Updated: September 2009
Gets an OperatingSystem object that contains the current platform identifier and version number.
Namespace:
System
Assembly:
mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared ReadOnly Property OSVersion As OperatingSystem
Dim value As OperatingSystem
value = Environment.OSVersion
public static OperatingSystem OSVersion { get; }
public:
static property OperatingSystem^ OSVersion {
OperatingSystem^ get ();
}
public static function get OSVersion () : OperatingSystem
In some cases, the OSVersion property may not return the operating system version that matches the version specified for the Windows Program Compatibility mode feature.
Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows CE Platform Note: The version revision field for this property is always -1.
The following code example displays the platform identifier and version number of the computer that runs the code example.
' Sample for the Environment.OSVersion property
Imports System
Class Sample
Public Shared Sub Main()
Console.WriteLine()
Console.WriteLine("OSVersion: {0}", Environment.OSVersion.ToString())
End Sub 'Main
End Class 'Sample
'
'This example produces the following results:
'
'OSVersion: Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600.0
'
// Sample for the Environment.OSVersion property
using System;
class Sample
{
public static void Main()
{
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("OSVersion: {0}", Environment.OSVersion.ToString());
}
}
/*
This example produces the following results:
OSVersion: Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600.0
*/
// Sample for the Environment::OSVersion property
using namespace System;
int main()
{
Console::WriteLine();
Console::WriteLine( "OSVersion: {0}", Environment::OSVersion );
}
/*
This example produces the following results:
OSVersion: Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600.0
*/
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
Reference
Date | History | Reason |
|---|
September 2009
| Added remarks. |
Information enhancement.
|