Sysinternals BgInfo

Automatically display relevant information about a Windows computer on the desktop's background

New: Sysinternals BgInfo 4.28

September 16th, 2020

Sysinternals BgInfo 4.28
Automatically display relevant information about a Windows computer on the desktop’s background

• Choose the version, based on the OS architecture
• Extract BgInfo
• Apply a configuration based on the OS type (server or workstation)
  • Add an AD Site field
  • Add a BIOS Version field
  • Add a Manufacturer field
  • Add a Model field
  • Add a Roles and Features field
  • Add a Serial Number field
• Configure auto-run
• Create a Start Menu shortcut
• Run BgInfo
• Allow non-admins to update the wallpaper and its configuration

UPDATED: SYSINTERNALS BGINFO 4.21

October 24th, 2016

Sysinternals BGInfo 4.21
Automatically display relevant information about a Windows computer on the desktop’s background

Added a BIOS Version field and enabled it by default for server installations

• Extract BGInfo
• Apply a configuration based on the OS type (server or workstation)
  • Add an AD Site field
  • Add a BIOS Version field
  • Add a Manufacturer field
  • Add a Model field
  • Add a Roles and Features field
  • Add a Serial Number field
• Configure auto-run
• Create a Start Menu shortcut
• Run BGInfo
• Allow non-admins to update the wallpaper and its configuration

Command line arguments
<none> - Minimally interactive install
/u - Unattended install
/s - Silent install

Exit codes
210 - Failed to create the app data directory
211 - Failed to create the startup shortcut
212 - Failed to create the Start Menu shortcut
213 - Failed to run Bginfo.exe
214 - Failed to extract fileacl.exe
215 - Failed to run fileacl.exe
216 - Failed to delete fileacl.exe
Common exit codes

NEW: SYSINTERNALS BGINFO 4.21

October 20th, 2016

Sysinternals BGInfo 4.21
Automatically display relevant information about a Windows computer on the desktop’s background

• Extract BGInfo
• Apply a configuration based on the OS type (server or workstation)
  • Add an AD Site field
  • Add a Manufacturer field
  • Add a Model field
  • Add a Roles and Features field
  • Add a Serial Number field
• Configure auto-run
• Create a Start Menu shortcut
• Run BGInfo
• Allow non-admins to update the wallpaper and its configuration

Command line arguments
<none> - Minimally interactive install
/u - Unattended install
/s - Silent install

Exit codes
210 - Failed to create the app data directory
211 - Failed to create the startup shortcut
212 - Failed to create the Start Menu shortcut
213 - Failed to run Bginfo.exe
214 - Failed to extract fileacl.exe
215 - Failed to run fileacl.exe
216 - Failed to delete fileacl.exe
Common exit codes

NEW: SYSINTERNALS BGINFO 4.20

February 2nd, 2015

Sysinternals BGInfo 4.20
Automatically display relevant information about a Windows computer on the desktop’s background

• Install BGInfo
  • Add AD Site field and value
  • Add Manufacturer field and value
  • Add Model field and value
  • Add Roles and Features field and values
  • Add Serial Number field and value
• Configure auto-run
• Create Start Menu shortcut
• Run BGInfo
• Allow non-admins to update the wallpaper and its configuration

Command line arguments
<none> - Minimally interactive install
/u - Unattended install
/s - Silent install

Exit codes
210 - Failed to create app data directory
211 - Failed to create startup shortcut
212 - Failed to create Start Menu shortcut
213 - Failed to run Bginfo.exe
214 - Failed to extract fileacl.exe
215 - Failed to run fileacl.exe
216 - Failed to delete fileacl.exe
Common exit codes