PC Hardware Inventory

A C++17 Windows console utility that collects and displays hardware and system inventory information using native Windows APIs.

Features

• CPU model detection
• Logical processor count
• System architecture
• Windows product information
• Total installed RAM
• Fixed-drive inventory
• Disk capacity, free space and usage percentage
• Native Windows API / Registry access
• Clean console output

Build

Build with MinGW g++:

g++ -std=c++17 -Wall -Wextra -O2 -o pc-hardware-inventory.exe src/main.cpp -ladvapi32

Run:

.\pc-hardware-inventory.exe

Project Structure

pc-hardware-inventory/
├── src/
│   └── main.cpp
└── README.md

Roadmap

• GPU information through WMI
• SMBIOS motherboard information
• RAM module details
• Storage model/interface information
• Export to JSON
• Hardware health checks

Technical Focus

The project focuses on native Windows system APIs and registry access rather than third-party hardware libraries.