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GetSystemInfo (kernel32)
 
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@gsi_msdn=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms724381(v=vs.85).aspx

Summary
Retrieves information about the current system

C# Signature:

[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]

public static extern void GetSystemInfo()
     out SystemInfo input
);

public static SystemInfo GetSystemInfo()
{
     var stub = new SystemInfo();
     GetSystemInfo(out stub);
     return stub;
}

User-Defined Types:

    public enum ProcessorArchitecture
    {
        X86 = 0,
        X64 = 9,
        @Arm = -1,
        Itanium = 6,
        Unknown = 0xFFFF,
    }

    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
    public struct SystemInfo
    {
        public ProcessorArchitecture ProcessorArchitecture; // WORD
        public uint PageSize; // DWORD
        public IntPtr MinimumApplicationAddress; // (long)void*
        public IntPtr MaximumApplicationAddress; // (long)void*
        public IntPtr ActiveProcessorMask; // DWORD*
        public uint NumberOfProcessors; // DWORD (WTF)
        public uint ProcessorType; // DWORD
        public uint AllocationGranularity; // DWORD
        public ushort ProcessorLevel; // WORD
        public ushort ProcessorRevision; // WORD
    }

Alternative Managed API:

To determine whether the OS or Process is x64, using .NET 4, see System.Environment (Is64BitProcess, Is64BitOperatingSystem); http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/z8te35sa.aspx

Documentation
[GetSystemInfo] on MSDN

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