Windows System Information

The following overviews describe the types of system information available.

Overview	Description
Handles and Objects	An object is a data structure that represents a system resource, such as a file, thread, or graphic image. An application cannot directly access object data or the system resource that an object represents. Instead, an application must obtain an object handle, which it can use to examine or modify the system resource.
Registry	A system-defined database in which applications and the system store and retrieve configuration information.
System Information	Retrieves or sets system configuration, settings, version, and metrics.
Time	Retrieves or sets the system time.
Time Provider	Retrieves accurate time stamps from hardware or the network, and provides time stamps to other clients on the network.
WaaS Assessment Platform	The Windows as a Service (WaaS) Update Assessment Platform provides information on a device's Windows updates.

Additional Resources

Item	Description
General Windows Development Issues Forum	Discuss Windows System Information and other general issues about developing applications for Windows.