[alexander_busek]

IIRC Windows 95/98 (which was sppsd to be 97 but became 98 due to delay) did display it on the desktop, and there is a tweak to do that with W/10, but two simple ways is to paste winver in the Run command (hold down Windows key and r key together) and hit OK. Or paste msinfo32 in the same.

Thanks for all the advice, folks! But I confess that my question was half-ironic.

My asking, "How am I to know which version of Windows I have / How can I find out?" is analogous to my 95-year-old maiden aunt asking, "The auto repairman says I need a new 'carburetor' - whatever that is! I suspect he's lying; how can I check that myself?" and my replying with some perfect technical explanation.

You folks don't seem to appreciate the irony: Anyone asking such an elementary question simply won't understand your answer.

Regards,

[daniel1212]

Thanks for all the advice, folks! But I confess that my question was half-ironic. My asking, "How am I to know which version of Windows I have / How can I find out?" is analogous to my 95-year-old maiden aunt asking, "The auto repairman says I need a new 'carburetor' - whatever that is! I suspect he's lying; how can I check that myself?" and my replying with some perfect technical explanation. You folks don't seem to appreciate the irony: Anyone asking such an elementary question simply won't understand your answer. Regards,

But how am I to know which poster is asking something half-ironic (or 25% or 75%)? How can I find out? 🙃