OSVERSIONINFO Structure

Type OSVERSIONINFO
  dwOSVersionInfoSize As Long
  dwMajorVersion As Long
  dwMinorVersion As Long
  dwBuildNumber As Long
  dwPlatformId As Long
  szCSDVersion As String * 128
End Type

OSVERSIONINFO-type variables hold information about the version of Windows currently running. This structure holds various pieces of information identifying the version number, platform, and more about Windows.

dwOSVersionInfoSize

The size of the structure.

dwMajorVersion

The major version number; i.e., the part of the version number before the first period.

dwMinorVersion

The minor version number; i.e., the part of the version number after the first period.

dwBuildNumber

The build number of the version.

dwPlatformID

Exactly one of the following flags identifying which platform of Windows is running (for example, Windows 95, Windows NT, etc.):

VER_PLATFORM_WIN32s = 0

Windows 3.x is running, using the Win32s pseudo-32-bit enhancements.

VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_WINDOWS = 1

Windows 95 or 98 is running.

VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_NT = 2

Windows NT is running.

szCSDVersion

More information about the operating system.

Used by: GetVersionEx
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