My.Computer.Info.OSFullName Property 

Gets the full operating system name.

' Usage
Dim value As String = My.Computer.Info.OSFullName
' Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property OSFullName As String

Return Value

A String containing the operating-system name.

Exceptions

The following condition can cause an exception:

Remarks

This property returns detailed information about the operating system name if Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is installed on the computer. Otherwise, this property returns the same string as the My.Computer.Info.OSPlatform property, which provides less detailed information than WMI can provide.

Example

This example uses the My.Computer.Info.OSFullName property to display the name of the computer's operating system.

MsgBox("Computer's operating system name: " & _
    My.Computer.Info.OSFullName)

Requirements

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices

Class: ComputerInfo

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Availability by Project Type

Project type Available

Windows Application

Yes

Class Library

Yes

Console Application

Yes

Windows Control Library

Yes

Web Control Library

Yes

Windows Service

Yes

Web Site

Yes

Permissions

The following permission may be necessary:

Permission Description

FileIOPermission

Controls the ability to access files and folders. Associated enumeration: Unrestricted.

For more information, see Code Access Security and Requesting Permissions.

See Also

Reference

My.Computer.Info Object
My.Computer.Info.OSPlatform Property
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices.ComputerInfo.OSFullName