{"id":57080,"date":"2017-05-17T13:44:05","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T18:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=57080"},"modified":"2017-05-17T13:46:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T18:46:47","slug":"operating-system-windows-pc-using","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/operating-system-windows-pc-using\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Operating System is Your Windows PC Using?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Which OS is Your PC Using?<\/h4>\n<p>With the latest exploit of a Windows vulnerability, it is important PC users know which operating system their Windows PC is using. \u00a0To find out, you will want to open your Start menu, and access the search bar. \u00a0Windows 10 PCs will have the search bar near the Start menu. \u00a0Once you have accessed the search bar, type &#8220;Computer&#8221;. \u00a0After doing so, you will see this screen:<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57081 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/which-os.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1268\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/which-os.png 1268w, https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/which-os-768x408.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1268px) 100vw, 1268px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You will want to right click on &#8220;This PC&#8221;. \u00a0From there, go to &#8220;Properties&#8221;, and click.<\/p>\n<p>This will bring up the screen below, which displays your current operating system.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57082 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/which-os-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1121\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/which-os-2.png 1121w, https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/which-os-2-768x156.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1121px) 100vw, 1121px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which OS is Your PC Using? 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