What Version Of Windows Do I Have?
Check with one easy command!
- Right click ‘Start’ and choose ‘Run’
- Type ‘winver’ and press ‘OK’
- A window will show up showing the main version of Windows you are on (such as Windows 10), followed by the version and build details.
Applies To: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
The ‘winver’ command goes all the way back to even before the Windows for Workgroups 3.11 days, and was a GUI version of the ‘ver’ command.
As you can see above, the version (2004), OS build (19041.572), and edition (Pro) are all listed.
I have two college degrees and was a pretty good hacker back in the 90s.
I cannot make heads or tails out of these instructions.
What step are you getting stuck at?