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If you&#8217;re connected via RDP to a remote machine and you would like to know if that is a Virtual or Physical machine, here&#8217;s how to do it:</p>
<p>First, check the tray to see if there is a Virtual Management drive in it, like VMware tools for instance. Keep in mind that it can be hidden, so this is not a safe way.</p>
<p>You can also open command prompt and run the following command:</p>
<p><b>systeminfo</b></p>
<p>This command will give you detailed information about your machine. Now, scroll up and find the System Manufacturer line. <!--more--></p>
<p>If it is a Physical Machine (custom build) the result in most cases will be:</p>
<p><b>System Manufacturer: System Manufacturer</b></p>
<p>In case of custom build, it should be IBM, Dell or some other manufacturer.</p>
<p>If this is a <b>VMware virtual machine</b>, result should be:</p>
<p><b>System Manufacturer: VMware, Inc.<br />
System Model: VMware Virtual Platform</b></p>
<p>If this is a Hyper V or a Microsoft Virtual PC machine the result should be like this:</p>
<p><b>System Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation<br />
System Model: Virtual Machine</b></p>
<p>Hope you&#8217;ll find this info useful.</p>