How to confirm your Windows version or MAC operating system

Step by step instructions for confirming your Windows version or Mac operating system.

On this page

• Confirm Windows 11 version
• Confirm Windows 8 / 10 version
• Confirm Windows 7 and lower version
• Confirm MAC (all versions) operating system

Confirm Windows 11 version

Option 1 – press WINDOWS key + Pause/Break key and a pop-up window will appear displaying the Windows version.

Option 2 – press Windows key + R and Type ‘winver’, then press enter (Winver can also be entered into the ‘search all programs’ in the start menu).

Confirm Windows 8 / 10 version

If you use a computer mouse, right Click on the Windows ‘Start’ menu.

Select 'System' in the pop-up Menu box.

Confirm Windows 7 and lower version

1. Select the ‘Start’ menu.
2. If you use a computer mouse, right click on ‘Computer’ or ‘My computer’.
3. Select ‘Properties’.
4. The windows version will be displayed in the window that pops up.

Confirm MAC (all versions) operating system

1. Select the ‘Apple’ icon on the desktop.
2. Select ‘About this Mac’.
3. The operating system version (OSX) is displayed in the window that pops up.