What version of W10 do I really have?

[ThrashZone]

Winver
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and every other bit of software I have says the same thing

Hi,
Saw someone post they spotted a listing showing 2009 lol

 

[RaceJay]

Click Windows Key+R -> type winver -> click Enter

 

[Bill_Bright]

It would be good if everyone who decides to post in this thread would read through it to get caught up first to avoid repeating the same thing over and over again. In post #1, it shows how Belarc shows 2009 and then Voluman explained 2009 means 2020 and 09th month. And that makes sense since September (the 9th month) of 2020 is when that version came out. And winver has been mentioned half a dozens times, at least, so far.

It seems the official Microsoft method for checking uses two methods as seen here.

Find operating system info in Windows 10​

To find out which version of Windows your device is running, press the Windows logo key + R, type winver in the Open box, and then select OK.

Here’s how to learn more:

1. Select the Start button > Settings > System > About .
   
   Open About settings
2. Under Device specifications > System type, see if you're running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows.
3. Under Windows specifications, check which edition and version of Windows your device is running.

Since winver alone does not tell you if running 32-bit or 64-bit, the method that goes through Settings > System > About would seem to be the most accurate and informative.

As the OP and with my question answered, and with the excellent explanations for the various version inquiries with different programs, I ask the mods to please close this thread. Thanks all.

 

[pony66]

It would be good if everyone who decides to post in this thread would read through it to get caught up first to avoid repeating the same thing over and over again. In post #1, it shows how Belarc shows 2009 and then Voluman explained 2009 means 2020 and 09th month. And that makes sense since September (the 9th month) of 2020 is when that version came out. And winver has been mentioned half a dozens times, at least, so far.

It seems the official Microsoft method for checking uses two methods as seen here.


Since winver alone does not tell you if running 32-bit or 64-bit, the method that goes through Settings > System > About would seem to be the most accurate and informative.

As the OP and with my question answered, and with the excellent explanations for the various version inquiries with different programs, I ask the mods to please close this thread. Thanks all.

Correct, most accurate place for all is settings.

Not sure if you've seen these or for anyone wanting to see build list-

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-information/

BETA - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-insider/flight-hub/

 

[pHROZEN gHOST]

19041.vb_release.191206-1406

And that is exactly what displays on your desktop if you set HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\PaintDesktopVersion =1 in the registry.
The functionality which provides wrong information is built into Windows.

Look at settings --> system --> about (under Windows specifications).
In my case it has the correct OS build (19042.746) and the correct version (20H2) but the wrong install date (2020-‎09-‎18).
The date is when I installed 2004 (19041).

If one is supposed to rely on the settings APP, surely the information it presents users should be accurate.

 

[pony66]

And that is exactly what displays on your desktop if you set HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\PaintDesktopVersion =1 in the registry.
The functionality which provides wrong information is built into Windows.

Look at settings --> system --> about (under Windows specifications).
In my case it has the correct OS build (19042.746) and the correct version (20H2) but the wrong install date (2020-‎09-‎18).
The date is when I installed 2004 (19041).

If one is supposed to rely on the settings APP, surely the information it presents users should be accurate.

It's not going to change date for each version update only clean install.

 

[Atomic77]

this is what it says on my laptop

 

[pHROZEN gHOST]

It's not going to change date for each version update only clean install.

Actually the install date does change from time to time. I have been running W10 since 2015. I have never done a clean install since then.
It appears to have changed with some feature update installs but not all of them. I wish M$ would be a little more consistent.

 

[Bill_Bright]

It's not going to change date for each version update only clean install.

Yeah, that is not true. Major feature upgrades will change the install date too. I first installed W10 on this machine in 2015 as well. But it now says 6/1/2020 for when 20H2 was installed. That installed over the previous version. It was not a clean install.