
Stupid Geek Tricks: How to Display the Windows Version on the Desktop
Obviously this isn’t terribly useful, which is exactly what makes it a Stupid Geek Trick. Either way, it’s a good learning experience to better understand how your OS works.


How to permanently display the Windows 10 version on the desktop
With a few strategic tweaks, keeping track of which version of Windows 10 is running on dozens of PCs is easy.

My Computers
System One System Two
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- Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro (x64) 20H2 19042.804 & 21327.1000
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Gateway DX4370G
- CPU
- 2.20 gigahertz AMD A6-3620 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
- Motherboard
- Gateway DX4370G
- Memory
- 16 gigs
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 710
- Sound Card
- AMD HDMI AUDIO
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung c27f390 (curved) 27 inch
- Hard Drives
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931GB Western Digital WDC WDBNCE0010PNC (SATA (SSD))
465GB SHGS31-500GS-2 (SATA (SSD))
multiple usb drives
- Case
- tower
- Keyboard
- logitech k400r
- Mouse
- logitech m570
- Internet Speed
- 115.65 mbps down 5.95 mbps up
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- Malwarebytes
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- Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro (x64) 20H2 19042.804 & 21327.1000
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- HP HP Pavilion Desktop 590-p0053w
- CPU
- 2.80 gigahertz Intel Core i5-8400 coffee lake
- Motherboard
- Board: HP 843B 00
- Memory
- 12 gigs 16 gigs optane
- Graphics card(s)
- Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630
- Sound Card
- Intel(R) Display Audio onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Vizio D24hn-g9 tv/monitor
- Screen Resolution
- 1360x768
- Hard Drives
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Seagate Desktop HDD ST1000DM003 1TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
CT500MX500SSD1 [ssd] (500.11 GB)
- Case
- box
- Mouse
- logitech m185
- Keyboard
- logitech k270
- Internet Speed
- 71.07 mbps down 5.85 mbps up