Windows.iso (Determine the version)

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I have a file:  Windows.iso and would like to determine the Windows version if possible (2009, 20H2, 21H1…etc.)

Size:  4.24 GB

 

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See How to See Full Details about a Windows 10 ISO file or USB

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Launch the installation from the ISO (like you were upgrading).
If the windows is dark purple, its 1809, if the window is white its 1909 or newer I know its not so accurate as @b suggested, but the color is indicator for me.

Dell Latitude 3420, Intel Core i7 @ 2.8 GHz, 16GB RAM, W10 22H2 Enterprise

HAL3000, AMD Athlon 200GE @ 3,4 GHz, 8GB RAM, Fedora 29

PRUSA i3 MK3S+

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If you use AutoHotkey you can automate the steps easily. For example:

#SingleInstance, Force
If !A_IsAdmin
	Run *RunAs "%A_AhkPath%" "%A_ScriptFullPath%"
Process, Priority, , H
Clipboard := ""  ; Clear the clipboard of any content
FileSelectFile, SelectedFile, 3, , Select an install file, (install.wim; install.esd)
if (SelectedFile = "")
  {
   MsgBox, The user didn't select anything.
   ExitApp
   }
RunWait, %comspec% /c "dism /get-wiminfo /wimfile:%SelectedFile% /index:1 |clip",,hide ;Pass the parameters to DISM
MsgBox, %Clipboard% ; Display the result
ExitApp

When run, this AHK script autoelevates the AutoHotkey executable (required by DISM) and displays a file selector preconfigured to only show install.wim or install.esd files. Point the file selector at a Windows installer (DVD, USB or mounted ISO file), drill down into the sources folder and select either install.wim or install.esd.

Clicking on the file selector’s Open button copies the information to the Windows clipboard and spits out a message box like this:

For a GIF animation showing it in action, see this: https://i.postimg.cc/hPCFDz5R/Detect-ISO-version.gif

If anyone would find this useful, I’ve attached the AHK script as a ZIP.

Detect-ISO-version

Hope this helps…

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doriel

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Very elegant.

Dell Latitude 3420, Intel Core i7 @ 2.8 GHz, 16GB RAM, W10 22H2 Enterprise

HAL3000, AMD Athlon 200GE @ 3,4 GHz, 8GB RAM, Fedora 29

PRUSA i3 MK3S+

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doriel wrote:

Very elegant.

Thank you.

I have a collection of USB sticks for Windows 10 and 11 installers. Sticky labels on them became smudged and looked untidy. It was taking too long to find the info manually in an elevated commandline console. Automating it to “point’n’click” saved me a LOT of typing (and trying to remember the convoluted DISM syntax).

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@doriel – It you want to see ‘elegant’, ask @retiredgeek for a link to his Get-USBWinVer PowerShell script.

I came across it by accident on his public OneDrive folder. I’ve searched AskWoody but cannot find a post to it or about it.

It takes a different approach to my QAD method (Quick And Dirty – thrown together hurriedly, almost always with no consideration giver to error-checking) using a file selector to manually drill down to install.wim or install.esd files.

RG’s PS script uses a drive letter method instead then drills down programmatically. As usual his code is structured, documented and presented far more professionally than mine.

His PS script also includes the very useful ‘common name’ info – e.g. ’20H1′ instead of ‘10.0.19041’ –  that mine doesn’t:

Hope this helps…

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doriel

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The link to his script in his post#2304029.

https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/windows-10-version-2004-recommended/#post-2304029

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Link in the above post downloads the older V2 version of his script.

The link to his public OneDrive folder that downloads the new v4 version is in his post#2351034.

https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/surprise-after-using-the-windows-10-media-creation-tool/#post-2351034

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No longer works..

All version post 20H1 report version as 10.0.19041

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Just another Forum Poster wrote:

Link in the above post downloads the older V2 version of his script.

The link to his public OneDrive folder that downloads the new v4 version is in his post#2351034.

https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/surprise-after-using-the-windows-10-media-creation-tool/#post-2351034

the Onedrive link to RG’s v4 tool no longer works – says “Sorry, something went wrong” error message and need to be reposted either at OneDrive or another download site

[moderator edit] link has been fixed

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