One of the easiest ways of getting your operating system version is this one line of code:
PS> [Environment]::OSVersion Platform ServicePack Version VersionString -------- ----------- ------- ------------- Win32NT Service Pack 1 6.1.7601.65536 Microsoft Windows N...
The type "Environment" provides information about many aspects of your computer; for example, the number of processor cores:
PS> [Environment]::ProcessorCount 4
To see what the type can do for you, in the PowerShell ISE, type:
[Environment]::
Once you typed the second ***, IntelliSense will open a menu with all the static properties and methods available with this type.
