How to find out Windows version-01
Hello everyone, today I want to write such a note on how to find out the version of Windows 8.1, since very often users have to explain where to see it. We will consider using the example of Windows 8.1, but this instruction is also suitable for Windows 10 and 7. This information will be useful for diagnosing problems associated with a particular version, so that you can quickly diagnose your computer and understand the algorithm for solving problems.
How to check operating system version
As you understand, there are a lot of ways, I will show the simplest and at the same time effective, any computer user can repeat them. The first way is to press win + pausebrake or my computer properties (right click on it). Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > System will open and at the top you can see the OS version. In my example, this is Windows 8.1 Enterprise, but this is not enough, there are too few specifics.
How to find out the version of Windows-02
The second way is to open the run window by pressing Win + R and enter msinfo32
How to find out the version of Windows-03
In the window that opens, look on the right OS Name and note there is a version field, in my example it is 6.3.9600 Build 9600
Another way is to open the run window by pressing Win + R and enter msconfig
In the download, you can find the version of the OS
Well, the winver command, which you need to type on the command line. As a result of executing the command, an additional window will open with current version Windows 8.1
There is a method for more advanced users, using the Registry Editor. Start - Run or keyboard shortcuts win + r. In the window that appears, type regedit and click OK
and in the parameter Product Name find out the version of Windows OS. Please note there is a BuildLab parameter and it shows the most full version.
Another option to find out the version of Windows 8.1 is to enter dxdiag in the run window
The DirectX Diagnostic Tool will open
So just find out the version of Windows 8.1, you yourself can remember the method that is convenient for you and use it in practice.
It develops quite quickly. With each update, Windows 8 brings new features and interesting features. In this article, we will talk about how to find out the version of Windows 8.
How to find Windows 8 version and build number
In order to find out the version of Windows 8, you need to run the "WINVER" command. This command can be run from the Run menu. To do this, use a combination Win keys dows + R and in the window that appears, enter the command "WINVER".
After entering this command, you will see a small window that will indicate the version of Windows 8, as well as the build number.
How to Display Windows 8 Build Number on Desktop
Build number and name, if necessary operating system can be displayed on the desktop. To do this, you need to make changes to the Windows registry.
And go to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop" section. In this registry key, you need to find the PaintDesktopVersion parameter and change it from 0 to 1. After making changes to the registry, you need to restart File Explorer or restart the computer.
As a result, after making these changes to the registry, we will see something like this picture in the lower right corner of the desktop.
How to find system information in Windows 8
If you want to find out not only the version of Windows 8, but also all other information about the system, then you need to open the “System. View basic information about your computer. To do this, right-click on the Windows icon on the taskbar and select "System".
After that, the "System" window will open in front of you. View basic information about your computer.
Here you can find out the name of the operating system (in our case it is Windows 8.1 Professional), information about the processor and random access memory, bit depth of the operating system and other information.
How to get system information in Windows 8 through the new tiled interface
To view the version of Windows 8 through new interface you need to click on Windows button and in the new interface call the right side menu. In the side menu that appears, click on the "Settings" button.
Hi all. Recently, a friend of mine asked me to reinstall the operating system on his laptop, but unfortunately the OS did not boot and it was impossible to determine which version of Windows was installed on the laptop. And knowing this is very important! For example, if Windows 10 Home for one language was installed on a computer device from the store, then it must be installed, only in this case the operating system is activated automatically immediately after the installation process. I asked a friend if he remembered the version of his system, but he shook his head and said that he used the browser mostly.The laptop was not new and absolutely without stickers, pabout my data, even Windows 7 could be installed on it.
How to find out the version of Windows if the system does not start
Friends if you need find out the version of Windows, but you cannot get into the system itself, then you need to boot the computer from live cd. You can use my own created by me, Dmitry Malyshev program Live CD with some selection of programs, or you can use a more powerful emergency Live CD from Sergei Strelts. But, let's talk about everything in more detail.
Live CD from Dmitry Malyshev
Download Live CD in my cloud storage, then create from it bootable flash drive, from which you can boot a simple computer with a regular BIOS, as well as the most new laptop with UEFI interface. Friends, if you don’t know how to create such a bootable USB flash drive, then here’s a very. T Now we boot our Windows laptop from the flash drive, the version of which we need to install.Choose in boot menu laptop USB flash drive and boot from it.
Click OK.
The Live CD desktop appears.
We go to the "Soft" folder.
Go to the WinNTSetup3 folder.
Run the executable file WinNTSetup_x64.
The main window of the WinNTSetup3 program opens.
Right-click on the top of the program window.
And the following window opens, in which we see the version installed on our laptopWindows 10 Home Single Language (Windows 10 Home Single Language), also visible license key systems.So in a simple way, using the software WinNTSetup3, we learned Windows version. But that's not all.
I'm sure you'll like another way. We return to the "Soft" folder. We go to the ProduKey folder.
We launch the ProduKey program.
As you can see, ProduKey named the version incorrectly, but this is not a problem, you just need to configure the program correctly.
Click File-->Select Source.
Check the box "Load the product keys from external Windows directory" and click "Browse".
In the explorer that opens, you must tell the program Windows folder with the installed operating system. Open the disk in the explorer window(C:) and select the Windows folder with the left mouse, then click OK.
