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?

windows-8.1

Andrei

Posted 2014-08-08T07:32:40.510

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1If it does not say Single Language nor Professional nor Media Center when you hit properties on My PC then your running Windows 8 which is known as Windows 8 Core the same applies to 8.1 – Ramhound – 2014-08-08T11:27:31.567

possible duplicate of How can I tell which version of Windows 8 I am running? Standard, Pro, Enterprise, or RT?

– and31415 – 2014-08-08T17:47:55.893

Answers

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.

Vinayak

Posted 2014-08-08T07:32:40.510

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2Thanks for your answer. I see "Core edition" does it means that I cannot enable Hyper-V on it? – Andrei – 2014-08-08T07:45:59.113

No. Hyper-V is only available for Windows 8 Pro and Enterprise versions.

– Vinayak – 2014-08-08T07:51:59.710

@Vinayak, Technically isn't it just a software issue? Shouldn't there be a way around this limitation, like a patch or fix we can apply or something? – Pacerier – 2015-02-04T18:20:27.733

@Pacerier You can download Hyper-V Server 2012 for free. Read more about it here

– Vinayak – 2015-02-04T18:57:24.347

winver is a lot easier to type compared to cmd /c "slmgr /dli" :) – None – 2015-02-04T22:17:13.693

@Rocky winver doesn't tell you what edition of Windows you are running – Vinayak – 2015-02-04T22:19:35.100

1@vinayak It's right below the copyright date on Windows 8. Up at the top in Windows 7 and earlier. – None – 2015-02-04T22:23:21.893

@Rocky Oh yeah, I totally missed that. My bad. – Vinayak – 2015-02-04T22:25:04.927

@Vinayak, Weird, why is there free official installation now for Windows 8 non-Pro? – Pacerier – 2015-02-08T17:50:10.920

@Pacerier what do you mean "free"? – Vinayak – 2015-02-12T01:43:14.187

@Vinayak, We candownload Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 for free. – Pacerier – 2015-02-12T21:52:38.990

@Pacerier I haven't downloaded it so I can't say what's it's like but from the article I read, it's supposed to be a standalone version of Hyper-V – Vinayak – 2015-02-13T17:54:08.153

@Vinayak, Exactly, they are giving us free download of Hyper-V when it's supposed to be charged. (Availability of Hyper-V is one of the differences between Win 8.1 Core vs Win 8.1 Pro.)

– Pacerier – 2015-02-17T03:23:25.283

@Pacerier This article might answer that question.

– Vinayak – 2015-02-17T10:16:56.823

With PowerShell

(Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_OperatingSystem).Caption

To start PowerShell, hit Win + R (to open Run utility), type in powershell and hit enter.

StupidOne

Posted 2014-08-08T07:32:40.510

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Open the command line (right click on window, then select Run), type systeminfo.exe and press Enter.

Ryan

Posted 2014-08-08T07:32:40.510

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In the Run window (Win+R) type:

msinfo32.exe

This will give the user a very detailed system summary of hardware resources, components and software environment. On the System Summary page, the first field OS Name will identify the version and variant of the OS, such as Microsoft Windows 8 Pro

Gary

Posted 2014-08-08T07:32:40.510

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You can use the ver command. There might be some variants I am not aware of. It should print the version of your and / or the version of the command processor.

There are keys in registry in bottom that hold the value of the Ver.

Uncreative Name

Posted 2014-08-08T07:32:40.510

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