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Namespace:

System

Assemblies:

netstandard.dll, System.Runtime.dll

Assembly:

System.Runtime.Extensions.dll

Assembly:

mscorlib.dll

Assembly:

netstandard.dll

Source:

Environment.cs

Source:

Environment.cs

Source:

Environment.cs

Source:

Environment.cs

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public: static property OperatingSystem ^ OSVersion { OperatingSystem ^ get(); };

public static OperatingSystem OSVersion { get; }

static member OSVersion : OperatingSystem

Public Shared ReadOnly Property OSVersion As OperatingSystem

Property Value

The platform identifier and version number.

Exceptions

Remarks

Environment.OSVersion returns an OS version that may be incorrect when an application runs under Windows compatibility mode. For more information, seeGetVersionExA function remarks.

In .NET 5 and later versions,Environment.OSVersion returns the actual OS version in compatibility modes specified by theapplication manifest. For more information, seeEnvironment.OSVersion returns the correct operating system version.

To identify the operating system platform, for example, Linux or Windows, you can use theRuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform method.