Environment.OSVersion Property

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Gets an OperatingSystem object that contains the current platform identifier and version number.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared ReadOnly Property OSVersion As OperatingSystem
public static OperatingSystem OSVersion { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.OperatingSystem
An OperatingSystem object.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
InvalidOperationException

This property was unable to obtain the system version.

-or-

The obtained platform identifier is not a member of PlatformID.

Remarks

Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows CE Platform Note: The version revision field for this property is always -1.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

See Also

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