Hardware info

Video Demo: <URL https://youtu.be/SpXE1cokv9Y>

Hardware info is project written in C++ via WMI and CMake.To query hardware info about user computer and output in simple comand line interface. Here is sections of information:

Note

The WMI Diagnosis Utility ( WMIDiag.exe ) is no longer supported, starting with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008: If WMI returns error messages, be aware that they might not indicate problems in the WMI service or in WMI providers.

1. Base board

   • Model
   • Manufacturer
   • Serial Number
   • Driver version

2. CPU

   • Model
   • Manufacturer
   • Physical cores
   • Logical cores
   • Current clock speed
   • Max clock speed
   • Chache size

3. Disk

   • Device ID

   • Model

   • Size

   • Bus type

   • Media type

   • Partions (Drives)

     • Volume
     • Total space
     • Free space
     • File system

4. GPU

   • Model
   • Manufacturer
   • Memory amount
   • Driver version
   • Refresh rate
   • Resolution

5. OS

   • Name
   • Architecture
   • Serial number
   • Desktop name

6. RAM

   • Model
   • Manufacturer
   • Capacity
   • Speed
   • Serial number

Aditional fetuares

Program also provides built-in help menu and fetuare to save outputed information into txt file.

Note

If program not opened with administrator rights files will be saved only in scope of current user file system.

Files

Files containes 2 directories .gitignore and CMakeLists.txt files. CMakeLists.txt need to proper usage of CMake, while .gitignore for proper usage of git.

Directories

• src: Source directory contains main cpp while that create console window and invoke functions.
• include: Contains 2 directories that implements program work
  • hardware: directory contains header files that queries and processes returned info.
  • utils: header files that contains services to create logic of program:
    • InitWMI.h: file that start WMI service and returns processed info.
    • menus.h: file contains all menus that outputs userInteraction.h.
    • userInteraction.h: creates interface that user work with.

Build

Program compiles only with Microsoft visual studio compiler (MVSC). To build project use visual studio or CMake with Visual Studio generator.

Troubleshooting

Errors outputs next to input.

Wrong input, write Help to get instructions

Basic problem, that error outputed when user gives wrong. Its may be: digits bigger that 9 or smaller that 0, arguments bigger that 5 length, characters that are not in the encoding "Code Page 850" (cmd encoding) and etc.

Can't save file by specified PATH

Path writen with "." or ".." like "../../FolderToSaves" or ".". Program not opened with administrator rigths and path out of user scope, like "C:". Also usage "/" instead of "\" may create error.

Disclaimer

Please note that the code in this repository may contain mistakes or suboptimal implementations. I am still learning and would greatly appreciate any feedback or suggestions for improvement.

How to Contribute

I would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions! If you find any issues or have any advice on how to improve the code, please feel free to:

• Open an issue
• Submit a pull request
• Leave comments

Contact

If you want to reach out to me directly, you can contact me on reddit: u/Aranosy1.

Thank you for taking the time to review my project. Your feedback is invaluable to my learning process!