Description of Microsoft System Information (Msinfo32.exe) Tool
Windows includes a tool called Microsoft System Information (Msinfo32.exe). This tool gathers information about your computer and displays a comprehensive view of your hardware, system components, and software environment, which you can use to diagnose computer issues.
- If you run MSINFO32 without Administrator privileges, it may show some drivers as stopped when they are not. This is because the cache for this information requires Administrator privileges to update. To avoid this issue, make sure to run MSINFO32 with Administrator privileges.
- MSINFO32 is not able to provide hardware information when run in Safe Mode. While Microsoft System Information can be run in Safe Mode, it is limited to displaying information about system components and the software environment.
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How to start MSINFO32
Expand your version of Windows below for instructions to run MSINFO32:
Windows 10
- Type msinfo32 in the Search box.
- Right-click System Information in the search results and select Run as administrator.
Windows 8.1
- While on the Start screen, type msinfo32. (Alternatively, swipe in from the right edge of the screen and select Search. If you are using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, and then select Search. Then type msinfo32 in the Search box.)
- Right-click (or tap and hold) the search results and select Run as administrator.
- Click Start. Type msinfo32 in the Search box.
- Right-click msinfo32.exe in the search results, and then click Run as administrator.
How to run MSINFO32 using the Command Prompt
You can also run MSINFO32 from an elevated command prompt. To open the command prompt, type cmd in the Search box. Then right-click Command Prompt in the search results and select Run as administrator.
You can perform the following tasks using the MSINFO32 command-line tool switches:
- Create .nfo or .txt files that contain your system information.
- Start System Information connected to a remote computer.
Use the following syntax in the command prompt to run the MSINFO32 command on computers that are running Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10:
Msinfo32 [/nfo Path] [/report Path] [/computer ComputerName]
Parameters Path
Specifies the file to be opened in the format C:\folder1\file1.xxx where C is the drive letter, folder1 is the folder, file1 is the file and xxx is the file name extension.
ComputerName
This can be a Universal Naming Convention name, an IP address, or a Fully Qualified Domain Name.
/nfo
Saves the exported file as an .nfo file. If the file name that is specified in Path does not end in .nfo, an .nfo file name extension will be appended to the file name.
/report
Saves the file that is specified in Path in the .txt format. The file name will be saved exactly as it appears in path. The .txt file name extension will not be appended to the file unless it is specified in Path.
/computer
Starts System Information for the specified remote computer.
Note: When you connect to a remote computer, you must have appropriate permissions to access WMI on the remote computer.
Examples To view your System Information, type:
msinfo32 To create an .nfo file in the folder C:\Temp with a name of Test.nfo, type:
msinfo32 /nfo C:\TEMP\TEST.NFO To create a .txt file in the folder C:\Temp with a name of Test.txt, type:
msinfo32 /report C:\TEMP\TEST.TXT To view System Information from a remote computer with a UNC name of BIGSERVER, type:
msinfo32 /computer BIGSERVER
msinfo32
Открывает средство сведений о системе для отображения полного представления оборудования, компонентов системы и программной среды на локальном компьютере.
Некоторые категории сведений о системе содержат большие объемы данных. Для оптимизации производительности отчетов для этих категорий можно использовать команду start /wait . Дополнительные сведения см. в разделе Сведения о системе.
Синтаксис
msinfo32 [/pch] [/nfo ] [/report ] [/computer ] [/showcategories] [/category ] [/categories <+(+)|+all(-)>] Параметры
Примеры
Чтобы получить список доступных идентификаторов категорий, введите:
msinfo32 /showcategories Чтобы запустить средство «Сведения о системе» со всеми доступными сведениями, кроме загруженных модулей, введите следующее:
msinfo32 /categories +all -loadedmodules Чтобы отобразить сводную информацию о системе и создать NFO-файл с именем syssum.nfo, который содержит сведения в категории Сводка системы, введите следующее:
msinfo32 /nfo syssum.nfo /categories +systemsummary Чтобы отобразить сведения о конфликтах ресурсов и создать NFO-файл с именем conflicts.nfo, который содержит сведения о конфликтах ресурсов, введите следующее:
msinfo32 /nfo conflicts.nfo /categories +componentsproblemdevices+resourcesconflicts+resourcesforcedhardware Связанные ссылки
msinfo32.exe
Opens the System Information tool to display a comprehensive view of the hardware, system components, and software environment on the local computer.
Some System Information categories contain large amounts of data. You can use the start /wait command to optimize reporting performance for these categories. For more information, see System Information.
Syntax
msinfo32 [/pch] [/nfo ] [/report ] [/computer ] [/showcategories] [/category ] [/categories <+(+)|+all(-)>] Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Specifies the file to be opened in the format C:\Folder1\File1.xxx, where C is the drive letter, Folder1 is the folder, File1 is the file name, and xxx is the file name extension. This file can be an .nfo, .xml, .txt, or .cab file. | |
| Specifies the name of the target or local computer. This can be a UNC name, an IP address, or a full computer name. | |
| Specifies the ID of the category item. You can obtain the category ID by using /showcategories. | |
| /pch | Displays the System History view in the System Information tool. |
| /nfo | Saves the exported file as an .nfo file. If the file name that is specified in path does not end in an .nfo extension, the .nfo extension is automatically appended to the file name. |
| /report | Saves the file in path as a text file. The file name is saved exactly as it appears in path. The .txt extension is not appended to the file unless it is specified in path. |
| /computer | Starts the System Information tool for the specified remote computer. You must have the appropriate permissions to access the remote computer. |
| /showcategories | Starts the System Information tool with all available category IDs displayed, rather than displaying the friendly or localized names. For example, the Software Environment category is displayed as the SWEnv category. |
| /category | Starts System Information with the specified category selected. Use /showcategories to display a list of available category IDs. |
| /categories | Starts System Information with only the specified category or categories displayed. It also limits the output to the selected category or categories. Use /showcategories to display a list of available category IDs. |
| /? | Displays help at the command prompt. |
Examples
To list the available category IDs, type:
msinfo32 /showcategories To start the System Information tool with all available information displayed, except Loaded Modules, type:
msinfo32 /categories +all -loadedmodules To display System Summary information and to create an .nfo file called syssum.nfo, which contains information in the System Summary category, type:
msinfo32 /nfo syssum.nfo /categories +systemsummary To display resource conflict information and to create an .nfo file called conflicts.nfo, which contains information about resource conflicts, type:
msinfo32 /nfo conflicts.nfo /categories +componentsproblemdevices+resourcesconflicts+resourcesforcedhardware Additional References
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При подготовке материала использовались источники:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/description-of-microsoft-system-information-msinfo32-exe-tool-10d335d8-5834-90b4-8452-42c58e61f9fc
https://learn.microsoft.com/ru-ru/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/msinfo32
https://strontic.github.io/xcyclopedia/library/msinfo32.exe-626E3EE8F3DDDA3F44E9E945C54F030D.html