The following table summarizes the most recent operating system version numbers. Operating system | Version number | Windows 10 | 10.0* | Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview | 10.0* | 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 | * For applications that have been manifested for Windows 8.1 or Windows 10. Applications not manifested for Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 will return the Windows 8 OS version value (6.2). To manifest your applications for Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, refer to Targeting your application for Windows. |
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