Knowing the version of Windows that our computer has is important when working with it. Here we are going to teach how to recognize and identify the version of Windows that runs through the veins of our computer in just one minute.
Just by turning on the computer we should have already seen what version it has, but in case there are doubts, throughout this article we are going to show the 3 most relevant options, since we understand that Windows XP and Windows Vista are out of print .
Computers that have been sold since the summer of 2015 have Windows 10, but we may have a computer before that date, or a computer purchased at that time with Windows 7 or Windows 8 that we did not know, or could not, update to Windows 10.
Windows 7
It’s easily recognizable by that colorful icon that appears on every reboot. The same icon that we have on the start button .
So, if what we see on the screen is similar to the photo we have put before, then we have Windows 7 in our work team. This version was phased out in early 2020, but only a few days ago it received what is supposed to be the last update.
To change from Windows 7 to Windows 10, we must go to the official website of the operating system and follow the steps that are explained there.
Windows 8
This version of Windows is well known for the amount of criticism it received, in fact, the most talked about was the lack of a start button. So much so, that in a matter of a few months they released Windows 8.1, and here there was a start button.
The appearance of the interface of this version is very similar to Windows 7, but with great changes when we accessed the menu, as can be seen in the image above.
Windows 8 looked like Windows for tablets and touch screens , in fact Windows Phone was like that too, but all those versions died a few years ago.
So, if the Windows menu is as it appears in the image, we should start thinking about changing to Windows 10, since Windows 8.1 is discontinued and does not have support.
Windows 10
The best-known version of Microsoft’s operating system since it was officially born in the summer of 2015. A version of Windows easily recognizable by the redesign of the Windows logo , the Cortana button next to the start button, a search box, the start menu as a list with icons, the task view, the app store icon, etc.
Where does the Windows version appear?
To find out which version of Windows we have on our computer, we must follow a couple of very simple steps and read the information that appears in the dialog boxes that we will see well. These steps are universal and will tell us what version of Windows 10 we have:
- First we must perform the following combination of keys on the keyboard: button with the Windows symbol + letter R.
- A box opens in the lower right and we write “winver”, as is, but without the quotes.
- We press “Enter” and another box opens, this time in the upper left part of the screen where it confirms that we have Windows 10 on our computer.
- It will be there where they tell us the version of Windows 10 we have , and the type of operating system. We already know that there are several types like Home, Pro, Basic, etc.
And so, in a matter of a few minutes we have found out what version of Windows we have on our computer. We already know that it is advisable to always update to the latest version, especially for security patches.