How to detect version of Windows OS?

Question

I want to get a value of what system you’re using, like:

• Windows 7 or

• Windows 8 or

• Windows 8.1 or

• Windows 10

How can I do this in C# ? I’ve tried System.Environment.OSVersion doesn’t work right.

I tried that answer here and it doesn’t work. I’m using Windows10, he returns as Windows8.

I have tried in stackoverflow "English", none of them did not work with this link.

Answer 1

I use the ManagementObjectSearcher namespace System.Management

Example:

string r = "";
using (ManagementObjectSearcher searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher("SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem"))
{
    ManagementObjectCollection information = searcher.Get();
    if (information != null)
    {
        foreach (ManagementObject obj in information)
        {
            r = obj["Caption"].ToString() + " - " + obj["OSArchitecture"].ToString();
        }
    }
    r = r.Replace("NT 5.1.2600", "XP");
    r = r.Replace("NT 5.2.3790", "Server 2003");
    MessageBox.Show(r);
}

Don’t forget to add the reference to Assembly System.Management.dll and put the using: using System.Management;

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ps. Mine is Windows 8.1 even =]

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