#WINDOWS 8 COMPUTER NAME DRIVER#
#WINDOWS 8 COMPUTER NAME SOFTWARE#

This string identifies the Manufacturer of the Baseboard, where the Baseboard вЂ“ Board Type is 0Ah (Motherboard). The identification of a particular computer configuration for sale. This string can contain information about the processor core and OEM version. The index of a null-terminated string within the dmiStrucBuffer array. This string specifies the name of the BIOS vendor. This string specifies the product name of the computer. Computers in the same family often have similar branding and cosmetic features. Typically a family is composed of different computer models, which have different configurations and pricing points.

#WINDOWS 8 COMPUTER NAME SOFTWARE#

A family refers to a set of computers that are similar but not identical from a hardware or software point of view.

This string specifies the family to which a particular computer belongs. This string specifies the name of the computer manufacturer. The following table describes these SMBIOS fields. The ComputerHardwareIds tool generates a set of hardware IDs for the computer that is based on information from the fields in the system's System Management BIOS (SMBIOS). Beginning with Windows 10, the ComputerHardwareIds tool is included in the Software Development Kit (SDK).

#WINDOWS 8 COMPUTER NAME DRIVER#

The hardware IDs for a computer can be generated by running the ComputerHardwareIds tool (ComputerHardwareIDs.exe), which is included in the Windows Driver Kit (WDK) for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. Unlike hardware IDs for other device containers, the hardware ID for the computer is generated by Windows every time the system boots. This hardware ID value for the computer (sometimes referred to as a computer hardware ID, or CHID) can specify a combination of the System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) field data. As a result, the computer can be identified within a device metadata package by using a HardwareID XML element that specifies a unique hardware ID value. Devices and Printers recognizes the computer as a device container.

Windows 8 computer name