dxdiag
or you can
click on the Start button, select Run, type dxdiag,
and hit Enter.
When the DirectX Diagnostic Tool window opens you will see information about the system displayed, which includes the following (as shown in Figure 1):
Current Date/TimeThere are tabs for information about DirectX Files, Display, Sound, Music, Input, and Network.
With no optional parameters specified, the tool with open a
GUI window, but you can
use the /t
or /x
parameters to have the system
generate a file containing all of the information you can get through the GUI
without opening a Window. The /t
option generates a text file,
while the /x
option generates an
XML file. You don't
have to specify an .xml or .txt extension, the program will add them, if you
don't specify an extension. You can open XML files with a browser, such as
Internet Explorer
Example:
dxdiag /x kelly_dxdiag
Exmple output files: XML, Text
Usage: dxdiag [/x outfile] [/t outfile] [/whql:on | /whql:off]
/x outfile | silently save XML information to |
/t outfile | silently save txt information to |
/whql:on | allow dxdiag to check for WHQL digital signatures |
/whql:off | do not allow dxdiag to check for WHQL digital signatures |
[ ] - encloses optional parameters
| - indicates "or", i.e. one of the two options separated by "|" can be
selected
Note: checking for WHQL digital signatures may connect via Internet to update WHQL certificates.
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