It is important to know that all LiveCDs confuse drive letters and they are almost always different from what we see in a running operating system. In simple words, disk with installed system may not be (C:), but (D:) or (E:), etc., but in In our case, everything turned out to be correct and Windows 10 ended up on the drive (C :), since we see the folders of the installed OS here: Program Files, C:\Program Files (x86) and Windows.
Now the program correctly showed us the version of Windows installed.
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Determining the operating system version Windows families carried out in several ways, regardless of its edition. In this article, we will look at the most simple methods how to find out the version of Windows and get complete information about the assembly of the operating system installed on your computer, its bitness using the example of various editions. Let's also take a look at a few universal methods find out information about your operating system, even if you do not know which edition of Windows you are using (7, 8 or 10).
How to determine the version Windows 10
Via "System Information"
To get the data, go to the "Settings" menu in Windows 10, where all the necessary data is displayed.
To open the settings window, use the key combination "Win + I" or the "Windows" button, where in the drop-down list select "Settings"
In the window that appears called "System" we move to the item "About the system", which is located last in a small list. Here we find data about the Windows 10 operating system: its version, kernel, release, bit depth.
How to find out the version of Windows 8 and 8.1?
Through system properties
To get information about the version of Windows 8, you need to call the context menu windows icons located on the taskbar, and select "System" from the drop-down menu.
After completing this action, a window with information about your operating system will open. 
Via "System Information"
Press the "Windows" button to call the drop-down side menu, where we select "Options".
Next, click on the inscription located at the very bottom: "Changing settings ...", as shown in the screenshot.
In the "PC Settings" window, go to the "Computer and Devices" section.
In the menu that opens, click on the "Computer Information" section located at the very bottom of the list.
The Computer window displays information about the edition and bitness of the operating system.
How to find out which version of Windows 7 is installed?
Through the properties of "My Computer"
- We go to "Start".
- Call the context menu "My Computer" and select "Properties".
3) The "System" window contains all the data we need about the edition of Windows 7.
The same is done as follows: we go to "Start", in the search bar we write the phrase "Information about" and select "Information about the system" among the search results. Next, click on the inscription: "About the system" and get all the information about the version of Windows.
Through the "Control Panel"
- We go to the "Control Panel", for example, through the "Start".
- We click on the first item "System and Security" if its view is switched to "Category".
- Select "System" and a familiar window opens with data about the version of your OS.
In the case of displaying control panel elements as icons, we are looking for an icon with the name "System".
Through the start menu
We call "Start" and go to the following address:
How to find out the version Windows? Generic method
- winver team.
Launching the progress window system commands by pressing the key combination "Win + R". In the line for entering text, enter winter and press "Enter". We will see a window with information about the version of Windows used.
- "msinfo32" command
We open the same window for entering system commands and enter in it msinfo32, confirming the execution of the command with the "OK" button. The window that appears with information about the operating system displays all the information about its name, version, bit depth, assembly, etc.
- systeminfo command
You can get complete information about the operating system by another simple method.
Launch the Windows command interpreter by typing "cmd" in the "Run" window. In the black window that appears, enter the text systeminfo click "Enter". After a few seconds, the console will display full information about your system. Moving up, you will see information about the version, assembly, bitness, etc. of your operating system.
- Through the Windows registry
We launch the system registry editor. To do this, call the "Run" window with the combination "Win + R". In it we enter regedit and press "Enter". In the window that opens, follow the path:
2) H.W.Info
We launch the application and already in the main window we see the main data about the version of your OS.
If you have any questions about "How to find out the version of Windows?", you can ask them in the comments
But many users really do not know their version of the operating system. But is it really that important? The question is interesting. If you are a supporter of the installation latest versions operating systems, this can be really important. Therefore, let's talk today about how to find out which version of Windows you are using.
Windows 8.1 or RT 8.1
At the time of writing, these are the most recent and current versions Windows 8 operating system.
Move the mouse cursor to the lower right corner of the screen, then up and click "Settings" - "Change PC settings".
Click on "Computer and Devices", then select "Computer Information" at the bottom of the section.
In the subsection Windows - "Issue" you will see the version of the operating system, and in the subsection "Computer" - "System Type" you can find out the OS you are using.
Windows 8 or RT 8
If you are using earlier editions of Windows 8, then the instructions for you will be as follows.
On the desktop, click on the "Computer" icon, click on the right mouse button, using context menu select "Properties".
A window will appear in front of you, in which basic information about your computer will be collected, including the version of the operating system.
Windows 7 or Vista
If your computer is running Windows 7 or Vista, you can find out its version in several ways at once, which I would like to tell you about.
So, the very first and simplest - using the same method that is described in the previous case ("Computer" - right button mouse - "Properties").
The second way is not much more difficult. We click on the "Start" button, in the "Find programs and files" window we write the word winver and we see such a window.
The third method allows you to find out the necessary information through the "System Information" section. To do this, click on the "Start" button, and then click on "All Programs" - "Accessories" - "System Tools" - "System Information". In the window that appears, you can learn a lot of interesting things about your operating system.
Fourth way: command line. Click on the "Start" button, in the "Search programs and files" window, write the word cmd, than you will call command line. Enter the systeminfo command and after collecting the information, the necessary data will appear in front of you.
Frankly, most of these methods are suitable for other operating Windows systems, just on this moment the seventh version of this OS is the most popular, so I focused on it.
Windows XP
Click on the "Start" button, then "Run", and then type the command winver and press the Enter key. The necessary information will appear in front of you.