Ver command

The ver command displays the version of MS-DOS or, if running Windows 95 or above, the version number of Windows. For additional information about the versions of Microsoft Windows, see our Windows versions guide.

Availability

Ver is an internal command that is available in the following Microsoft operating systems.

• All Versions of MS-DOS
• Windows 95
• Windows 98
• Windows Me
• Windows NT
• Windows 2000
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7
• Windows 8
• Windows 10
• Windows 11

Ver syntax

Displays the MS-DOS or Windows version number.

VER

Ver examples

ver

Displays what version of MS-DOS or Windows command prompt you're using. Below is an example of what you could expect to see if you used this command in Windows 10.

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19042.1415]

• How to determine your version of Microsoft Windows.