4 ways to check your PC specs on Windows 10

There are several ways to see your computer's specs on Windows 10. Reuters

• You can see your PC's basic specs on Windows 10 using the Control Panel and Settings app.
• To see more detailed specs, including info about your video card, check the System Information app.
• Further specs for your video and sound cards are available in the DirectX Diagnostic Tool app.

Whether you built a custom Windows computer, selecting every component for maximum performance, or just bought an off-the-shelf laptop, you may occasionally need to know specific details about what's under the hood.

Windows gives you the tools to learn your computer specs — details about your processor, video card, memory, and more. Unfortunately, that information is scattered around Windows in a number of seemingly random places.

Here are all the ways you can find your computer specs in Windows 10.

How to find your computer specs in Windows 10

Whether you built a custom Windows computer, selecting every component for maximum performance, or just bought an off-the-shelf laptop, you may occasionally need to know specific details about what's under the hood.

Windows gives you the tools to learn your computer specs — details about your processor, video card, memory, and more. Unfortunately, that information is scattered around Windows in a number of seemingly random places.

Here are all the ways you can find your computer specs in Windows 10.

Find basic system information in the Control Panel

You can see information about your processor, how much memory is installed, and the version of Windows you are running with just a couple of clicks.

1. Click the Start button and type Control in the search box.

Type "Control" in the search box. Dave Johnson/Insider

2. Click Control Panel in the search results.

3. Click System and Security.

4. Click System.

Go to the system settings in Control Panel. Stefan Ionescu/Insider

Quick tip: You can also use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + Pause Break key to open the Control Panel page.

Find basic system information in Settings

You can see similar information (with some added details about the version of Windows you are running) in Settings.

1. Click the Start button and choose Settings (it's the gear-shaped icon above the power icon).

2. Click System.

3. Click About.

Go to the about page of the system settings in the Settings app. Stefan Ionescu/Insider

Find detailed specs in System Information

Windows catalogs much more detailed information about your computer in Windows' System Information.

1. Click the Start button and type System Information.

2. Select System Information in the search results.

3. You can find most of the details you need on the first page, in the System Summary node. You can also expand each node in the left pane for additional information.

Detailed specs are available in the System Information app. Dave Johnson/Insider

4. To see details about your video card, click Components and then click Display.

Find details about video and sound in DirectX Diagnostic Tool

Finally, Windows has a utility called the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, or DxDiag, for providing detailed information about the video card and sound devices installed on your computer.

1. Click the Start button and type dxdiag.

2. Click DxDiag in the search results.

3. Click the Display tab to see detailed video card specs. You can also click the Sound tabs to see your sound card information. The System tab contains the same information available in other locations.

The "Display" tab of the DXDiag app contains detailed video card specs. Dave Johnson/Insider