Monday, 23 July 2018

Which Windows 8.1 edition am I running


There are several editions of Windows 8.1: Enterprise, Pro etc. I wan't to make sure, I am running correct edition.


When I go to PC info, I see Edition: Windows 8.1.
How can I figure out which version am I running?



Answer



In the Run window (Win+R) type: cmd /c "slmgr /dli"


You should see something like this:



Name: Windows(R) BLAH edition
Description: Windows(R) Operating System, BLAH channel
...
License status: Licensed

Alternative Solution


You can also use WMI to query the OS information using this command:



wmic os get Caption, Version, OperatingSystemSKU, OSProductSuite

You should see something like this:



Caption OperatingSystemSKU OSProductSuite Version
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Single Language 100 768 6.3.9600

OS SKU codes are explained here and here. 100 (0x64) stands for PRODUCT_CORE_SINGLELANGUAGE


OSProductSuite codes are explained here. 768 (0x300) = 512 (0x200) + 256 (0x100)
This means Windows Home Edition is installed and Terminal Services is installed, but only one interactive session is supported.


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