Microsoft has changed the way it is updated Windows 10. Updates are still distributed via Windows Updates as before but apparently the company is no longer using operating system names.
For example, there is no Windows 10 Service Pack 1 or Windows 10.1, and the company has no plans to change that. This particular way makes it somewhat difficult to find out which version of Windows 10 you have installed on someone device σlet.
Microsoft currently, (we don't know for the future) uses internal names for updates. The Anniversary Update for example, will be released on August 2, 2016. However, these names do not appear in the installed Windows 10 update.
How to find out which version you are using:
The best choice to find out which version of Windows 10 is installed on a device you use the command winver.
Search for winver.exe and click the icon
It will open a small window containing the information you need. The program is also available in earlier versions of Windows.
Η application it will show you the version number as well as the build number, which will help you know which version is installed.
Let's look at the version numbers:
The company uses a four-digit code that refers to the year and month of traffic.
1507 - The original version of Windows 10 (July 2015).
1511 - The first major update to Windows 10. (November 2015).
1607 - The second major update, also called the Anniversary Update. It will be released about a year after the initial release of the operating system (July 2016).
OS Build
The OS Build number gives the same information as the version and is a bit difficult to decrypt.
The main builds of Windows 10 are the following:
10240 - The original build released in July 2015.
10586 - The build of the first major update released by Microsoft in November 2015.
14393 - The build of the Anniversary Update, the second important update that will be released on August 2, 2016.
You may notice that the Anniversary Update will be released in August of 2016, but the 1607 release states in July of 2016.
