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On a Windows system, you can view the connected hardware using the Device Manager. The Device Manager is accessible through the Control Panel, or by right-clicking on "My Computer" then clicking "Manage", finally clicking on the "Device Manager" in the list on the left.

If you are interested in solely in your graphics card and/or sound devices, running the DirectX diagnostic tool (by typing "dxdiag" in the Run prompt) will display as much information as it can about them and provides tests to determine whether or not they are working properly.

In Linux distributions, you can list the connected hardware using the command "lshw" in a shell emulator, such as bash. Typically, this program notifies you that it should be run as a superuser (root).

There is no specific convention for where configuration information is stored for programs or operating systems.

Windows typically bundles system configuration into a single large "Regfile", and Windows programs tend to store configuration in the program's installation folder, or the Application Data or My Documents folders in your user directory.

Linux distributions have many different small config files across the system, and programs tend to store configuration information in either your home directory (usually hidden files, starting with a "."), or in a system-recommended location such as "/etc".

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