WMI returns a cryptic code number of every distinct Windows SKU:
PS> Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-Object -ExpandProperty OperatingSystemSKU 48
How to Translate Windows SKU Codes into Meaningful Text
To translate this number into a meaningful text, for example for reporting purposes, try this:
$OperatingSystemSKU = @{ Name = 'OperatingSystemSKUText' Expression = { $value = $_.OperatingSystemSKU switch([int]$value) { 0 {'PRODUCT_UNDEFINED'} 1 {'PRODUCT_ULTIMATE'} 2 {'PRODUCT_HOME_BASIC'} 3 {'PRODUCT_HOME_PREMIUM'} 4 {'PRODUCT_ENTERPRISE'} 5 {'PRODUCT_HOME_BASIC_N'} 6 {'PRODUCT_BUSINESS'} 7 {'PRODUCT_STANDARD_SERVER'} 8 {'PRODUCT_DATACENTER_SERVER'} 9 {'PRODUCT_SMALLBUSINESS_SERVER'} 10 {'PRODUCT_ENTERPRISE_SERVER'} 11 {'PRODUCT_STARTER'} 12 {'PRODUCT_DATACENTER_SERVER_CORE'} 13 {'PRODUCT_STANDARD_SERVER_CORE'} 14 {'PRODUCT_ENTERPRISE_SERVER_CORE'} 15 {'PRODUCT_ENTERPRISE_SERVER_IA64'} 16 {'PRODUCT_BUSINESS_N'} 17 {'PRODUCT_WEB_SERVER'} 18 {'PRODUCT_CLUSTER_SERVER'} 19 {'PRODUCT_HOME_SERVER'} 20 {'PRODUCT_STORAGE_EXPRESS_SERVER'} 21 {'PRODUCT_STORAGE_STANDARD_SERVER'} 22 {'PRODUCT_STORAGE_WORKGROUP_SERVER'} 23 {'PRODUCT_STORAGE_ENTERPRISE_SERVER'} 24 {'PRODUCT_SERVER_FOR_SMALLBUSINESS'} 25 {'PRODUCT_SMALLBUSINESS_SERVER_PREMIUM'} 26 {'PRODUCT_HOME_PREMIUM_N'} 27 {'PRODUCT_ENTERPRISE_N'} 28 {'PRODUCT_ULTIMATE_N'} 29 {'PRODUCT_WEB_SERVER_CORE'} 30 {'PRODUCT_MEDIUMBUSINESS_SERVER_MANAGEMENT'} 31 {'PRODUCT_MEDIUMBUSINESS_SERVER_SECURITY'} 32 {'PRODUCT_MEDIUMBUSINESS_SERVER_MESSAGING'} 33 {'PRODUCT_SERVER_FOUNDATION'} 34 {'PRODUCT_HOME_PREMIUM_SERVER'} 35 {'PRODUCT_SERVER_FOR_SMALLBUSINESS_V'} 36 {'PRODUCT_STANDARD_SERVER_V'} 37 {'PRODUCT_DATACENTER_SERVER_V'} 38 {'PRODUCT_ENTERPRISE_SERVER_V'} 39 {'PRODUCT_DATACENTER_SERVER_CORE_V'} 40 {'PRODUCT_STANDARD_SERVER_CORE_V'} 41 {'PRODUCT_ENTERPRISE_SERVER_CORE_V'} 42 {'PRODUCT_HYPERV'} 43 {'PRODUCT_STORAGE_EXPRESS_SERVER_CORE'} 44 {'PRODUCT_STORAGE_STANDARD_SERVER_CORE'} 45 {'PRODUCT_STORAGE_WORKGROUP_SERVER_CORE'} 46 {'PRODUCT_STORAGE_ENTERPRISE_SERVER_CORE'} 47 {'PRODUCT_STARTER_N'} 48 {'PRODUCT_PROFESSIONAL'} 49 {'PRODUCT_PROFESSIONAL_N'} 50 {'PRODUCT_SB_SOLUTION_SERVER'} 51 {'PRODUCT_SERVER_FOR_SB_SOLUTIONS'} 52 {'PRODUCT_STANDARD_SERVER_SOLUTIONS'} 53 {'PRODUCT_STANDARD_SERVER_SOLUTIONS_CORE'} 54 {'PRODUCT_SB_SOLUTION_SERVER_EM'} 55 {'PRODUCT_SERVER_FOR_SB_SOLUTIONS_EM'} 56 {'PRODUCT_SOLUTION_EMBEDDEDSERVER'} 57 {'PRODUCT_SOLUTION_EMBEDDEDSERVER_CORE'} 58 {'PRODUCT_PROFESSIONAL_EMBEDDED'} 59 {'PRODUCT_ESSENTIALBUSINESS_SERVER_MGMT'} 60 {'PRODUCT_ESSENTIALBUSINESS_SERVER_ADDL'} 61 {'PRODUCT_ESSENTIALBUSINESS_SERVER_MGMTSVC'} 62 {'PRODUCT_ESSENTIALBUSINESS_SERVER_ADDLSVC'} 63 {'PRODUCT_SMALLBUSINESS_SERVER_PREMIUM_CORE'} 64 {'PRODUCT_CLUSTER_SERVER_V'} 65 {'PRODUCT_EMBEDDED'} 66 {'PRODUCT_STARTER_E'} 67 {'PRODUCT_HOME_BASIC_E'} 68 {'PRODUCT_HOME_PREMIUM_E'} 69 {'PRODUCT_PROFESSIONAL_E'} 70 {'PRODUCT_ENTERPRISE_E'} 71 {'PRODUCT_ULTIMATE_E'} 72 {'PRODUCT_ENTERPRISE_EVALUATION'} 76 {'PRODUCT_MULTIPOINT_STANDARD_SERVER'} 