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How can I get hardware ids/serial numbers through command prompt? Serial number. Browse other questions tagged command-line command-prompt or ask your own. How to get BIOS serialnumber with WMIC command. However, I've tried that command line to get BIOS serial number with my company's PC, I didn't work a bit.

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I need to get serial number of HP machines and HP monitor For our. Command line utility that. I am still figuring how to get the monitor serial number out.

Eventually I'm going to be using this in Java Applet for extra security to the user. I know it's possible because I remember doing it before, I just can't remember the line that gets the correct information.

I'm searching for a line that will return the Processor ID, Serial number. Just these two are fine.

I have used google and tried a few commands like 'wmic bios get serialnumber' and it doesn't return anything.

The Processor ID and Serial number should be two unique numbers or Strings.

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The BIOS serial number often is not set.

This should always give you unique hardware information with a similar command:

You could also combine this info with more information to be sure it is unique. Some examples:

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How would I go about viewing a list of COM ports in use without the use of Device Manager?

I don't want to install any software either. Is there a possible way to do this through the command line?

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In the command prompt use

mode

Used without parameters, mode displays all the controllable attributes of the CON (console) and the available COM devices (and LPT as well).

Accepts /? switch for basic help:

mode /?

In the command prompt use:

OR

In PowerShell:

OR

Hope this helps.

I know the question has been answered, but this is another method.

In command prompt, use:
chgport
in windows Vista and up. Lists your ports and which device they are.

Using mode most of the time I don't see the devices that are not connected.

I prefer to use this solution with Python:

So I can see anything plugged in even if the connection is closed.

serial.tools.list_ports is from package pyserial.

How To Get Monitor Serial Number

wmic https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/wmisdk/wmic is a windows command line utility to get system information.

If your serial port is virtual created by some driver through USB connection, use this example to get details about these serial ports.

The snippet below lists serial ports into the $PORTS variable

Serial Number Idm

PORTS=/c/Windows/System32/mode.com grep Status.*COM awk '{ print $4 }' sed s/://

echo -n 'Programming (echoing) ports: 'for aa in $PORTS; do echo -n $aadoneecho '

You can also run the following from cmd.exe prompt

And here is an open source utility to do the same and more:https://todbot.com/blog/2012/03/02/listcomports-windows-command-line-tool-for-usb-to-serial/

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