# HWiNFO

Application: REALiX

Also called hwinfo64, hwi, realix hwinfo

REALiX, System

A deep hardware inventory and sensor readout from REALiX. The 64-bit process is HWiNFO64.exe. Sensors-only mode is the light tray. It is not Speccy.

## What you need to know

HWiNFO is the deep sensor inventory. Speccy is the prettier, thinner one.

REALiX HWiNFO reads firmware-exposed sensors and a full device tree. Get it from hwinfo.com. Sensors-only mode is the light tray. Speccy from Gen is a different, shallower inventory.

- **What is it?**: A deep hardware and sensor readout

  **Same as Speccy?**: No. Speccy is prettier and less deep

  **Light mode?**: Yes. Sensors-only is the tray

Feex says

If you want the deep sensor list, I would open HWiNFO in sensors-only mode. Speccy is prettier and thinner. I still would not call these Feex sensors. They come from the hardware.

## What is HWiNFO?

HWiNFO is a deep inventory plus sensors. HWiNFO64.exe can open a full report or sensors-only. Speccy is Gen's simpler inventory. This app does not invent Feex sensors. It reads what the firmware exposes.

## If you have never used it

If you want every sensor and a full inventory, HWiNFO is Martin Malik's REALiX tool. Download it from hwinfo.com. Sensors-only mode is the light tray without the huge report. It is not Speccy, not CPU-Z alone, and not a Feex sensor pack.

## What is it used for?

**Full hardware report**

Buses, drives, and devices in one tree. Speccy shows a friendlier subset, not this depth.

**Sensors-only tray**

Skip the big report and watch temperatures. That mode is HWiNFO, not GPU-Z's single-GPU window.

**Logging for a crash hunt**

Pro and current builds can log. That is still vendor sensors, not a Feex measurement.

## Who is it for?

- People who need more sensors than Speccy shows
- Technicians dumping a full report
- Anyone who should not treat this as a driver or an overclock suite

## Current status

HWiNFO (1999) is a current hardware inventory and sensors from REALiX. The vendor still points Windows users at https://www.hwinfo.com/download/.

## How old is it?

HWiNFO dates to 1999. Speccy arrived in 2009 as a prettier Piriform inventory. Current HWiNFO still updates for new chips. A 2002 HWiNFO32 screenshot is history.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers are not all verified here.

HWiNFO64

HWiNFO Pro

Portable

## System requirements

Values follow the publisher's public guidance. Workload still changes the real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Windows 10 or Windows 11, per hwinfo.com's current download |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | Enough for Windows plus this app. Heavy projects want more. |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Low in sensors-only. Higher while building the full report

  **RAM demand**: The full inventory is larger than Speccy

## Installed processes

These executables belong to this product when it is installed.

| HWiNFO64.exe | Inventory and sensors           |
| ------------ | ------------------------------- |
| HWiNFO32.exe | 32-bit build on older downloads |

## Startup components

HWiNFO can start sensors-only in the tray. Turn that off in settings if you do not want it at logon.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files\HWiNFO64\\ |
| --------------- | --------------------------- |

## File formats

CSV and HTML reports and logs

## Common problems

### The full report overwhelms a newcomer

Use sensors-only. Speccy is the simpler picture if you only needed a pretty summary.

### A crazy voltage reading

Some boards expose junk sensors. Treat outliers as firmware noise, not a Feex measurement.

## Getting unstuck

### Download from hwinfo.com/download

A "HWiNFO crack" is not REALiX. Speccy is the CCleaner-family inventory if you wanted the pretty one.

### Start in sensors-only if the report window is too much

The welcome dialog offers that mode. It is still HWiNFO, not GPU-Z.

### Update HWiNFO after a new CPU or GPU launch

Unknown sensors usually mean a stale build, not a missing Speccy install.

## Alternatives

Speccy for a simple picture. CPU-Z and GPU-Z for single-device identity. Manufacturer tools for official logs.

## Official help and downloads

Start with the vendor. Random exe sites are not a support channel.

| Download      | [www.hwinfo.com/download/ ](https://www.hwinfo.com/download/)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Help          | [www.hwinfo.com/forum/ ](https://www.hwinfo.com/forum/)Vendor support                          |
| Official site | [www.hwinfo.com/ ](https://www.hwinfo.com/)Start here, not a random exe host                   |

## Related hardware

HWiNFO displays sensors the motherboard, CPU, GPU, and drives already expose. It does not add Feex sensors.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build.

## Related

These entities connect to this article. Type is shown on every link.

[CPU-Z: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/cpu-z)[Speccy: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/speccy)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager)

## Sources and verification

Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research).

- [HWiNFO official site ](https://www.hwinfo.com/)· Vendor product page
- [HWiNFO help ](https://www.hwinfo.com/forum/)· Vendor support
- [HWiNFO ](https://www.hwinfo.com/)· What REALiX documents
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark.

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- **Developer**: REALiX

  **Category**: Hardware inventory and sensors

  **Process**: HWiNFO64.exe

  **License**: Freeware. HWiNFO Pro is a paid SKU

  **First released**: 1999

  **Official site**: [hwinfo.com](https://www.hwinfo.com/)

  **Mapped by Feex**: Seen on Windows PCs in Foxhole

Feex Reviewed: Last verified August 2026

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