Anyone try getting the version on a Windows 10 system?
It looks to me like it shows a Win 10 as Win 8.1 (2-6-2 / 6.3)
http://techsupt.winbatch.com/webcgi/webbatch.exe?techsupt/nftechsupt.web+WinBatch/Win8+WinVersion~Issue~With~Windows~8_1.txt
That is the case only if you are not using the latest version of WinBatch. In WinBatch 2015B WinVersion(5) reports Windows 10 as 2-10-0. MSFT has placed version lying technology into most versions of Windows since Vista. You will have to ask MSFT why the do things that way.
Quote from: Russell_Williams on August 04, 2015, 11:18:07 AM
Anyone try getting the version on a Windows 10 system?
It looks to me like it shows a Win 10 as Win 8.1 (2-6-2 / 6.3)
I encountered this problem a couple of months ago, when I was developing improvements to a method of identifying the file to which a standard handle was redirected. In the course of my investigation, I found "Part1: Overcoming Windows 8.1's deprecation of GetVersionEx and GetVersion APIs," at http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/678606/Part-Overcoming-Windows-s-deprecation-of-GetVe, and used the information to develop an improved method that returns the true Windows version via RtlGetVersion, a function exported by ntdll.dll (meaning that it's probably supposed to be off limits to user programs).
I suspect that you guys probably did something similar. Nevertheless, it was an interesting expedition deep into the innards of Windows. I don't know that I have ever heretofore called into NTDLL directly, though I have had plenty of programs die there.
We are well aware of the RtlGetVersion and have been for a long time...
It seems like MS is trying to eliminate version difference issues by making it difficult to query the version you are on.
Maybe their idea is to force you to program only features that are version independant?
Kirby
Actually, it has to do with a lot of amateurishly codded applications causing MSFT a lot of headaches every time they upgrade the OS.
Quote from: td on August 04, 2015, 05:38:18 PM
We are well aware of the RtlGetVersion and have been for a long time...
I thought so. I intended the remark mainly for people who are unable to upgrade for various (typically corporate) reasons.