Microsoft has changed the way Windows 10 is updated a lot. Updates are still distributed through Windows Updates as before, but it seems 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 makes it somewhat difficult to know which version of Windows 10 you have installed on a device.
Microsoft currently (we don't know about the future) uses internal names for updates. The Anniversary Update, for example, will be released on August 2, 2016. However, these names are not visible in the installed Windows 10 update.
How to see which version you are using:
The best option to determine which version of Windows 10 is installed on your device is to use the winver command.
Search for winver.exe and click on the icon
A small window will open containing the information you need. The program is also available in previous versions of Windows.
The application will show you the version number and the build number, which will help you understand 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 release.
1507 – The initial release 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 little tricky to decipher.
The main stable builds of Windows 10 are as follows:
10240 – The initial 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 major update that will be released on August 2, 2016.
You may notice that the Anniversary Update will be released in August 2016, but version 1607 states July 2016.
