*nix `free` or DOS `mem` equivalent for Windows 7 (64-bit)

Question

On *nix systems, free displays the total amount of free and used memory in the system. From my research, the DOS mem command is similar, but it is not available on 64-bit versions of Windows 7. Is there a built-in alternative for the mem command?

Answer 1

Note that all of these return kilobytes.

wmic method

wmic os get TotalVisibleMemorySize,FreePhysicalMemory

I'm not sure TotalVisibleMemorySize is correct, but it does appear to show physical memory on my system.

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VBScript method

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa394587%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" _
    & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colSettings = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem")
For Each objOperatingSystem in colSettings 
    Wscript.Echo "Available Physical Memory: " & _
        objOperatingSystem.FreePhysicalMemory
Next

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PowerShell method

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa394587%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

# Get-FreeMemory.ps1
# Sample using PowerShell
# 1st sample from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394587
# Thomas Lee

$mem = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_OperatingSystem

# Display memory
"System : {0}" -f $mem.csname
"Free Memory: {0}" -f $mem.FreePhysicalMemory

This script produces the following output:

PS C:\foo> .\get-freememory.ps1
  System : COOKHAM8
  Free Memory: 2776988

PowerShell condensed (called from cmd)

powershell.exe -c (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_OperatingSystem).FreePhysicalMemory