How to find out the assembly of Windows on a computer, ISO image, flash drive or DVD

In this guide, I will talk about how to find out the assembly of Windows installed on a desktop computer or laptop, how to view the assembly of Windows in a system image file in ISO format, on a bootable flash drive or DVD. Such information may be needed by the user under different circumstances.

In the first option, the operating system is already installed on the computer, and in other cases, the user only has the Windows installation files in an image, on a flash drive or DVD. How to find the build version of Windows?

Content:

1. How to find out the assembly of Windows 10 installed on the computer – 1 way
2. How to see the Windows build number in the System Information app – method 2
3. How to view the build version of Windows – 3 way
4. How to see the assembly of Windows – 4 way
5. How to find out the Windows build number from the command line – 5 way
6. How to get the build number of Windows Windows PowerShell – Method 6
7. How to find out the assembly of Windows from an image or a bootable USB flash drive – 7 way
8. Article Conclusions

The Windows operating system has its own names, which different versions of the system differ from each other. First of all, this is the name of the OS, which includes the Windows number (Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7) and the system edition (Home, Professional, Corporate, etc.). Windows OS has different bit depths: 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64), installed on PCs with different hardware.

In addition to this data, the operating system has a version and build number, for example, “Windows 10 Home, version 1909, build 18363.418”, or the same one displayed in this form: “10.0.18363.418”. In such representations, the assembly may be called “Build”, “OS Build”, “Version”. We need to find out the numbers that make up the Windows characteristic.

First, we will figure out how to find out the build number of Windows installed on a computer in different ways. We will separately analyze how to find out the build version of Windows 10, consider other methods suitable for all versions of Windows (Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7).

In the article you will find a separate instruction that will help you find out which build of Windows is in the system image file saved in the “ISO” format, or see the build number of Windows recorded on a bootable USB flash drive or on an installation DVD.

How to find out the assembly of Windows 10 installed on the computer – 1 way

It is very easy to answer questions on how to find out the Windows 10 build number, where to look at the Windows 10 build. All the necessary information is in the operating system settings.

How to view the build of Windows 10 in system settings:

1. Enter the Start menu, launch the Settings app.
2. Click on the “System” option.
3. In the “System” window, open the “About” tab.
4. Scroll down to the “Windows Specifications” option.

Here are all the basic information about the assembly of the operating system:

• Release – The name of the revision of the operating system.
• Version – Windows build version
• Installation date — the date when the system was installed on the computer.
• OS Build – Windows build number.

It’s quite simple, the user will have all the necessary data.

How to see the Windows build number in the System Information app – method 2

The Windows operating system has a built-in tool – the System Information utility. With this system tool, you can see the build number in different versions of Windows.

On the Windows 10 operating system:

1. Open the start menu.
2. In the list of programs, open the “System Tools – Windows” folder, and then the “Windows Administrative Tools” folder.
3. Click on the System Information application icon.
4. The System Information window displays the version and build information of Windows 10.

On Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 operating systems:

1. Press the “Win” + “R” keys on your keyboard.
2. In the “Run” dialog box, enter the command: “control panel” (without quotes), and then click on the “OK” button.
3. In the “All Control Panel Items” window, click on “Administrative Tools”.
4. In the Administrative Tools window, launch the System Information application.

On the Windows 7 operating system:

1. Left click on the Start menu, click on All Programs.
2. First open the “Accessories” folder and then “Utilities”.
3. Click on System Information.

How to view the build version of Windows – 3 way

The following method can be used in any modern versions of Windows.

Do the following:

1. Press the “Win” + “R” keys.
2. In the Run window, enter the command “winver”, click on “OK”.

1. The “Windows: Details” window that opens displays information about the assembly of the operating system.

How to see the assembly of Windows – 4 way

This method is similar to the second method from this article. The only difference is that we will launch the System Information tool by executing a command from the Run dialog box.

1. Press the “Win” + “R” keys.
2. In the window that opens, run the “msinfo32” command (without quotes).
3. The System Information window opens on your computer and displays information about the version and build number of Windows.

You may also be interested in:

• How to check Windows version
• How to get system information in Windows

How to find out the Windows build number from the command line – 5 way

You can get the information you need using the Windows command line:

1. Run command prompt as administrator.
2. In the command line interpreter window, type the command: “systeminfo”, and then press the “Enter” key.
3. On the command line, among other information, information about the assembly of Windows will appear.

How to get the build number of Windows Windows PowerShell – Method 6

Similar to the command line, you can get the information you need from the Windows PowerShell tool:

1. Run Windows PowerShell as administrator.
2. In the “Administrator: Windows PowerShell” window, run the command: “systeminfo”.

How to find out the assembly of Windows from an image or a bootable USB flash drive – 7 way

In the case of obtaining data about the installed system, the procedure is clear. What about the image of Windows in an ISO file written to a bootable USB flash drive or DVD?

We need to get information about the assembly of the Windows operating system that is not yet installed on the computer. There is a way to solve this problem.

Go through the following steps:

1. Connect a bootable flash drive to your computer, insert a DVD into an optical drive, or mount an ISO image on a PC if you need to find out the build number directly from the image file.

To mount in Windows 10 or Windows 8, right-click on the ISO image and then select Mount. On Windows 7, use a third-party virtual drive emulator, such as Daemon Tools Lite , to mount .

If the PC does not have an application for creating a virtual drive, you can do without mounting the ISO image. Use the services of an archiver to unpack the Windows image to gain access to the desired file.

1. Open the image file, bootable USB flash drive or DVD in Explorer, go to the “sources” folder.
2. Look for a file named “install.wim” or “install.esd”.
3. Press the “Shift” key, right-click on the “install.wim” or “install.esd” file, select “Copy as path” in the context menu that opens.
4. Run command prompt as administrator.
5. Run the command (you need to use a different command on your computer):

dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:X:sourcesinstall.wim /index:1

In this command: “X” is the drive letter with the system image, then the path to the “install.wim” or “install.esd” file, and then after the space “/index:1″.

As a result, on my PC I got the following command (you will have a different command due to the fact that your computer has a different path to the “install.wim” or “install.esd” file):

dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:”G:sourcesinstall.wim” /index:1

In the image information, the “Name” item displays the name of the edition of Windows, and the “Version” item indicates the build number (last digits after the period) of the operating system.

Article Conclusions

If necessary, the user has the ability to find out the build number of the Windows operating system. This can be done in several ways on an installed system, or you can get OS build information from a bootable USB flash drive, DVD, or Windows ISO image.