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[KB1136]Display system information on the desktop

Tags: System

3 years ago
By LM
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Applies to:

Windows 7 SP1 onwards


Summary:

We often need to check ressources / session information of our computer. For example the IP address, the name, the logged in user, used RAM, CPU usage…
There are several possibilities to display this information directly on the Windows desktop in order to save time and to find it quickly. We present here a solution based on Rainmeter, an open source software.


Details:

The best is to install the software from its website, read the manual and deploy it by yourself.
You can also follow this procedure if it corresponds to your need. Here we want to display basic information only. We use an existing skin named simplistic. Once deployed and selected as the default layout, here is what we get when we double click on Rainmeter.exe from the package you can download at the bottom of this article:

Rainmeter test

 To start it automatically we propose 2 solutions.

  1. Using Windows
    1. Press Windows + R to open Windows run command
    2. Type shell:startup and press Enter
    3. Paste a shortcut of Rainmeter.exe into Startup folder of Windows, you can press alt key and move the file:
      Rainmeter create link
    4. Restart Windows
  2. Using Liberkey launcher
    1. Paste the package into MyApps folder of Liberkey:
      Rainmeter in MyApps
    2. Click on the installation icon that will appear on Liberkey launcher:
      Rainmeter installation on Liberkey
    3. Select Rainmeter application and click the installation icon:
      Rainmeter clic install to Liberkey
    4. Go to the shortcut properties of the new installed application:
      Rainmeter shortcut properties
    5. Select the auto run mode into the advanced tab:
      Rainmeter autorun
    6. It will be automatically started following the rules you have set into Liberkey configuration menu:
      Liberkey Enable Autorun
    7. The Liberkey itself will start automatically if you select the correct advanced option:
      Liberkey advanced options

 

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Created on: 08 Oct 2021 Last update: 30 May 2024