System Find Windows 11 Build Number


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This tutorial will show you how to find and see what the build number of the installed Windows 11 is on your PC.

References:

Version
Build
Release Date
21H222000.194October 4, 2021
22H222621.521September 20, 2022
23H222631.2506October 31, 2023
24H226052 (Canary and Dev)February 08, 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 Command Prompt
  • Option Five: Find Windows 11 Build Number in System Information (msconfig)
  • Option Six: Find Windows 11 Build Number in Registry Editor




Option One

Find Windows 11 Build Number in Watermark on Desktop


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)

build_number_watermark.png





Option Two

Find Windows 11 Build Number in About Windows


1 Open About Windows (winver.exe).

2 Look to see what the OS Build is. (see screenshot below)

build_number_winver.png





Option Three

Find Windows 11 Build Number in Settings


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)


build_number_Settings-1.png

3 Look to see what the OS Build is under Windows specifications on the right side. (see screenshot below)

build_number_Settings-2.png




Option Four

Find Windows 11 Build Number in Command Prompt


1 Open Windows Terminal, and select Command Prompt.

2 Look at the top of the command prompt see what the build number is. (see screenshot below)

build_number_command+prompt.png





Option Five

Find Windows 11 Build Number in System Information (msconfig)


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").

build_in_Ssystem_Information.png





Option Six

Find Windows 11 Build Number in Registry Editor


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").

build_in_regedit.png



That's it,
Shawn Brink


 

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Powershell function:

Code:
function get-WindowsVersion {
#  get details of windows versions for printing (may need to know version on particular day)
   $key = "HKLM:\software\microsoft\windows nt\CurrentVersion"
   $pname=(Get-ItemProperty "$key" ProductName).ProductName
   $dis = (Get-ItemProperty "$key" DisplayVersion).DisplayVersion
   $v1 = (Get-ItemProperty "$key" CurrentMajorVersionNumber).CurrentMajorVersionNumber
   $v2 = (Get-ItemProperty "$key" CurrentMinorVersionNumber).CurrentMinorVersionNumber
   $v3 = (Get-ItemProperty "$key" CurrentBuild).CurrentBuild
   $v4 = (Get-ItemProperty "$key" UBR).UBR
   $ed = (Get-ItemProperty "$key" EditionID).EditionID
   $key = "HKLM:\software\microsoft\WindowsSelfHost\Applicability"
   $en = Get-ItemProperty "$key" EnablePreviewBuilds -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
   $Ins = ""
   if ( $en ) {
      $epb = $en.EnablePreviewBuilds  
      if ( $epb -ne 0 )
        {
        $bn = (Get-ItemProperty "$key" BranchName).Branchname
        $Ins = "$bn channel"
        }
   }
   return "$pname $dis $v1.$v2.$v3.$v4 $Ins"
}

Output:

Windows 10 Pro Dev 10.0.22471.1000 Dev channel

Unfortunately the Major version number and product name still are 10, not 11, in the registry
 

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I find (Win+Pause) key combination the quickest way for reading the OS Build instantly.
 

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  • OS
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    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
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    CPU
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    Motherboard
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You can also use a batch file to get a set of properties
Win10 results.png

Win11 results.png

OS​
Edition​
Type​
Version​
Build​

See ReportOSVersion.bat post [Win10-Win11] - TenForums

I use the batch file as a common subroutine to extract properties required by other scripts.

All the best,
Denis
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Home x64 Version 23H2 Build 22631.3296
The ProductName value that's in the HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion Windows registry key still shows Windows 10 even though it's the official release of Windows 11 so, I had to add 3 extra lines to my old batch code to get it to report 11 instead of 10. :giggle:

Code:
@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL

FOR /F "tokens=* USEBACKQ" %%F IN (`REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v ProductName`) DO SET ProductName=%%F
SET ProductName=%ProductName:*REG_SZ =%
FOR /F "tokens=* Eol= " %%F IN ("%ProductName%") DO SET "ProductName=%%F"

IF DEFINED ProgramFiles(x86) (SET OSType=x64) ELSE (SET OSType=x86)

FOR /F "tokens=* USEBACKQ" %%F IN (`REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v DisplayVersion`) DO SET DisplayVersion=%%F
SET DisplayVersion=%DisplayVersion:*REG_SZ =%
FOR /F "tokens=* Eol= " %%F IN ("%DisplayVersion%") DO SET "DisplayVersion=%%F"

SET UseExpresssion=Ver
FOR /F "tokens=*" %%F IN ('%UseExpresssion%') DO SET OSBuild=%%F
SET OSBuild=%OSBuild:*10.0.=%
FOR /F "tokens=1 delims=." %%A in ("%OSBuild%") DO SET /A V=%%A
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
IF !V! GEQ 22000 SET ProductName=%ProductName: 10 = 11 %
SET OSBuild=%OSBuild:~0,-1%

ECHO %ProductName% %OSType% version %DisplayVersion% build %OSBuild%

ENDLOCAL
PAUSE
 

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Settings > System > About

does it quick and easy!
 

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