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NickG
Asked: 2013-11-13 01:57:56 +0800 CST

How can I tell if I have Windows 2012 R2 (vs the 'R1' original release')?

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How can I tell if I have Windows 2012 R2 or just "2012"? I can't seem to see any signs of "R2" anywhere yet I ordered a (remote) server with this installed and I want to verify I have the correct edition installed before I go any further with the server build.

windows-server-2012

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  1. Best Answer

    Drop into a command prompt and issue either of the following commands;

    systeminfo | findstr OS

    Or

    winver

    You can then use this table to determine the version;

    Operating System Version

    Which shows:

    Operating system            Version number
Windows 8.1                 6.3*
Windows Server 2012 R2      6.3*
Windows 8                   6.2
Windows Server 2012         6.2
Windows 7                   6.1
Windows Server 2008 R2      6.1
Windows Server 2008         6.0
Windows Vista               6.0
Windows Server 2003 R2      5.2
Windows Server 2003         5.2
Windows XP 64-Bit Edition   5.2
Windows XP                  5.1
Windows 2000                5.0

    Based on your comment, it would appear you're running Windows Server 2012 as opposed to Windows Server 2012 R2

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  2. If you have the GUI installed an instant visual clue will be the absence (Server 2012) or presence (Server 2012 R2) of an actual Start button on the taskbar.

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  3. In GUI it's easy to check the version: Control Panel > System and Security > System

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  4. You could also search for the Software Identification Tag File (ISO 19772). This is an XML file on your drive. Just search for: regid.1991-06.com.microsoft.*.swidtag

    Usually for Windows OS the files are located in "c:\ProgramData\regid.1991-06.com.microsoft". In this file you will find the tag <product_title> e.g.

    <product_title>Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter</product_title>

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