Convert Device ID to Hostname or Possibly IP Address OR Query Device ID

Question

Hello. Under About your PC I can find a workstation's Device ID. I was wondering if only presented with the Device ID of a workstation, can it somehow be converted to hostname, IP address, or MAC Address?

OR

Is it possible to remotely query a workstation to determine its Device ID? Thanks.

Answer 1

Hi，

The Device ID is a hash and cannot be converted to the hostname or IP address. You can get that from the registry value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SQMClient\MachineId

reg query \\<ComputerName>\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SQMClient /v MachineId  

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/reg-query

Best Regards,
Ian Xue

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