How to find out the OS
Sometimes you need to find out what operating system (OS) is installed on your computer or laptop. This may be required in several cases, for example, if you need to find drivers for a printer or MFP, and for this you need to know the type of operating system and its bitness (32 or 64 bit). Let's look at possible ways to determine the OS type.
Method for Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7
Step 1. Click on the “Start” button, which is located in the lower left corner of the screen, and then, with the right mouse button, click on the “Computer” or “My Computer” button.
You need to right-click on the “Computer” or “My Computer” button - depending on the operating system
Step 2. In the context menu, select the “Properties” command.
In the context menu, select the “Properties” command
Step 3. In the window that appears, we can get all the necessary information regarding the operating system. In this particular case, 64-bit Windows 7 Basic is installed on the computer.
Operating system type and bit depth
Please note that in addition to the type of operating system and its bitness, we received other useful information about our computer:
- Processor type;
- Service Pack version;
- Windows Experience Index;
- The amount of installed RAM.
Method for Windows 8
Windows 8 can be easily identified visually by the “tiles” on the screen.
Windows 8 is easy to distinguish by its interface, but you need to keep in mind that it can be either 32-bit or 64-bit
Let's use the Microsoft website help system:
- Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then tap Search. Or, if you're using a mouse, move your pointer to the bottom right corner of the screen and click the Find button.
- In the search field, enter “system information.”
- Tap or click the System icon, tap System Information or click the button System Information.
Click the System Information button
You can now view detailed system information.
The laptop is running Windows 8 64-bit version 8.1
A universal way to identify all types of operating systems
This method requires an Internet connection. All you need to do is go to http://bilet.pp.ru/calculator_rus/moya_os.php.
The service determined the operating system (Windows 7) and browsers used on the computer
We hope you can now recognize your operating system. If you have any questions, ask them in the comments.
Six ways to find out the version, build and bitness of Windows, which is installed on your PC. This question is asked very often by many users via email and in comments, so today we decided to publish a guide on how to find out information about the installed version of the operating system "Windows" on any computer.
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Recently, it is very often possible to purchase a personal computer or laptop with a pre-installed operating system "Windows". This is convenient, since the system is fully configured and checked for errors. But you can purchase a computer without an installed operating system. Then the user has to additionally contact a special service to install the operating system or use the services of his friends and acquaintances. However, the majority of users using the operating system "Windows", do not think at all about its parameters and characteristics. But when it becomes necessary to install additional software or applications, the question arises of the compatibility of such programs and the operating system "Windows" installed on the user. That’s when the user has various questions about the characteristics of the operating system installed on his computer or laptop.
In this guide, we tried to answer the following questions about the operating system:
- Which version "Windows" installed on your computer ( "Windows XP", "Vista", "Windows 7" etc.)?
- Which version option "Windows" installed on your computer (home, professional, etc.)?
- What type of operating system "Windows" Is your computer installed 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64)?
- What service update package is installed on your system? "Windows"(SP1, SP2, SP3, etc.)?
- What build version "Windows 10" installed on your computer?
- What update version "Windows 10" installed on your computer (update versions 1511, 1607, 1703, etc.)?
There are many ways to get answers to these operating system questions "Windows" installed on your computer. We will show different methods suitable for different operating systems "Windows", you can try them all and choose the ones that suit you best.
Method 1: Using a command "winner"
This method is very simple and allows you to quickly find out information about the installed version of the operating system "Windows" with a simple command "winner". This is a universal method and it works for any version "Windows".
Press the keyboard shortcut together "Windows + R" to open the dialog box "Run". In the command line field, enter "winner" and press the button "OK" or key "Enter" on the keyboard to execute the command.
The command will launch a dialog box.
The window displays basic information about the installed operating system "Windows", shows its version, system build number, service pack, etc. You can also find out what username or organization it is registered under.
Method 2: Using a window "Properties"
In all versions "Windows" By default, a standard set of applications is enabled, which must include an application "System". It contains a large array of useful and detailed information about the version of the installed operating system "Windows", and it can always be easily viewed.
You can open the window "System" in different ways, but we will only show two of them.
