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How can I programatically check that I am running Windows 8.1 using cmd.exe or PowerShell?

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get-wmiobject win32_operatingsystem will return several properties you can use to check the OS.

get-wmiobject win32_operatingsystem|select-object name,caption,buildnumber,version|format-list name : Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise|C:\WINDOWS|\Device\Harddisk0\Partition2 caption : Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise buildnumber : 9600 version : 6.3.9600
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Interesting that we need to use win32_operatingsystem on a 64bit operating system.
The class-names wasn't changed due to compatibility reasons. Win64_* names for 64bit os would just add complexity without giving any benefits.
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CMD

wmic os get caption /value|find "="

to put it into a variable:

for /f %%i in ('wmic os get caption /value^|find "="') do set version=%%i
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Another method using PowerShell:

(Get-Command -Name $env:windir\system32\ntoskrnl.exe).FileVersionInfo.FileVersion -match '6.3.9600';

This command returns $true or $false. To be honest, alroc's is the ideal solution, in my opinion. This is just an alternative.

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