How to get your Windows Release Version and Build number?

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It’s very simple to get your Windows Build number, like “Version 10.0.18363 Build 18363”. You need to seek a little bit longer to find your Windows Version number. In this short blog I will tell you where to find all the version numbers. And just sharing a note to myself.

How to find your Windows Build number?

GUI Search for “System Information in your task Menu.”
PowerShell: $PSVersionTable
PowerShell: [system.Environment]::OSVersion.Version
CMD: wmic os get version

How to find your Windows Release number?

GUI Search for: “winver” in your search menu.
CMD: REG QUERY “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion” | findstr ReleaseId
PowerShell: (Get-ItemProperty -Path ‘HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion’).ReleaseId

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