Question: How to Find the Operating System?
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Find operating system info in Windows 7

  • Select the Start. button, type Computer in the search box, right-click on Computer, and then select Properties.
  • Under Windows edition, you’ll see the version and edition of Windows that your device is running.

Open a terminal program (get to a command prompt) and type uname -a. This will give you your kernel version, but might not mention the distribution your running. To find out what distribution of linux your running (Ex. Ubuntu) try lsb_release -a or cat /etc/*release or cat /etc/issue* or cat /proc/version.Check Windows 10 Build Version

  • Win + R. Open up the run command with the Win + R key combo.
  • Launch winver. Simply type in winver into the run command text box and hit OK. That is it. You should now see a dialog screen revealing the OS build and registration information.

Check for operating system information in Windows 7

  • Click the Start button. , enter Computer in the search box, right-click Computer, and then click Properties.
  • Look under Windows edition for the version and edition of Windows that your PC is running.

To find out which Android OS is on your device:

  • Open your device’s Settings.
  • Tap About Phone or About Device.
  • Tap Android Version to display your version information.

Open a terminal program (get to a command prompt) and type uname -a. This will give you your kernel version, but might not mention the distribution your running. To find out what distribution of linux your running (Ex. Ubuntu) try lsb_release -a or cat /etc/*release or cat /etc/issue* or cat /proc/version.First, click on the Apple icon in the top left corner of your screen. From there, you can click ‘About this Mac’. You’ll now see a window in the middle of your screen with information about the Mac you’re using. As you can see, our Mac is running OS X Yosemite, which is version 10.10.3.

How do I check my operating system Linux?

Check os version in Linux

  1. Open the terminal application (bash shell)
  2. For remote server login using the ssh: ssh [email protected]
  3. Type any one of the following command to find os name and version in Linux: cat /etc/os-release. lsb_release -a. hostnamectl.
  4. Type the following command to find Linux kernel version: uname -r.

Which Windows version do I have?

Go to Start , enter About your PC, and then select About your PC. Look under PC for Edition to find out which version and edition of Windows that your PC is running. Look under PC for System type to see if you’re running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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