Method 1: In the lower left corner of the screen on "Taskbars" click the button "Start" and open the main menu. Move the installed programs and applications slider down to the section "Service - Windows" and select a section "Control Panel".
In the window "All Control Panel Items" Choose a section "System".
Method 2: Find the icon on the desktop of your computer or laptop "This computer"(icon "Computer" or "My computer" for earlier versions "Windows"), right-click on it and select section from the pop-up menu "Properties".
In the window "System" all basic information is reflected. You will be able to see which version "Windows" ("XP", "Vista", "7", "8/8.1" or "10") installed on your computer, and also determine the edition of the operating system "Windows" ("Home", "Professional", "Home Basic", "Home Premium" etc.), check whether the service pack is installed or not.
In point "System type" you can determine the bitness of the operating system "Windows"(32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64)) installed on your computer.
Also in the list of basic computer parameters indicated in the window "System", includes information about the processor, installed memory (RAM), computer name, product ID, etc. Here you can easily find all the necessary information about your operating system "Windows".
Method 3: Using an app "Options" V "Windows 10"
If you are using an operating system "Windows 10", you can find information about the installed version "Windows", its publication, updating, etc. using the application "Options".
Method 4: Using an app "Registry Editor"
If you are a confident user, then you can use the application "Registry Editor" to find out information about the installed version "Windows". However, it is important to remember that any actions with the registry must be performed carefully and with extreme caution. Any incorrect changes to the registry can cause errors or system crashes, which will result in the inability to launch individual applications or the crash of the operating system as a whole. Before you start working with the registry, be sure to create a working copy of it. In the window main menu ribbon "Registry Editor" click tab "File" and select a section "Export". Select a location to store a copy of the registry, name the file and click the button "Save" to complete.
To view operating system information "Windows" follow these steps:
Method 5: Using a command "systeminfo"
You can also get detailed information about the installed operating system "Windows" and parameters of your personal computer using the command – "systeminfo".
Method 6: Using the WMIC Command
You can also use the WMIC (Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line) command in the command line window to get brief information about your system and installed version "Windows".
Currently, the most popular operating systems are: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Linux, Mac OS. Linux and Mac OS users usually know the name on their computer. But the large army of Windows users are often at a loss as to how to recognize the operating system on their computer.
This may be necessary before subscribing to a course or, moreover, purchasing an information product or installing a new program or game.
Unfortunately, the authors of paid (and free) courses do not always indicate which operating system they use to teach computer literacy and similar things. And if you have Windows XP on your computer, then a course on Windows 7 or Windows 8 is unlikely to help you. In addition, many programs and games are designed for a specific operating system.
To find out the computer system there are at least three ways:
- win team,
- right-click (right mouse button) on the “Start” button or on the “Computer” icon,
- Microsoft to help us.
The second and third methods provide more complete information about the operating system on the computer, but let’s start with the first method.
1. How to find out the operating system of a computer using the Winver command
How to enter the winver command? A quick method (we will talk about another method):
1) press two keys simultaneously: with the Windows logo + R,
Rice. 1. Two keys are highlighted in red: the bottom one with the Windows logo and the top one with the letter R
2) the “Run” window will appear, in which you should enter the “winver” command without errors and without quotes:
Rice. 2. The “Run” window in Windows 10 (the window looks the same in Win 7, 8.1, XP), where in the “Open” line we enter “winver”
3) then select OK (Fig. 2).
Don't have a Windows logo key on your keyboard? You can do without it; we will consider this separately for four different versions.
1.1.Windows 10 and the winver command
If the above option in Figures 1 and 2 is not suitable, for example, due to the absence of a key with the Windows logo, we will use the search system, which is available in all Windows systems.
Rice. 3. Search for the winver command in Windows 10
- 1 in Fig. 3 – click the magnifying glass icon, which opens Search on your computer,
- 2 – type in the search line that appears: winver,
- 3 in Fig. 3 – click on “winver Execute command”.
As a result, a window will appear describing the operating system on your device:
Rice. 4. Result of the Winver command: information about the operating system
The information provided in Fig. 4 is sometimes not enough. To learn more about the 10-ke system, see
1.2. winver for Windows 8 (8.1)
To use this command, you can use the Windows logo button + R, more details.
