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How To Check What Version of Windows You Have

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What Version Of Windows Do I Have?

Check with one easy command!

  1. Right click ‘Start’ and choose ‘Run’
  2. Type ‘winver’ and press ‘OK’
  3. 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 menu that pops up in Windows 11 after right clicking the Start button (Blue 4 boxes)

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.

Comments

6 responses to “How To Check What Version of Windows You Have”

  1. Michelle Pearl Mobley

    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.

    Reply
  2. Adam Fowler

    What step are you getting stuck at?

    Reply
  3. kristel ingemansson

    Hi, I have basic computer skills and i had no problems with the instructions. They were clear and easy to follow. Thank-you Adam.

    Reply
  4. Barbara Krejca

    The only hard part was finding “run” after clicking on windows. I just typed it in, and yahoo! I got the right window to type “winver” into. I tried other posts to do this and was utterly confused.

    Reply
  5. 1738

    icl ts pmo

    Reply
  6. Dale

    How do I “right click” on a laptop that does not have a mouse?

    Reply

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