In Linux we have Conky in Windows Desktopinfo or BGinfo. Here below I would like to propose to use Desktopinfo. This is not as much of use for home users to extend their desktop by beatutifult intergated system info direct with the desktop wallpaper / background. The most common use would be for multiple M$ systems hosted in cloud, small business servers or farms where you remote often and want to have all the system info right on plate – on your background. This saves time thus increase performance of administrative tasks by easy visually identifying the system health and resources.

Desktopinfo

Download Desktop Info for Windows: 2000/XP/Vista/2003/2008/Win7/Win8

Universal configuration desktopinfo.ini file:

[options]
top=45
#left=15
#bottom=35
right=15
width=325
fontface=Arial
fontsize=8
cleartype=0
ssfontsize=12
formcolor=000000
contextmenu=1
allowdrag=0
offset=1
networkadapterfilter=Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter
#language=english.ini
msnstatus=0
inimonitortime=15
#log=desktopinfo.log

[items]
# date / time
DATETIME=active:0,interval:1,color:DDDDDD
TIMEZONE=active:0,interval:60,color:DDDDDD
HOST=active:1,interval:0,color:DDDDDD
USER=active:1,interval:0,color:DDDDDD
BOOTTIME=active:0,interval:0,color:DDDDDD
UPTIME=active:1,interval:1,color:DDDDDD
# hardware
COMMENT=active:1,interval:0,color:DDDDDD,style:bu,text:Hardware
OEMINFO=active:0,interval:0,color:DDDDDD
CPUTYPE=active:1,interval:0,color:DDDDDD
CPUCOUNT=active:0,interval:0,color:DDDDDD
CPUTEMP=active:0,interval:10,color:DDDDDD
BATTERY=active:0,interval:60,color:DDDDDD,chart:1
MOTHERBOARD=active:0,interval:0,color:DDDDDD
BIOS=active:0,interval:0,color:DDDDDD
DISPLAYCONTROLLER=active:0,interval:0,color:DDDDDD
AUDIOCONTROLLER=active:0,interval:0,color:DDDDDD
SERIALNUMBER=active:1,interval:0,color:DDDDDD
# processes
COMMENT=active:1,interval:0,color:DDDDDD,style:bu,text:Processes
CPU=active:1,interval:5,color:DDDDDD,chart:2,threshold:95,tcolor:DDDDDD
CPUUSAGE=active:1,interval:5,color:DDDDDD,chart:0,threshold:95,tcolor:DDDDDD,count:5
PROCESSCOUNT=active:1,interval:5,color:DDDDDD,chart:0,threshold:100,tcolor:DDDDDD
TOPPROCESSCPU=active:1,interval:5,color:DDDDDD,chart:0,threshold:95,tcolor:DDDDDD
TOPPROCESSMEM=active:1,interval:5,color:DDDDDD,chart:0,threshold:500,tcolor:DDDDDD
TOPPROCESSPF=active:0,interval:5,color:DDDDDD,chart:0,threshold:5000,tcolor:DDDDDD
# windows configuration
COMMENT=active:1,interval:0,color:DDDDDD,style:bu,text:Windows Configuration
OSVERSION=active:1,interval:0,color:DDDDDD
OSBUILD=active:1,interval:0,color:DDDDDD
SERVICEPACK=active:0,interval:0,color:DDDDDD
IEVERSION=active:0,interval:0,color:DDDDDD
DIRECTX=active:0,interval:0,color:DDDDDD
SCREEN=active:1,interval:120,color:DDDDDD
# memory
COMMENT=active:1,interval:0,color:DDDDDD,style:bu,text:Memory
PHYSICALRAM=active:1,interval:5,color:DDDDDD,chart:2,threshold:90,tcolor:DDDDDD
VIRTUALMEMORY=active:1,interval:5,color:DDDDDD,chart:0,threshold:90,tcolor:DDDDDD
PAGEFILE=active:1,interval:5,color:DDDDDD,chart:0,threshold:90,tcolor:DDDDDD
PAGEFAULTS=active:1,interval:5,color:DDDDDD,chart:2,threshold:5000,tcolor:DDDDDD
# network adapters
COMMENT=active:1,interval:0,color:DDDDDD,style:bu,text:Network Adapters
NETWORKADAPTER=active:1,interval:30,color:DDDDDD,activeonly:1,count:8
IPADDRESS=active:1,interval:30,color:DDDDDD,offset=1
MACADDRESS=active:1,interval:60,color:DDDDDD,offset=1
GATEWAY=active:1,interval:30,color:DDDDDD,offset=1
DHCPSERVER=active:0,interval:30,color:DDDDDD,offset=1
WINSSERVER=active:0,interval:30,color:DDDDDD,offset=1
# network stack
COMMENT=active:1,interval:0,color:DDDDDD,style:bu,text:Network Stack
DNSSERVER=active:1,interval:30,color:DDDDDD
LEASEEXPIRY=active:0,interval:30,color:DDDDDD
PROXY=active:0,interval:60,color:DDDDDD
DOMAIN=active:1,interval:30,color:DDDDDD
DOMAINCONTROLLER=active:1,interval:30,color:DDDDDD
WORKGROUP=active:1,interval:30,color:DDDDDD
NETCONNECTIONS=active:1,interval:10,color:DDDDDD,chart:0,threshold:150,tcolor:DDDDDD
NETPACKETS=active:0,interval:10,color:DDDDDD
NETPACKETSRATE=active:1,interval:10,color:DDDDDD,chart:2,threshold:500,tcolor:DDDDDD
# disks
COMMENT=active:1,interval:0,color:DDDDDD,style:bu,text:Fixed Disks
FIXEDDISK=active:1,interval:10,color:DDDDDD,chart:0,threshold:90,tcolor:DDDDDD,count:8,filter:C:D:
DISKIO=active:1,interval:10,color:DDDDDD,chart:2,threshold:10000,tcolor:DDDDDD
# printers
COMMENT=active:0,interval:0,color:DDDDDD,style:bu,text:Printers
PRINTER=active:0,interval:60,color:888888,count:4
PRINTERSTATUS=active:0,interval:60,color:888888
# misc
COMMENT=active:0,interval:0,color:DDDDDD,style:iu,text:Miscellaneous - Testing
FILE=active:0,interval:10,color:ff8888,type:text,text:Setup,file:c:\setup.log
REGISTRY=active:0,interval:10,color:ff8888,tree:1,text:Run Key MSC,key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MSC
EVENTLOG=active:0,interval:10,color:ff8888,text:System Events,log:System
TSSESSIONS=active:0,interval:10,color:888888
UNREADMAIL=active:0,interval:60,color:888888,chart:0,threshold:10,tcolor:DDDDDD