Another option that does not require commands is to use Windows 8 (8.1) search:
Rice. 5. Search for the winver command in Windows 8
- 1 in Fig. 5 – open Search,
- 2 – enter winver,
- 3 in Fig. 5 – click on winver.exe.
As a result, we get something like this:
Rice. 6. Winver execution summary - information about Windows 8
At one time, I updated Win 8 to 8.1 and everything was fine, until one unlucky day after the update, the tablet with 8.1 suddenly stopped working. Samsung was disappointing: only the native Win 8, which was originally installed by the manufacturer of the tablet computer, and no updates to 8.1. Therefore, in Fig. 6 the inscription is with 8, not 8.1.
How to find out more about your 8, read
1.3. Windows 7 and the winver command
1.4. Windows XP and the winver command
If the Start button looks like in Fig. 9, then you are probably running Windows XP.
Rice. 9. Where is the Run command for Windows XP?
- Click on .
- In the menu that appears after this, click on the Run command (Fig. 9).
The “Launch the program” window appears (Fig. 10).
Rice. 10. Entering the Winver command for Windows XP
Enter the winver command, as shown in Fig. 10, and click on the “OK” button.
The “About Windows” window appears (Fig. 11), where you can find out information about the operating system on your computer, including its version:
Rice. 11. Result of running the Winver command for Windows XP
You can also talk about the Windows XP system in the following way.
There is an easier way to find out more about your operating system, without entering any commands.
2. How to find out the operating system of your computer using RMB (right mouse button)
Briefly, the essence of this method is that you need to right-click (Right Mouse Button) on the “Computer” or “My Computer” or “Start” icon.
If the RMB method is not suitable, then enter “system” or “computer” into the Search bar without quotes. All that remains is to click on the option that will be found as a result of the search. Then a window will open with complete information on your computer’s operating system.
2.1. About Windows 10
To get more information about your operating system (RAM size, processor, 64 or 32 bit, etc.), you can
- right-click (right mouse button) on the “Start” button,
- or click on the magnifying glass icon (next to the Start button) and enter “system” in the search bar without quotes.
Rice. 12. Right-click on the Start icon
- 1 in Fig. 12 – click “Start” with the right mouse button,
- 2 in Fig. 12 – in the menu that appears, click the “System” option.
As a result, the “About System” window will open:
Rice. 13. Windows 10 system information
2.2. About Windows 8
Rice. 14. Search for the Computer application using Search
- 1 in Fig. 14 – click Search,
- 2 – enter “computer” into the search bar without quotes,
- 3 in Fig. 14 – click on the “Computer” application,
In the window that appears after this, click with the left (or right) mouse button on the “Properties” option. As a result, the “View basic information about your computer” window will open (Fig. 15):
Rice. 15 (click on the picture to enlarge it). Windows 8 Basics
2.3. About the system in Windows 7
Rice. 16. RMB (right mouse button) for the Computer option in Windows 7
If the Start button looks like in Fig. 16 (number 1), which means you have Windows 7.
- 1 in Fig. 16 – Click on the Start button.
- 2 – Then right-click (right mouse button) on the “Computer” icon.
- 3 in Fig. 16 – A context menu appears, in which we click on the “Properties” link.
The “View basic information about your computer” window will appear (Fig. 17), in which you can find out the operating system installed on your computer, as well as information about the processor, RAM, etc.
Rice. 17. Computer Basics for Windows 7
2.4. About the system in Windows XP
If there is a “My Computer” icon, as in Fig. 18, which means you have Windows XP operating system. Click on this RMB icon (right mouse button), and in the drop-down menu click on the “Properties” link (Fig. 18).
Rice. 18. Properties for the My Computer icon in Windows XP
The “System Properties” window appears (Fig. 19):
A simple computer user can work for a long time with the installed Windows operating system and not even think about what its bit depth is. However, as time passes, he will need to install a program on his computer that can only work with a 64-bit version of Windows, and this will cause problems if the current operating system is x32 or x86 bit. In this regard, the question may arise: how to find out the bitness of Windows? Let's answer it and take a closer look at the differences between the 32- and 64-bit versions of the operating system.
