How can we check if the current OS is win8 or blue

c# windows-8 environment-variables development-environment windows-8.1

Khaleel Hmoz · Jul 1, 2013 · Viewed 6.9k times · Source

Win8.1 and Win8 has the same OS Version. How can we check if the current OS is Win8 or Blue? The Environment.OSVersion is giving us the same results:

Environment.OSVersion 6.2.9200.0 Environment.OSVersion.Version 6.2.9200.0 Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major 6 Environment.OSVersion.Version.Minor 2

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Windows 8.1 will lie to you and tell you it is Window 8. Changing that lie requires editing the manifest that is embedded in your program so that Windows knows you don't want to be lied to. Project + Add New Item, select the Application Manifest File item template. Copy paste this verbiage underneath the <application> element:

<compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1"> 
    <application> 
        <supportedOS Id="{1f676c76-80e1-4239-95bb-83d0f6d0da78}"/>
    </application> 
</compatibility>

How can we check if the current OS is win8 or blue

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