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C# program to get the Operating System version of computer using Environment class

Here, we are going to learn how to get the Operating System version of computer using Environment class in C#.Net?
Submitted by Nidhi, on April 23, 2021

To get the operating system version of computer system using Environment class – we use OSVersion property of Environment class.

Syntax:

OperatingSystem Environment.OSVersion

Return value:

This property returns an object of OperatingSytem class, here we converted version values into a string using the ToString() method.

Exception(s):

• System.InvalidOperationException

Program:

The source code to get the Operating System version of computer using Environment class is given below. The given program is compiled and executed successfully.

using System;
using System.Collections;

class Sample
{
    //Entry point of Program
    static public void Main()
    {
        string OsVer = "";
        
        OsVer = Environment.OSVersion.ToString();

        Console.WriteLine("OS Version:\n"+OsVer);
    }
}

Output:

OS Version:
Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7600.0
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