How to get the windows edition

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I have been trying to display the Edition of Windows 10 in my application. For example Windows 10 Home, Professional, Enterprise and Education.

The closest I have gotten is with Windows 10 Enterprise, code displayed bellow which yes is a edition of Windows but its stating that on Windows 10 Professional.

Thanks in advance.

What I have tried:

<pre lang="VB"><pre>lblWindowsVersion.Text = "Windows Version: " & My.Computer.Info.OSVersion

Displays the version e.g. 10.0.21364.0

VB

Dim WinEdition As String = Registry.GetValue("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion", "ProductName", Nothing)

Displays Windows 10 Enterprise on all devices for some strange reason.

VB

Dim WinEdition4 As String = My.Computer.Info.OSFullName

Displays Microsoft Windows 10.0.21364

Posted 28-Apr-21 13:35pm

Tomas Toohey

Updated 28-Apr-21 19:45pm

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Richard MacCutchan 29-Apr-21 3:30am

On my system (64 bit Home edition) there seems to be more information in Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

Richard MacCutchan 29-Apr-21 3:31am

I have deleted your duplicate of this question. Please do not repost.

Richard Deeming 29-Apr-21 3:36am

Have you tried looking at the EditionID value from the Windows NT\CurrentVersion key?

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