How to find the Windows version from the PowerShell command line

Question

How do I find which Windows version I\'m using?

I\'m using PowerShell 2.0 and tried:

PS C:\\> ver
The term \'ver\' is not recognized as the name o         


        

Answer 1

This will give you the full and CORRECT (the same version number that you find when you run winver.exe) version of Windows (including revision/build number) REMOTELY unlike all the other solutions (tested on Windows 10):

Function Get-OSVersion {
Param($ComputerName)
    Invoke-Command -ComputerName $ComputerName -ScriptBlock {
        $all = @()
        (Get-Childitem c:\windows\system32) | ? Length | Foreach {

            $all += (Get-ItemProperty -Path $_.FullName).VersionInfo.Productversion
        }
        $version = [System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version
        $osversion = "$($version.major).0.$($version.build)"
        $minor = @()
        $all | ? {$_ -like "$osversion*"} | Foreach {
            $minor += [int]($_ -replace".*\.")
        }
        $minor = $minor | sort | Select -Last 1

        return "$osversion.$minor"
    }
}