If you’re finding the easiest ways to know How long your Windows is up or When was the last reboot, this post is a right place for you. It’s also useful for administrators to check How long the system has been running since the last reboot.
There are some FREE and easy tools in order to get that information without any installation process. Almost them are available in all current Windows version such as: Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Vista and XP.
1. Using Systeminfo command
This is my refer way, beside the System Boot Time, it may give you lot of useful information with just 1 command.
Simply open your Command Prompt and type: systeminfo
Systeminfo Command Preview
Here is the Systeminfo command output:
Host Name: HOANHUYNH-PC
OS Name: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
OS Version: 6.1.7600 N/A Build 7600
OS Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation
OS Configuration: Standalone Workstation
OS Build Type: Multiprocessor Free
Registered Owner: Hoan Huynh
Registered Organization:
Product ID: 00359-OEM-8992687-00007
Original Install Date: 1/17/2011, 5:34:35 PM
System Boot Time: 7/4/2011, 7:00:11 PM
System Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
System Model: G73Jh
System Type: x64-based PC
Processor(s): 1 Processor(s) Installed.
[01]: Intel64 Family 6 Model 30 Stepping 5 GenuineIntel ~1584 Mhz
BIOS Version: American Megatrends Inc. G73Jh.209, 5/13/2010
Windows Directory: C:\Windows
System Directory: C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device: \Device\HarddiskVolume2
System Locale: en-us;English (United States)
Input Locale: en-us;English (United States)
Time Zone: (UTC+07:00) Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta
Total Physical Memory: 6,069 MB
Available Physical Memory: 2,511 MB
Virtual Memory: Max Size: 12,135 MB
Virtual Memory: Available: 7,812 MB
Virtual Memory: In Use: 4,323 MB
Page File Location(s): C:\pagefile.sys
Domain: WORKGROUP
Logon Server: \\HOANHUYNH-PC
Hotfix(s): 90 Hotfix(s) Installed.
[01]: 982861
[02]: KB971033
[03]: KB2032276
[04]: KB2079403
[05]: KB2207566
[06]: KB2281679
[07]: KB2286198
[08]: KB2296011
[09]: KB2296199
[10]: KB2305420
[11]: KB2345886
[12]: KB2347290
[13]: KB2378111
[14]: KB2385678
[15]: KB2387149
[16]: KB2393802
[17]: KB2416400
[18]: KB2416471
[19]: KB2419640
[20]: KB2423089
[21]: KB2425227
[22]: KB2436673
[23]: KB2442962
[24]: KB2443685
[25]: KB2446709
[26]: KB2454826
[27]: KB2467659
[28]: KB2475792
[29]: KB2476490
[30]: KB2478661
[31]: KB2479628
[32]: KB2479943
[33]: KB2482017
[34]: KB2483614
[35]: KB2485376
[36]: KB2491683
[37]: KB2497640
[38]: KB2503658
[39]: KB2503665
[40]: KB2506014
[41]: KB2506212
[42]: KB2506223
[43]: KB2507618
[44]: KB2508272
[45]: KB2508429
[46]: KB2509553
[47]: KB2510531
[48]: KB2511455
[49]: KB2518867
[50]: KB2524375
[51]: KB2525694
[52]: KB2530548
[53]: KB2533552
[54]: KB2534366
[55]: KB2535512
[56]: KB2536275
[57]: KB2536276
[58]: KB2544893
[59]: KB2552343
[60]: KB958488
[61]: KB972270
[62]: KB973525
[63]: KB974332
[64]: KB974431
[65]: KB974571
[66]: KB975053
[67]: KB975467
[68]: KB975560
[69]: KB976098
[70]: KB976902
[71]: KB977074
[72]: KB978542
[73]: KB978601
[74]: KB978886
[75]: KB979309
[76]: KB979482
[77]: KB979687
[78]: KB979688
[79]: KB979900
[80]: KB979916
[81]: KB980195
[82]: KB980232
[83]: KB980408
[84]: KB981332
[85]: KB981852
[86]: KB982132
[87]: KB982214
[88]: KB982665
[89]: KB982799
[90]: KB983590
Network Card(s): 3 NIC(s) Installed.
[01]: Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter
Connection Name: Wireless Network Connection
Status: Media disconnected
[02]: Atheros AR8131 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.20)
Connection Name: Local Area Connection 2
DHCP Enabled: No
IP address(es)
[01]: 192.168.1.13
[02]: fe80::d4e4:47d:b714:cfd0
[03]: VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter
Connection Name: VirtualBox Host-Only Network
DHCP Enabled: No
IP address(es)
[01]: 192.168.56.1
[02]: fe80::85a1:cb05:ce4e:b14e |
2. Windows Task Manager
This is easiest way for almost Windows users with just few clicks:
- 1. Right click on the Taskbar, click Task Manager or Start Task Manager
- 2. In Windows Task Manager, click on the Performance tab
- 3. In System panel, there is an information called Up Time, that’s your need.
Task Manager Up Time
3. Using Net Statistics Server or Net Statistics Workstation command
Again, open the Command Prompt and type net statistics server or net statistics workstation
Net Statistics Workstation
net statistics workstation output:
Workstation Statistics for \\HOANHUYNH-PC Statistics since 7/4/2011 7:00:52 PM Bytes received 0 Server Message Blocks (SMBs) received 37 Bytes transmitted 0 Server Message Blocks (SMBs) transmitted 0 Read operations 0 Write operations 0 Raw reads denied 0 Raw writes denied 0 Network errors 0 Connections made 0 Reconnections made 0 Server disconnects 0 Sessions started 0 Hung sessions 0 Failed sessions 0 Failed operations 0 Use count 2 Failed use count 0 The command completed successfully. |
