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 GetSystemInfo function
GetSystemInfo function

Applies to: desktop apps only

Retrieves information about the current system.

To retrieve accurate information for an application running on WOW64, call the GetNativeSystemInfo function.

Syntax

void WINAPI GetSystemInfo(
  __out  LPSYSTEM_INFO lpSystemInfo
);

Parameters

lpSystemInfo [out]

A pointer to a SYSTEM_INFO structure that receives the information.

Return value

This function does not return a value.

Examples

For an example, see Getting Hardware Information.

Requirements

Minimum supported client

Windows 2000 Professional

Minimum supported server

Windows 2000 Server

Header
Winbase.h (include Windows.h)

Library
Kernel32.lib

DLL
Kernel32.dll

See also

GetNativeSystemInfo
System Information Functions
SYSTEM_INFO

 

 

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[DllImport("coredll.dll", SetLastError=true)]
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<DllImport("coredll.dll", SetLastError:=True)> _
Public Shared Sub GetSystemInfo(ByRef lpSystemInfo As SYSTEM_INFO)
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