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The basic versions of the Windows operating system were developed a long time ago, and with the release of new software options from Microsoft, they were only further developed. In fact, 32-bit (32-bit) operating systems are already a thing of the past, and they are rarely used, only in cases where the computer’s hardware does not support 64-bit Windows.
The bits themselves, in relation to the Windows operating system, are the way the computer's central processing unit processes information. RAM is used as the information being processed, and 32-bit Windows can work with no more than 3.5 GB of RAM, while on 64-bit this limit is about 200 GB. With the development of the power of programs and their demands on RAM, computers began to en masse switch to a 64-bit operating system.
The main disadvantage of a 64-bit system is its demands on the computer's central processor. If a PC has a 32-bit central processor, it will in no way be able to run a 64-bit operating system, meaning it cannot support more than 3.5 GB of RAM.
Many computer users who choose the operating system bit size when installing Windows are misled by the lack of a 32-bit version. This is due to the fact that the 32-bit version of Windows for a 64-bit processor is designated as x86, not x32. You can figure out what this is connected with only if you study the processes of interaction between the operating system and computer hardware. The user just needs to remember that 32-bit and 86-bit operating systems are practically no different, and only the 64-bit version of the software can handle more than 3.5 GB of RAM.
If your computer's central process supports a 64-bit version of Windows, you must select that version during installation. It should be understood that the 32-bit version of the operating system is a thing of the past, and here are just some confirmations of this:
After the 64-bit version of Windows is released, you should install the 32-bit version only if the processor or drivers for it do not support working with a 64-bit operating system.
How to find out the bitness of Windows installed on your computer?
You can determine the bit depth of the version of Windows installed on your computer using a dozen third-party applications. There are ways to find out the x32, x64 or x86 version of the operating system installed on your computer using standard Windows tools.
First way
You can find out the Windows bit depth on your computer through the system information menu:
Second way
Third way
View the system capacity through “System information”:
You can see that it is quite easy to find out the bit depth of the operating system, and this must be done if you want to expand the amount of RAM on your computer. You will also need to know the bit depth of the operating system if you want to reinstall the operating system.
A wasp is an arthropod insect from the order Hymenoptera. Different types of wasps belong to different families.
German wasps interesting for the visible differences between males and females. Male wasps are usually larger, and females do not have wings.
Female downy wasps are similar in appearance to ants, which is why they are sometimes called velvet ants.
Burrowing wasps (sphecidae) nest in sandy soil; some species build molded nests and attach them to the walls of houses.
Scolia – covered with hairs , large or medium-sized wasps ranging from 1 to 10 cm in length.
Very beautiful, more like butterflies than wasps.
Typhia - a medium-sized black wasp.
What do wasps eat?
The food of wasps is very varied and depends on the type of insect. Herbivorous wasps feed on pollen and nectar, fruit juice, and aphid secretions. Predatory wasps do not hesitate to feast on other insects (spiders, beetles,
In social wasps, eggs are laid by the queen, which is fertilized by the male only once. In the spring, the queen wasp chooses a place, builds a nest and lays eggs in special cells. At one time, the queen can lay more than 2000 eggs, from which the larvae of worker wasps hatch. These larvae then transform into pupae, and the pupae into adult insects. Throughout the entire cycle, worker wasps look after the offspring, and the queen is busy laying new eggs.
In solitary wasps, reproduction occurs as a result of mating. Single female wasps build nests in which they lay eggs and store small insects and spiders paralyzed by poison as food for future larvae. After this, the wasp seals the nest, and the larva develops independently, eating insects. After the expiration of the period, the wasps get out of the nest and go to look for a new place to live.
It is difficult to say whether wasps are harmful or beneficial insects. A wasp sting is very painful and can cause anaphylactic shock.
Unlike bees, wasps are not honey feeders. In addition, wasps often destroy beneficial bees and bumblebees. At the same time, wasps also destroy harmful insects: pest caterpillars and flies.
- Large hornet wasps, when attacking their prey, use more than just their sting. Their strong jaws allow them to crush the chitinous coverings of cockroaches and even praying mantises.
- Paper wasps that live in swarms can distinguish the faces of their relatives.
