Learn What Operating System You are Using and Its Version
I want to download new software but it is asking me what operating system I am using.
Windows: Most of you are using Windows from Microsoft unless you have a Mac computer from Apple. Windows users can identify their Operating System and the Version of their Operating System by following these instructions:
- Left Click on the 'Start' button on the bottom left side of your screen.
- Select 'Run'.
- Type in 'winver', without the single quotes and click OK.
- A new screen will pop up with the name and version of your Operating System.
Mac: Mac users can identify their Operating System and its Version by Left Clicking on the Apple button and selecting 'About'.
That ends this lesson on finding the version of your operating system. You will be asked to provide this information when you download certain software programs from the internet. There are different type of operating systems and software programs must be adjusted to correctly work with the approrpriate opperating system.
You can always come back to this article by using our 'Quick Access for Beginners' drop-down list in the right column of each page. The drop-down list provides a link to all of the Beginners Lessons. Javascript required.
We also recommend you review these other security related lessons:
- Shopping Online - Is it Safe to Shop Online?
- Internet Security - What software do I need to maintain to protect myself?
- Privacy Policy - Why do you see this on almost every web site?
- Web Cookies - Why do web sites place them in my computer's memory?
- Current Lesson: Operating Systems - What operating system am I using?
- Internet Security News - How do I stay up-to-date?
- Secure Passwords - How do I create good, but easy-to-remember, passwords?
You may also want to check out our Internet Help for Beginners tutorial or our lessons for Experienced Users to improve your internet experience.
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