Software & Apps Backup & Utilities Free PC Audit v5.0 A Full Review of Free PC Audit, a Free System Information Tool by Tim Fisher General Manager, VP, Lifewire.com Tim Fisher has 30+ years' professional technology support experience. He writes troubleshooting content and is the General Manager of Lifewire. our editorial process Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tim Fisher Updated on December 10, 2020 Backup & Utilities Design Cryptocurrency MS Office Windows Linux Google Drive Apps File Types Backup & Utilities View More Tweet Share Email Free PC Audit is a portable, easy to use, free system information tool for Windows. This utility provides basic, but still useful information on various hardware components. Free PC Audit also includes information on installed software and even active processes. Download Free PC Audit This review is of Free PC Audit version 5.0, which was released on December 10, 2020. Please let us know if there's a newer version we need to review. Free PC Audit Basics Free PC Audit gathers system information on both hardware and software, each separated into their own categories and then further divided into subcategories. Some of the sub-categories include information on the operating system, disk drives, monitor, network, CPU, user accounts, motherboard, startup items, running processes, RAM, and installed software. See the What Free PC Audit Identifies section at the bottom of this review for all the details on the hardware and operating system information you can expect to learn about your computer using Free PC Audit. Free PC Audit Pros & Cons Free PC Audit isn't our favorite sys info tool, but you may find it fits the bill just fine: Pros: Completely portable (requires no installation)Really easy to read and useSave a full report as a text fileShows a summary of each sectionSmall download sizeCan copy single lines of text out of the programWorks with recent versions of Windows Cons: Unable to save a report of certain hardware or software componentsNot nearly as detailed as most other system information tools Thoughts on Free PC Audit Even at first glance alone, you can see just how easy Free PC Audit is to use. It's easy to tell what you're looking at because hardware, software, and other information is logically divided across the tabs near the top of the program window. We like that as you scroll through Free PC Audit, you can see a brief summary of each piece of hardware, and then it's as simple as expanding each line to see more detail. Copying out data is a must-have for us. Free PC Audit lets you right-click any line of information and copy it straight from the program window without having to export anything, which is extremely handy if you're copying something like a file path or model number. We also appreciate how simple and informative most of the details are. Unfortunately, some of the information provided isn't so helpful, like what's provided for video cards. Compared to other system information tools, Free PC Audit shows next to nothing. Download Free PC Audit What Free PC Audit Identifies General operating system and computer details, such as the Windows product key (in Windows 10 through XP), ID, version, build date, install date, and the computer's hostname and private IP addressWorks as a key finder program by showing product keys for Microsoft Office, Adobe, and Corel softwareBIOS and motherboard's version number, date, and manufacturerProcessor details, like the manufacturer, maximum allowed clock speed, architecture, L2 cache size, socket type, and versionA list of everything that starts up when you log into Windows, with the name of the program, its path, and its location in the registryUsed and unused memory slots, complete with the total amount of physical memory that's installed and specific details for each used RAM stick, such as the capacity, device locator, bank label, form factor, speed, and maximum capacityLocal user account details, such as its name and domain it belongs to, SID, and descriptionDetails for internal and external drives, including their serial number, size, file system, manufacturer, interface type (like USB), and number of bytes per sector, heads, cylinders, sectors, and tracksList of every program installed to Windows; shows the version number, product key (on some), publisher, install date, and total space the program takes up on the diskDisk drive information regarding its manufacturer, drive letter, and media type (like DVD writer)Information on the main monitor, such as the name, refresh rate, memory size, and current horizontal/vertical resolutionList of currently running processesVery basic printer details are included, like the name of the printer, its port name, and whether or not it's a network and/or default printerThe manufacturer of any audio devicesNetwork adapter details include the current status (whether it's connected or not), manufacturer, maximum speed, MAC address if DHCP is enabled, and info on its WINS and DNS serversList of every shared folder, with a name and path to the folder Download Free PC Audit Was this page helpful? 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