windows-release
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Get the name of a Windows version from the release number: `5.1.2600` → `XP`
Get the name of a Windows version from the release number:
5.1.2600→XP
npm install windows-release
import os from 'node:os';
import windowsRelease from 'windows-release';
// On a Windows XP system
windowsRelease();
//=> 'XP'
os.release();
//=> '5.1.2600'
windowsRelease(os.release());
//=> 'XP'
windowsRelease('4.90.3000');
//=> 'ME'
Returns: string | undefined
Returns the Windows version name, or undefined if the version is not recognized or does not exist.
Type: string
By default, the current OS is used, but you can supply a custom release number, which is the output of os.release().
Note: Most Windows Server versions cannot be detected based on the release number alone. There is runtime detection in place to work around this, but it will only be used if no argument is supplied, or the supplied argument matches os.release().
The os-name package provides a more general solution for getting the name of the operating system, including Windows, macOS, and Linux. It offers broader functionality compared to windows-release, which is specific to Windows.
The os-release package is another alternative that provides information about the operating system release. It is more focused on Linux distributions but can be used in conjunction with other tools to get similar information for Windows.
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Get the name of a Windows version from the release number: `5.1.2600` → `XP`
The npm package windows-release receives a total of 2,748,939 weekly downloads. As such, windows-release popularity was classified as popular.
We found that windows-release demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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