The following functions are used to retrieve or set system information.
Function | Description |
Converts a DNS name to a NetBIOS name. | |
Enumerates all system firmware tables of the specified type. | |
Replaces environment-variable strings with their defined values. | |
Retrieves the NetBIOS name of the local computer. | |
Retrieves the NetBIOS or DNS name of the local computer. | |
Retrieves the local computer's name in a specified format. | |
Retrieves the current hardware profile for the local computer. | |
Retrieves the value of the specified firmware environment variable from NVRAM. | |
Retrieves information about the current system for an application running under WOW64. | |
Retrieves the product type for the operating system on the local computer, and maps the type to the product types supported by the specified operating system. | |
Retrieves the path of the system directory. | |
Retrieves the specified firmware table from the firmware table provider. | |
Retrieves information about the current system. | |
Retrieves the current size of the registry and the maximum size that the registry is allowed to attain on the system. | |
Retrieves the path of the shared Windows directory on a multi-user system. | |
Retrieves the path of the system directory used by WOW64. | |
Retrieves the user name of the current thread. | |
Retrieves the name of the user or other security principal associated with the calling thread. You can specify the format of the returned name. | |
Retrieves the version number of the current operating system. | |
Retrieves information about the current operating system. | |
Retrieves the path of the Windows directory. | |
Determines whether a processor feature is supported by the current computer. | |
Determines whether the last message read from the queue of the current process originated from a WOW64 process. | |
Determines whether a process is running under WOW64. | |
Sets a new NetBIOS name for the local computer. | |
Sets a new NetBIOS or DNS name for the local computer. | |
Sets the value of the specified firmware environment variable in NVRAM. | |
Converts a directory service object name from one format to another. | |
Compares a set of version requirements to the values for the current operating system. | |
Builds the condition mask for the VerifyVersionInfo function. | |
Disables file system redirection for the calling thread. | |
Enables or disables file system redirection for the calling thread. | |
Restores file system redirection for the calling thread. |
Obsolete Functions
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