You can find out some useful information about the OS your application is running in by using the Environment.OSVersion property:
Console.WriteLine("Current OS: {0}", Environment.OSVersion.VersionString); Console.WriteLine("Version: {0}", Environment.OSVersion..Version); Console.WriteLine("Platform: {0}", Environment.OSVersion.Platform); Console.WriteLine("Service Pack: {0}", Environment.OSVersion.ServicePack);
You can also easily check for the minimum OS version:
// minimum requirement is Windows XP or later if (Environment.OSVersion.Version < new Version(5, 1)) { throw new Exception("Windows XP or later is required!"); }