ComputerInfo.OSVersion Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.dll

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Gets the version of the computer's operating system.

public:
 property System::String ^ OSVersion { System::String ^ get(); };

public string OSVersion { get; }

member this.OSVersion : string

Public ReadOnly Property OSVersion As String

Property Value

String

A String containing the current version number of the operating system.

Exceptions

ExecutionEngineException

The application cannot obtain the operating-system version information.

Examples

This example uses the My.Computer.Info.OSVersion property to display the version of the computer's operating system.

MsgBox("Computer's operating system version: " & 
    My.Computer.Info.OSVersion)

Remarks

The My.Computer.Info.OSVersion property formats the version as "major.minor.build.revision".

The My.Computer.Info.OSVersion property provides functionality similar to the Version property of the object returned by the OSVersion property.

Applies to