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Some Windows machines can be configured with a desktop background that will query the local system for its hardware configuration, OS, configuration, statistics, etc.

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What program do you need to install to acquire this type of desktop background?

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That appears to be SysInternals' BGInfo.

It's a stand-alone executable that you place in your StartUp directory. You can create a Windows scheduled task to refresh it at an interval you choose.

BGInfo basically writes a new desktop bitmap image every time it is executed.

You can pick and choose the data presented, its fonts, colors, etc.

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p.campbell
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Rainmeter is popular once you've skinned it to show system data.

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Update to location. The original location at code.google is no longer used.

https://www.rainmeter.net/

or

https://github.com/rainmeter/rainmeter

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