Learning System Information with C#

🚀 Welcome to Learning System Information with C#! 🚀

This project demonstrates how to retrieve and display system information using C#. By leveraging various system management libraries and APIs, this application can gather details about the operating system, processor, memory, disk drives, and network adapters.

📋 Table of Contents

• Features
• Installation
• Usage
• Code Overview
• Contributing
• License

✨ Features

• Operating System Information: Retrieve details such as OS name, version, and manufacturer.
• Processor Information: Get the processor name, manufacturer, and description.
• Memory Information: Display memory capacity and speed.
• Disk Drive Information: Show disk model, interface type, and media type.
• Network Adapter Information: List all network adapters with their name, description, status, and speed.

🛠️ Installation

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/fastuptime/Learning_System_Information_with_C_Sharp.git

2. Open the Project:

   • Open the solution file (.sln) in Visual Studio.

3. Restore NuGet Packages:

   • Ensure you have the System.Management package installed via the NuGet Package Manager.
   • To install manually, use:

     Install-Package System.Management

4. Build and Run:

   • Build the solution and run the application.

🎮 Usage

1. Start the Application:

   • Run the application from Visual Studio.

2. Get System Information:

   • Click the Get System Information button.
   • The system information will be displayed in the rich text box.

📝 Code Overview

The core functionality is encapsulated in the Form1 class:

• Event Handling: The button1_Click method handles the button click event to initiate the system information retrieval.
• Information Retrieval: The ListSystemInfo method compiles system information using the GetManagementObject helper method.
• Management Objects: The GetManagementObject method uses WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) to query system properties.

Example of Retrieving Processor Information

sb.AppendLine("Processor Information:");
sb.AppendLine(GetManagementObject("Win32_Processor", "Name"));
sb.AppendLine(GetManagementObject("Win32_Processor", "Manufacturer"));
sb.AppendLine(GetManagementObject("Win32_Processor", "Description"));

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork this repository and submit pull requests.

1. Fork the Repository
2. Create a Feature Branch:

   git checkout -b feature-branch

3. Commit Your Changes:

   git commit -m 'Add some feature'

4. Push to the Branch:

   git push origin feature-branch

5. Open a Pull Request