NAME
Get-WindowsEdition
SYNOPSIS
Gets edition information about a Windows image.SYNTAX
Get-WindowsEdition [-LogLevel {Errors | Warnings | WarningsInfo}] [-LogPath
] [-ScratchDirectory ] [-SystemDrive
] [-Target] [-WindowsDirectory ] -Online [ ] Get-WindowsEdition [-LogLevel {Errors | Warnings | WarningsInfo}] [-LogPath
] [-ScratchDirectory ] [-SystemDrive
] [-Target] [-WindowsDirectory ] -Path [ ] DESCRIPTION
The Get-WindowsEdition cmdlet gets the current editions of the specified Windows image.
The Target parameter gets the target editions available in the specified Windows image. Use the Online parameter to specify the running operating system on your local computer, or use the Path parameter to specify the location of a mounted Windows image.PARAMETERS
-LogLevel [
Specifies the maximum output level shown in the logs. The default log level is 3. The accepted values are as follows: 1 = Errors only 2 = Errors and warnings 3 = Errors, warnings, and information 4 = All of the information listed previously, plus debug output Required? false Position? named Default value none] Accept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false-LogPath [
] Specifies the full path and file name to log to. If not set, the default is %WINDIR%\Logs\Dism\dism.log.
In Windows PE, the default directory is the RAMDISK scratch space which can be as low as 32 MB. The log file will automatically be archived. The archived log file will be saved with .bak appended to the file name and a new log file will be generated. Each time the log file is archived the .bak file will be overwritten. When using a network share that is not joined to a domain, use the net use command together with domain credentials to set access permissions before you set the log path for the DISM log. Required? false Position? named Default value noneAccept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false-Online
Specifies that the action is to be taken on the operating system that is currently running on the local computer. Required? true Position? named Default value noneAccept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false-Path
Specifies the full path to the root directory of the offline Windows image that you will service. If thedirectory named Windows is not a subdirectory of the root directory, -WindowsDirectory must be specified.
Required? true Position? named Default value noneAccept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false-ScratchDirectory [
Specifies a temporary directory that will be used when extracting files for use during servicing. The] directory must exist locally. If not specified, the \Windows\%Temp% directory will be used, with a
subdirectory name of a randomly generated hexadecimal value for each run of DISM. Items in the scratch directory are deleted after each operation. You should not use a network share location as a scratch directory to expand a package (.cab or .msu file) for installation. The directory used for extracting files for temporary usage during servicing should be a local directory. Required? false Position? named Default value noneAccept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false-SystemDrive [
Specifies the path to the location of the BootMgr files. This is necessary only when the BootMgr files are] located on a partition other than the one that you are running the command from. Use -SystemDrive to service
an installed Windows image from a Windows PE environment. Required? false Position? named Default value noneAccept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false-Target [
Displays a list of Windows editions that an image can be changed to. Required? false Position? named Default value none] Accept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false-WindowsDirectory [
Specifies the path to the Windows directory relative to the image path. This cannot be the full path to the Windows directory; it should be a relative path. If not specified, the default is the Windows directory in the root of the offline image directory. Required? false Position? named Default value none] Accept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? falseThis cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216). INPUTS
System.String[] Microsoft.Dism.Commands.ImageObjectOUTPUTS
Microsoft.Dism.Commands.EditionObjectExample 1: Display the current edition of the operating system
PS C:\>Get-WindowsEdition -Online
This command displays the name of the current edition of the running Windows operating system.Example 2: Display the target editions for a mounted image
PS C:\>Get-WindowsEdition -Path "c:\offline" -Target
This command displays the names of the available target editions that the mounted Windows image at c:\offline can be changed to.RELATED LINKS
Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=289356Set-WindowsEdition
Set-WindowsProductKey