Windows 10: Windows Version Edition Command line?

Guys I'm looking for a way to find the Windows Edition (not only version) such as Home or Pro from Recovery Console command line.

"Ver" gives the version only
"Systeminfo" command doesn't work in recovery console.

Any other ways?

:)

 

The "edit" command not working in windows 10 (@cmd)

The "edit" command not working in windows 10 (@cmd)

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Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.14393]

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C:\Users\shiva>edit

'edit' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\shiva>

 

Change Default Image Editor

I haven't updated the tool for recent versions of Windows.

Does modifying "HKCR\SystemFileAssociations\image\edit\command" work for you?

 

You don't need to use a command line to find the version number of Windows 10. Just open Settings, click on System and then click on About. It's in the following 2 lines there:1. Version 2.OS Build

 

From the command line enter "winver".

 

Hello Kasper, *Smile

You could use the command in Option 5 of the tutorial below to see what edition of Windows 10 you have from the command line.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...d.html#option5

 

Guys I clearly mentioned in "Recovery Console" and non of the suggestions could work there *Smile

 

You could look for clues in the log files. For example, these commands may help:
type C:\windows\logs\dism\dism.log | find "OS Version"
type C:\windows\logs\cbs\cbs.log | find "Loaded"

or...

dir c:\windows\servicing\version

which for me shows:

Code: Directory of c:\windows\servicing\version 26/01/2017 03:09 <DIR> . 26/01/2017 03:09 <DIR> .. 11/01/2017 20:43 <DIR> 10.0.14393.0 26/01/2017 03:09 <DIR> 10.0.14393.350 26/01/2017 03:09 <DIR> 10.0.14393.693 0 File(s) 0 bytes 5 Dir(s) 188,010,721,280 bytes free[/quote]

Edit: For Home vs. Pro, look for the folder 'C:\Program Files\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection' which AFAIK only exists in Pro.

 

I hope you can help me further, I"m trying to find which edition Home or Pro through recovery so I can Install same Windows edition again. I can't find anything about the edition!

Edit: For Home vs. Pro, look for the folder 'C:\Program Files\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection' which AFAIK only exists in Pro.[/quote]

 

I know of no easy way from the recovery environment command prompt to get a 'Home or Pro' answer. You can deduce that Pro was installed by looking for folders only installed with Pro. The 'Program Files\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection' folder is one, 'C:\Windows\BitlockerDiscoveryVolumeContents' is another - there may be more.

Alternatively, use a 3rd-party product key utility that can run in the recovery environment and is capable of recovering the information from another system's drive. Nirsoft's Produkey is one such utility that I have tested successfully.

Copy it to the root of a recovery USB, boot from the USB then run produkey from the command prompt. In its 'Select source' dialog select 'Load the product keys from external Windows directory' and type in the path to the OS on the HDD, in my case D:\Windows. It then (correctly) told me its was 'Windows 10 Home' with a key ending in -8HVX7 (the generic key for 10 Home). The generic key for Pro ends with -3V66T. These and other generic keys you may see are in this post after upgrade windows 10 cannot activate Error code: 0xC004F034

 

Regedit

Look at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RecoveryEnvironment
TargetOSDescription parameter

 

@KasperKyd is asking what can be done from a command prompt in the recovery environment, presumably booted from a recovery drive. Regedit can be run, but to find that key from the system on the HDD first you'd have to load a hive from the other system. Instructions to do that are in option four here...
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...a.html#option4
...except the one you'd need to load at step 6 would (presumably) be the SOFTWARE file (not SAM as in the instructions).

 

OK. How about:

dism /image:c:\ /Get-CurrentEdition

I have a dual boot system. In recovery environment my Windows 10 Pro is on C: drive and Windows 10 Home is on D: drive. The above command works on both (change the C:\ for the image location to match what you need).

Note: there is a space between the \ and /

 

Yes, that works and is probably the easiest method. I've just tried it on two systems, one 64-bit Home the other 32-bit Pro - booted each from a recovery USB. Note that the recovery drive has to be the same 'bits' as the system you want to look at. It reports 'Core' for Home, 'Professional' for Pro.