<# .SYNOPSIS Determines the exact OS version .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script determines and lists the exact operating system version. .EXAMPLE PS> ./check-operating-system .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> try { if ($IsLinux) { $Summary = (uname -sr) } else { [system.threading.thread]::currentthread.currentculture = [system.globalization.cultureinfo]"en-US" $OS = Get-WmiObject -class Win32_OperatingSystem $Name = $OS.Caption $Architecture = $OS.OSArchitecture $Version = $OS.Version $OSDetails = Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem $InstallDate = $OSDetails.InstallDate $Summary = "$Name for $Architecture v$Version, installed on $($InstallDate.ToShortDateString())" } "✅ Running $Summary." exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }