Get Windows Version String C++

Question

How can I get the windows version name in a string, eg "Windows 8.1, version 6.3.9600 - x64 (64 bit)" in C++, without using a library that is not included in windows. I have looked at getCurrentVersion and done countless searches for a solution, but have found nothing.

Answer 1

There's a detailed discussion of this on MSDN :

"To obtain the full version number for the operating system, call the GetFileVersionInfo function on one of the system DLLs, such as Kernel32.dll, then call VerQueryValue to obtain the \\\\StringFileInfo\\\\<lang><codepage>\\\\ProductVersion subblock of the file version information."

Answer 2

Perhaps you could obtain the information from the Win32_OperatingSystem class . I think the Description field might do what you want. For information on how to use WMI in C++ see Example: Getting WMI Data from the Local Computer .