SIW is a portable system information and diagnostics tool for Windows. Similar to Belarc Advisor or Winaudit, this software application can tell you “everything you ever wanted to know about your Windows operating environment”. SIW can tell you what programs are running at startup, programs that are installed, settings, properties and detailed specs of your computer hardware/software. You can even recover passwords and monitor your computer hardware/software with this utility.
The best thing is that it’s able to run directly from a portable USB flash device. So now you can take your portable computer diagnostics software with you anywhere and everywhere you go.
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SIW – Portable System Information for Windows. SIW is a portable system information and diagnostics tool for Windows. Similar to Belarc Advisor or Winaudit, this software application can tell you “everything you ever wanted to know about your Windows operating environment”. SIW can tell you what programs are running at startup.
Related Portable Software:
The following overviews describe the types of system information available.
Overview | Description |
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Handles and Objects | An object is a data structure that represents a system resource, such as a file, thread, or graphic image. An application cannot directly access object data or the system resource that an object represents. Instead, an application must obtain an object handle, which it can use to examine or modify the system resource. |
Registry | A system-defined database in which applications and the system store and retrieve configuration information. |
System Information | Retrieves or sets system configuration, settings, version, and metrics. |
Time | Retrieves or sets the system time. |
Time Provider | Retrieves accurate time stamps from hardware or the network, and provides time stamps to other clients on the network. |
WaaS Assessment Platform | The Windows as a Service (WaaS) Update Assessment Platform provides information on a device's Windows updates. |
Additional Resources
General Windows Development Issues Forum | Discuss Windows System Information and other general issues about developing applications for Windows. |