How to view system properties on Windows Server 2016? I just want to get some basic information about the system.

If you want to get some basic information about a Windows Server 2016 system, you can follow these steps to view system properties:

1. On Windows Server 2016 Start screen, click the start button. You will see the start menu displayed.

2. Go to "Control Panel\System and Security\System" You will see the system properties screen displayed.

3. Review information provided on the screen. For example:

Windows edition
    Windows Server 2016 Datacenter

System
    Processor: Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 @ 2.30GHz 
    Installed memory (RAM): 16.0 GB
    System type: 64-bit Operating System, x64-based processor
    Pen and Touch: No Pen or Touch input is available for this display

Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings
    Computer name: ***
    Full computer name: *.*.*.*
    Computer description: ***
    Domain: *.*.*

Windows activation
    Windows is activated
    Product ID: ***

Here is how the system properties screen of Windows Server 2016 R2 looks like:

⇒ Windows Version and Build of Windows Server 2016

⇐ System Information on Windows Server 2016

⇑ System Information on Windows Server 2016

⇑⇑ Windows Server 2016 Tutorials