWindows 11Windows 10

System Information (msinfo32) lists the hardware, drivers, BIOS version, Secure Boot state and more. From the command line it can save everything to a text file, which is perfect to attach to a support request.

Takes effect right away

The easy way

  1. Run the command and wait. It can take a while to write the file.
  2. Use /nfo file.nfo instead to save a file that msinfo32 itself can open later.
  3. For a quicker text summary, systeminfo prints the basics right in the console (systeminfo /fo csv for CSV).

Command

Run in a normal Command Prompt / Terminal window.

msinfo32 /report %USERPROFILE%\Desktop\sysinfo.txt
The report includes things like your computer name and user name. Check it before you share it publicly.

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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