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PowerShell Quick Tip: Get Windows 10 Version

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Introduction

If you are new to Windows 10, you may be wondering where to find the OS build information. Well, you can firstly head over to Settings -> System -> About and can see the information as below: https://everything-powershell.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-15.png

Or you can use PowerShell and run a simple command to give you the same info, using Winver

winver

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Type in the command and press enter and you will get a screen popup as per below:

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There are many other commands you can run that will give you other info but if you want the basics, the above should suffice.

Note

You can also run Winver from the Windows command prompt or from the Windows run menu (hit the Windows button and then type winver in the search).