Microsoft Windows

We are currently revising our “Windows” instructions to split them by version. Until the transition is complete, use the Old Method in the “Windows 10” guide, if you are using a different “Windows” version.

Please select the appropriate product:

Automatic detection:

According to our server you use an unrecognized “Windws” version on your device.
However, this may have been incorrectly detected or not detected at all.
Press “WINDOWS” + “R” on the keyboard and in the window enter “winver” and press ENTER to quickly and easily find out your Windows version.

“Windows 11”

Change in “Windows 11” (follows)

Also valid for:

  • “Windows Server 2025”
  • “Windows 11 Insider”
  • “Windows 365”

“Windows 10”

Change in “Windows 10”

Also valid for:

“Windows 8”

Change in “Windows 8” (follows)

Also valid for:

  • “Windows Server 2012 R2”
  • “Windows RT 8.1”
  • “Windows 8.1”
  • “Windows Server 2012”
  • “Windows RT”
  • “Windows Embedded 8 Industry”
  • “Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry”

“Windows 7”

Change in “Windows 7” (follows)

Also valid for:

  • “Windows Embedded 7”
  • “Windows Server 2008 R2”
  • “HPC Server 2008 R2”
  • “Small Business Server 2008 R2”
  • “Small Business Server 2011”
  • “Home Server 2011”
  • “MultiPointServer 2010”
  • “MultiPointServer 2011”
  • “Windows Embedded POSReady 7”

“Windows Vista”

Change in “Windows Vista” (follows)

Also valid for:

  • “Windows Server 2008”
  • “Small Business Server 2008”
  • “Essential Business Server 2008”
  • “HPC Server 2008”

“Windows XP”

Change in “Windows XP” (follows)

Also valid for:

  • “Windows Server 2003”
  • “Small Business Server”
  • “Compute Cluster Server”
  • “Home Server”
  • “XP 64-bit Edition 2003” (Itanium)
  • “XP Professional 64-Bit Edition”
  • “Windows Server 2003 R2”
  • “Windows Fundementals for Legacy-PC”
  • “Windows Tablet-PC-Edition”
  • “Windows XP Embedded” (WEPOS)
  • “Windows Embedded 2009”

“Windows 2000” or older NT systems

Change in “Windows 2000” or older NT systems (follows)

Applies among others for:

  • “Windows NT 4.0”
  • “Windows 2000”
  • “Windows 2000 Server”
  • “Windows NT 4.0 Embedded”

“Windows ME” or older “Windows 9.x” systems

Change in “Windows ME” or older “Windows 9.x” systems (follows)

Applies among others for:

  • “Windows 98”
  • “Windows 98 SE”
  • “Windows 95”

Note that we only differentiate between versions (i.e. XP and Vista) and not editions (such as Home and Pro), as changes in the instructions are in most cases only necessary due to version differences and our instructions therefore only differ in this way.