Windows System Information

Blender 4.3+ - Semi-Automated Information Collection

In Blender 4.3 we added a script that helps automatically collect system information in the case that Blender isn't opening. The steps to use it are as follows:

• Navigate to where Blender is installed.
  • If you installed Blender through Steam, then you can find where Blender is installed by right clicking on Blender in Steam selecting Manage > Browse local files.
  • If you installed Blender through the Microsoft store, then you can usually find Blender at C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\BlenderFoundation.EXTRA_DETAILS\Blender\blender.exe
• Double click blender_system_info.cmd to run the script.
• The script will collect information about your computer and Blender and open the bug reporting web page, automatically filling it out with the information it collected.
• The script is unable to collect information about your graphics card, so you will need to collect this information manually by following Graphics Card section of the guide below.

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Operating System

Click on the search icon on the task bar, then search for and open dxdiag.

A DirectX Diagnostic Tool window will open. You will find the operating system version visible in the System tab. Copy it onto your bug report form like this: Windows 11 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 22631).

Graphics Card

With dxdiag open, navigate to the Display or Render tab and you will find the Device name and Driver version of your graphics card.

Combine these details together and share them in your bug report form like this: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - Driver 31.0.15.5186

Blender Version

Follow one of the guides below to obtain your Blender version number then share it on your bug reporting form.

Downloaded from Blender Website

There are two main ways we recommend finding the Blender version. Through the command line, or through a GUI.

Command line

Open command prompt or terminal and run the command /path/to/blender.exe --version. You will find the Blender version, commit date, hash, and branch (Blender 4.2+). Combine these details together and include them on your report form like this: Blender 4.2.0, branch: main, commit date: 2024-05-17 00:32, hash: 05617ed07d2b

GUI

Navigate to where Blender is installed, right click on the file blender.exe and select the Properties option. In the Properties window that appears, select the Details tab and you will find the Blender version in the field called File Version. Include this on your bug report form like this: Blender 4.1.1.0

Downloaded from Steam

There are two main ways we recommend finding the Blender version. Through the command line, or through a GUI.

Command line

Open Steam, right click on Blender and select the option Manage > Browse local files. A file browser will appear showing where Blender is installed. Knowing where Blender is now installed, open command prompt or terminal and run the command /path/to/blender.exe --version You will find the Blender version, commit date, hash, and branch (Blender 4.2+). Combine these details together and include them on your report form like this: Blender 4.2.0, branch: main, commit date: 2024-05-17 00:32, hash: 05617ed07d2b

GUI

Open Steam, right click on Blender and select the option Manage > Browse local files. A file browser will appear showing where Blender is installed. Right click on blender.exe and select the Properties option. In the new window that appears, select the Details tab and you will find the Blender version in the field called File Version. Include this on your bug report form like this: Blender 4.1.1.0

Downloaded from Microsoft Store

There are two main ways we recommend collecting Blender version. Through the command line, or through a GUI.

Command line

Open up a command prompt or terminal and run the command /path/to/blender.exe --version. You will find the Blender version, commit date, hash, and branch (Blender 4.2+). Combine these details together and include them on your report form like this: Blender 4.2.0 - branch: main - commit date: 2024-05-17 00:32 - hash: 05617ed07d2b

The path to Blender is usually: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\BlenderFoundation.EXTRA_DETAILS\Blender\blender.exe

GUI

Click on the Windows icon on the task bar and find Blender in your apps list. Once you've found it, right click on Blender and select More > App Settings. The settings app will open and you will find the Blender version in the section Specifications in the field Version. Include this on your bug report form like this: Blender 4.1.1.0