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10 Ways to Know What Version of Windows (Windows 10,8.1,8,7,XP,Vista)

Updated: By Lucca Weber

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As an ordinary computer user, how to know what version of Windows we are using?

Here list some ways about how to find Windows version on computer. If you are the user of Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP/Vista or others, these ways may apply to you.

(Way 1 to way 4 check Windows version from Run window.)

Way 1: Press Shortcut key winWindows+R to open Run window,

run

type in "winver", click OK.

winver

The About Windows info with version will pop up as picture.

about windows

Way 2: Press Shortcut key Win+R to open Run window, type in "msinfo32", click OK. The version Information will come out as picture.

msinfo32

system information

Way 3: Press Win+R to open Run window, type in "cmd" and click OK.

cmd

On command prompt window, here you can see Windows version.

cmd info

You can also type in "winver" and press Enter key to see more Windows version information.

cmd winver

win info

Way 4: Press shortcut key Win + R to open Run window, type "msconfig" in text box, click OK,

msconfig

when the System Configuration window pops up, click Tools,

tools

select About Windows Display Windows version information, click Launch button.

launch

version info

Way 5: Check Windows version from notepad.

Right-click any blank space on desktop, select New, select Text Document to create a new text document,

blank space

new text

double-click New Text Document icon to open it, click Help menu, click About Notepad,

help

you can see Windows version information on the pop-up About Notepad screen.

about notepad

Way 6: Check Windows version from PC Properties.

Right-click This PC (or My PC / Computer) on desktop or on any place you can find it, select Properties.

this pc

(Way 7 and way 8 Check Windows version from Start Menu.)

Way 7: Right-click Start icon at lower-left of your PC screen, select System, The System information with version will pop up.

start

Way 8: Right-click Start icon, click Control Panel, click System and Security, click System, see View basic information about your computer.

basic info pc

Way 9: Click Start icon at lower-left corner of PC screen,

start icon

click Setting icon,

settings

click System, ( if you are Windows 8/8.1, click PC and device, then click PC info)

system

click About.

about

about

Way 10: Check Windows version from Search bar.

Press shortcut key Win+S to open Windows Search bar, type in "system", click the auto-display "system" icon.

search

Exactly how many ways to check for Windows version? I am not sure, but I still can tell more if necessary.

However, why we need to know Windows version? how to tell if computer is 32-bit or 64-bit? What are the differences of versions? You may find the answers on Microsoft web:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/15056/windows-7-32-64-bit-faq

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/search?q=difference+of+32+bit+and+64+bit

Tips:

Windows 10 is the latest version of Windows operating system released by Microsoft. Windows 10 is popular with users because it comes with some new features, such as fast speed, stable performance, good looking, etc. If you are running Windows 10 operating system, at the lower-left of your PC screen, there has a search box on the taskbar, type in "winver", press Enter key, the Window version info will pop up. And Microsoft Edge web browser is a big feature has been added to Windows 10.

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