How to Find Your Motherboard Details in Windows 11
- 10 steps
- Needs administrator rights
Your motherboard make and model take under two minutes to find in Windows 11, and you don’t need to open the case. The motherboard is the main circuit board that connects every other part of your PC. You need its model before you buy a compatible processor or memory, or download chipset, BIOS (the firmware that starts your PC) and other driver updates.
Windows reads this information from the system firmware (BIOS/UEFI). You can view it in the System Information app or with a short command in Command Prompt or PowerShell. These tools are built into Home and Pro editions of a currently supported Windows 11 version (25H2 or 26H2), so you don’t need to install anything.
Open System Information from the Start menu, select System Summary, and scroll to the BaseBoard Manufacturer and BaseBoard Product lines. For a faster route, run Get-CimInstance Win32_BaseBoard | Format-List Product,Manufacturer,SerialNumber,Version in PowerShell or Command Prompt. Both show your motherboard make and model without opening the case or installing anything.
How to See Motherboard Details in 🪟 Windows 11
1Using the System Information App
System Information lists the manufacturer, product name and version of your board in one place.
- Select the Start button (Windows icon) on the taskbar, or press the Win.
- Type System Information in the search box, then select the app in the results.
- Select System Summary in the left pane. It is usually selected already. If you see a list of categories instead of system details, select it once.
- Scroll the list on the right to the BaseBoard entries. They sit near the BIOS Version/Date and SMBIOS version lines. You see three:
- BaseBoard Manufacturer – the company that made your motherboard
- BaseBoard Product – the model name or number
- BaseBoard Version – the version of your motherboard
Write down the BaseBoard Manufacturer and BaseBoard Product values exactly as shown. Search for them together on the manufacturer’s support site to find drivers, BIOS updates, and the list of supported processors and memory.
This happens on some prebuilt or custom-built PCs where the maker never filled in the firmware data. It also happens in virtual machines. In that case, check the PC maker’s documentation or the label printed on the board.
2Using Command Prompt or PowerShell
A text command pulls the same details without any menus. It runs in a few seconds and prints the results in the terminal.
- Right-click the Start button and select Windows Terminal. On some Windows 11 builds this entry is labelled Terminal. A terminal window opens.
- Check which shell is running. Windows 11 often opens PowerShell by default. To switch to Command Prompt, select the down arrow next to the plus tab and choose Command Prompt. A new tab opens.
- Type this command and press Enter:PowerShell
Get-CimInstance Win32_BaseBoard | Format-List Product,Manufacturer,SerialNumber,Version
The terminal prints a short table with the manufacturer, product name, version and serial number of your motherboard. You don’t need administrator rights for this.
The Product value is the model name to use when you search for drivers or compatible parts. The Manufacturer value tells you whose support site to visit. As in System Information, a blank serial number or placeholder text is common and doesn’t mean anything is wrong.
If Command Prompt says the command is not recognized, your Windows 11 build may no longer include that tool. Newer builds have started removing older command-line utilities. Use the PowerShell method below, which reads the same information.
PowerShell (a command-line shell built for system administration) queries the same data. Open a PowerShell tab in Windows Terminal, or switch to one with the down arrow next to the plus tab. Then run this command:
Get-WmiObject win32_baseboard | Format-List Product,Manufacturer,SerialNumber,Version
The terminal returns the following result:
Read the manufacturer and product lines to identify your board. To reuse the text, select it in the terminal and copy it into a search or a support ticket.
Summary
Take the BaseBoard Manufacturer and BaseBoard Product values to the manufacturer’s support site. Look there for your board’s driver downloads, BIOS updates and list of compatible processors and memory. If the fields come back blank or show a placeholder, check the PC maker’s documentation or the label printed on the board.
Frequently asked questions
How to check motherboard model?
Open System Information by pressing Win+R, typing msinfo32, and pressing Enter. On the System Summary page, find the BaseBoard Product line. That line shows your motherboard model. The BaseBoard Manufacturer line names the company, and the BaseBoard Version line gives the revision you need when checking for BIOS updates.
How to see motherboard info?
Use System Information to see your motherboard details in one window. Press Win+R, type msinfo32, and press Enter. Under System Summary, look for the BaseBoard Manufacturer, BaseBoard Product, and BaseBoard Version entries. Windows reads these from the system firmware, so the details are accurate even without opening the case.
How to check motherboard?
Open PowerShell and run a single command to list the board's details. Right-click the Start button, choose Terminal or Windows PowerShell, then type Get-CimInstance Win32_BaseBoard | Select-Object Manufacturer, Product, Version and press Enter. The output shows the manufacturer, model and version in plain text.
How to find motherboard model?
Your motherboard model is listed as BaseBoard Product in System Information. Press Win+R, type msinfo32, and press Enter, then look at the System Summary page. The BaseBoard Manufacturer line tells you the brand, so search both values together when you look for compatible parts or drivers.
How to find motherboard information?
Your motherboard information includes the manufacturer, product name, and version. Open System Information from the Start menu search, then check the System Summary page for the BaseBoard entries. For a command-line option, run Get-CimInstance Win32_BaseBoard | Select-Object Manufacturer, Product, Version in PowerShell to get the same details.
How to find your motherboard info?
Find your motherboard info in the System Information app. Search for System Information from the Start menu, open it, and read the BaseBoard Manufacturer, BaseBoard Product, and BaseBoard Version fields on the System Summary page. You do not need to open your PC or install any software to see them.
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