Reporting the Machine Hardware Model Number from Windows

You can pull this information from wmi. This method is useful when you are on the other side of the world to the machine you are working on. All you need is a local or remote shell via psexec or powershell, and type the following:

wmic csproduct get name

Here are some sample results:

Name
HP Z420 Workstation
Name
PRIMERGY BX924 S4
Name
ProLiant DL380 G7