How to check the specifications of your computer

Using only the tools built into Windows 10 and Windows 11, you can check your PC specifications such as processor type, RAM, graphics card model, storage type (SSD or HDD), network adapter model, and more. We’ll show you how to find that information on your machine.

One way to check your PC specs is to use the Settings app. With this method, you can see what processor your machine is using and how much RAM is available. If you want to know more details, such as your graphics card model, use the Task Manager method which offers more information than the Settings app.

We cover both methods for you in this guide.

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View your PC specifications with Task Manager

To get information about multiple hardware components of your computer, first, launch Task Manager on your PC. You can do this by right-clicking on the taskbar (the bar at the bottom of the screen) and selecting “Task Manager”.

In Task Manager, in the list of tabs at the top, select “Performance”.

Under the “Performance” tab, on the left side, you will see the various hardware components of your PC. To get more information about a component, click on that component.

In the right pane, you will see the details of the selected hardware item. This includes the measurable quantity of your item as well as its model number.

And that’s how you know what your PC is made of. Very useful!

Access the specifications of your computer using the settings

To check basic details like processor type and amount of RAM, first, open the Settings app on your PC. Do this by pressing Windows + i at the same time.

In Settings, select “System”.

In the sidebar on the left, select “About”.

In the right panel, under “Device specifications”, you will see the specifications of your computer.

And that’s all there is to it to find more information about your computer.

If you want to dig even deeper into finding your machine specs, we’ve written a dedicated guide on how to access all the information about your computer.

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