You may not have really thought about Windows build numbers in the past. But they have become more important with Windows 10. Windows has always used to build numbers. They represent significant updates to Windows. With Windows 10 things have changed a bit. Microsoft claims there will be no more new versions of Windows. It has also done away with service packs, instead of moving to release two big builds each year and giving them names. Microsoft has hidden the version number somewhat in an attempt to make Windows 10 look always up to date. In this tutorial, I will show the edition and built number at the bottom right of your desktop.
Show Windows 10 Version and Build Number
There are various ways to determine the build number of Windows 10 running on your computer. In addition to the building, there are still different editions of Windows 10 Home, Professional, Enterprises, and so on with different features.
First of all, open the Start menu, type Run, and click on the Run app.
Type regedit in the Run app window and press the OK button.
Once the Registry Editor is opened, click on the HKEY_CURRENT_USER.
In the drop-down folder choose the Control Panel folder.
Then look for the Desktop folder and click on it.
Scroll down and double-click on the PaintDesktopVersion.
A new window is opened, change the default values from 0 to 1 and click the OK button.
Log off or restart your computer. After that you will see the Windows version and build number being displayed at the bottom of the screen.
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