#hardware

Find out how many memory modules are populated, their capacity and speed, and how many slots your motherboard has.

See which graphics card Windows detects, its driver version, and current output resolution in one line.

Scan, pair, trust and connect Bluetooth headphones from the terminal using bluetoothctl, then route audio through PulseAudio or PipeWire.

Read the exact firmware version and release date from Windows before downloading a BIOS update.

Read your processor's exact name, physical cores, logical threads and max clock speed with one PowerShell command using Win32_Processor.

Run scanimage -L to list scanners detected by SANE; the output shows the device name if your scanner is recognized and plugged in.

system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType prints every connected display's resolution, scaled modes, and graphics chip.

Read the connected AirPods' left, right, and case battery percentages with system_profiler.

List adapter physical addresses with getmac or Get-NetAdapter.

Query Win32_ComputerSystem and Win32_SystemEnclosure to read the manufacturer, model name and chassis serial number without flipping the laptop over.

Connect to a shared network printer with one Add-Printer command instead of clicking through the Add Printer wizard.

Show whether each adapter is up and the link speed it negotiated.