77 {'PRODUCT_MULTIPOINT_PREMIUM_SERVER'} 79 {'PRODUCT_STANDARD_EVALUATION_SERVER'} 80 {'PRODUCT_DATACENTER_EVALUATION_SERVER'} 84 {'PRODUCT_ENTERPRISE_N_EVALUATION'} 85 {'PRODUCT_EMBEDDED_AUTOMOTIVE'} 86 {'PRODUCT_EMBEDDED_INDUSTRY_A'} 87 {'PRODUCT_THINPC'} 88 {'PRODUCT_EMBEDDED_A'} 89 {'PRODUCT_EMBEDDED_INDUSTRY'} 90 {'PRODUCT_EMBEDDED_E'} 91 {'PRODUCT_EMBEDDED_INDUSTRY_E'} 92 {'PRODUCT_EMBEDDED_INDUSTRY_A_E'} 95 {'PRODUCT_STORAGE_WORKGROUP_EVALUATION_SERVE'} 96 {'PRODUCT_STORAGE_STANDARD_EVALUATION_SERVER'} 97 {'PRODUCT_CORE_ARM'} 98 {'PRODUCT_CORE_N'} 99 {'PRODUCT_CORE_COUNTRYSPECIFIC'} 100 {'PRODUCT_CORE_SINGLELANGUAGE'} 101 {'PRODUCT_CORE'} 103 {'PRODUCT_PROFESSIONAL_WMC'} 105 {'PRODUCT_EMBEDDED_INDUSTRY_EVAL'} 106 {'PRODUCT_EMBEDDED_INDUSTRY_E_EVAL'} 107 {'PRODUCT_EMBEDDED_EVAL'} 108 {'PRODUCT_EMBEDDED_E_EVAL'} 109 {'PRODUCT_NANO_SERVER'} 110 {'PRODUCT_CLOUD_STORAGE_SERVER'} 111 {'PRODUCT_CORE_CONNECTED'} 112 {'PRODUCT_PROFESSIONAL_STUDENT'} 113 {'PRODUCT_CORE_CONNECTED_N'} 114 {'PRODUCT_PROFESSIONAL_STUDENT_N'} 115 {'PRODUCT_CORE_CONNECTED_SINGLELANGUAGE'} 116 {'PRODUCT_CORE_CONNECTED_COUNTRYSPECIFIC'} 117 {'PRODUCT_CONNECTED_CAR'} 118 {'PRODUCT_INDUSTRY_HANDHELD'} 119 {'PRODUCT_PPI_PRO'} 120 {'PRODUCT_ARM64_SERVER'} 121 {'PRODUCT_EDUCATION'} 122 {'PRODUCT_EDUCATION_N'} 123 {'PRODUCT_IOTUAP'} 124 {'PRODUCT_CLOUD_HOST_INFRASTRUCTURE_SERVER'} 125 {'PRODUCT_ENTERPRISE_S'} 126 {'PRODUCT_ENTERPRISE_S_N'} 127 {'PRODUCT_PROFESSIONAL_S'} 128 {'PRODUCT_PROFESSIONAL_S_N'} 129 {'PRODUCT_ENTERPRISE_S_EVALUATION'} 130 {'PRODUCT_ENTERPRISE_S_N_EVALUATION'} 135 {'PRODUCT_HOLOGRAPHIC'} 138 {'PRODUCT_PRO_SINGLE_LANGUAGE'} 139 {'PRODUCT_PRO_CHINA'} 140 {'PRODUCT_ENTERPRISE_SUBSCRIPTION'} 141 {'PRODUCT_ENTERPRISE_SUBSCRIPTION_N'} 143 {'PRODUCT_DATACENTER_NANO_SERVER'} 144 {'PRODUCT_STANDARD_NANO_SERVER'} 145 {'PRODUCT_DATACENTER_A_SERVER_CORE'} 146 {'PRODUCT_STANDARD_A_SERVER_CORE'} 147 {'PRODUCT_DATACENTER_WS_SERVER_CORE'} 148 {'PRODUCT_STANDARD_WS_SERVER_CORE'} 149 {'PRODUCT_UTILITY_VM'} 159 {'PRODUCT_DATACENTER_EVALUATION_SERVER_CORE'} 160 {'PRODUCT_STANDARD_EVALUATION_SERVER_CORE'} 161 {'PRODUCT_PRO_WORKSTATION'} 162 {'PRODUCT_PRO_WORKSTATION_N'} 164 {'PRODUCT_PRO_FOR_EDUCATION'} 165 {'PRODUCT_PRO_FOR_EDUCATION_N'} 168 {'PRODUCT_AZURE_SERVER_CORE'} 169 {'PRODUCT_AZURE_NANO_SERVER'} 171 {'PRODUCT_ENTERPRISEG'} 172 {'PRODUCT_ENTERPRISEGN'} 175 {'PRODUCT_SERVERRDSH'} 178 {'PRODUCT_CLOUD'} 179 {'PRODUCT_CLOUDN'} 180 {'PRODUCT_HUBOS'} 182 {'PRODUCT_ONECOREUPDATEOS'} 183 {'PRODUCT_CLOUDE'} 184 {'PRODUCT_ANDROMEDA'} 185 {'PRODUCT_IOTOS'} 186 {'PRODUCT_CLOUDEN'} default {"$value"} } } } Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-Object -Property Caption, OperatingSystemSKU, $OperatingSystemSKU
Getting a User-Friendly Windows SKU Name
The output adds a new OperatingSystemSKUText property with the friendly name:
Caption OperatingSystemSKU OperatingSystemSKUText ------- ------------------ ---------------------- Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 48 PRODUCT_PROFESSIONAL
