This tutorial will show you how to find and see what the build number of the installed Windows 11 is on your PC.
References:
Windows 11 - release information
Learn release information for Windows 11 releases
docs.microsoft.com
Flight Hub - Windows Insider Program
Flight schedules and status for Windows Insider Program
learn.microsoft.com
Version | Build | Release Date |
---|---|---|
21H2 | 22000.194 | October 4, 2021 |
22H2 | 22621.521 | September 20, 2022 |
23H2 | 22631.2506 | October 31, 2023 |
24H2 | 26100.1742 | October 01, 2024 |
Contents
- Option One: Find Windows 11 Build Number in Watermark on Desktop
- Option Two: Find Windows 11 Build Number in About Windows
- Option Three: Find Windows 11 Build Number in Settings
- Option Four: Find Windows 11 Build Number in System Information (msconfig)
- Option Five: Find Windows 11 Build Number in Command Prompt
- Option Six: Find Windows 11 Build Number in PowerShell
- Option Seven: Find Windows 11 Build Number in Registry Editor
If you have a Windows 11 Insider Preview build installed, then you will have a watermark at the bottom right corner of your desktop.
1 Look at the watermark to see what the build number is. (see screenshot below)
1 Open About Windows (winver.exe).
2 Look to see what the OS Build is. (see screenshot below)
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on About (Win+Pause/Break) on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 Look to see what the OS Build is under Windows specifications on the right side. (see screenshot below)
1 Open System Information (msconfig.exe).
2 Click/tap on System Summary in the left pane of System Information. (see screenshot below)
3 Look at the Version item in the right pane to see the build number (ex: "25276").
1 Open Windows Terminal, and select Command Prompt.
2 Perform one of the following actions: (see screenshot below)
- Look at the top of the command prompt see what the build number is.
- Type ver into Windows Terminal, and press Enter.
1 Open Windows Terminal, and select Windows PowerShell.
2 Copy and paste the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
Get-WmiObject Win32_OperatingSystem | Format-List BuildNumber
3 You will now see the BuildNumber output (ex: "27729").
1 Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
2 Navigate to the key below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
3 In the right pane of the CurrentVersion key, look to see what the data shows for the CurrentBuild or CurrentBuildNumber string values (REG_SZ). This will be the build number (ex: "25276").
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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