Would like to put winver on desktop

CRGibson · 31 May 2018

I just installed 1803 and found I lost winver from my desktop.
I had found a way to do this sometime last year but I somehow lost the link.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks for any help!

Josey Wales · 31 May 2018

Open Run and type in winver

Brink · 31 May 2018

Hello CR,

You can right click on your desktop, click on "New", click on "Shortcut", enter winver for the location, type any name you want, and click on Finish.

MeAndMyComputer · 01 Jun 2018

Brink said:

Hello CR, You can right click on your desktop, click on "New", click on "Shortcut", enter winver for the location, type any name you want, and click on Finish.

Thanks Brink

Cliff S · 01 Jun 2018

Other options- go to system32

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spunk · 01 Jun 2018

Press the Win Key+S in the Search box type winver. Right click the Winver results and choose Send To.. Desktop (Make Shortcut)

CRGibson · 01 Jun 2018

Wow!! So easy and that's why I forgot how to do it. I was overthinking the problem.

Thanks all who replied.

Brink · 01 Jun 2018

Glad we could help CR.

Berton · 01 Jun 2018

Just a note, there was a Registry change one could do to show it and it still works on the IP/Insider Preview version but gets disabled in the RTM version. I have several computers and for demo purposes would like to have it back on RTM but making the Registry changed is ineffective.

tcebob · 04 Jun 2018

Would like to put winver on desktop-winver.jpg

Here's a shot of a shortcut on my desktop. The label is the current version and the shortcut opens winver.exe. I changed the icon to a transparent one.