Detecting Windows 11 operating system

[JerryS@cat]

Before asking the question, I want you to know that I did try searching through the Forum for this answer, but couldn't find anything.

Will SetupBuilder 2022, when it is released, have built-in checks for the Windows 11 operating system the same way it can easily detect other Windows operating systems? There's no easy way in SB 2019 (that I can tell) of easily detecting if the computer is running Windows 11 operating system. It seems to return the same values for Windows 11 that it does for Windows 10. I assume that's because Microsoft tried to make Windows 11 look so much like Windows 10.

[linder]

Jerry,

sorry for the delay. COVID-19 hit our office hard and we are still not back in business.

The upcoming SetupBuilder 2022 already supports Windows 11 (including ARM64) and Server 2022 detection. We'll make a first beta version available soon.

Friedrich

[MarkRiffey]

Hi Friedrich,

Noting your July comment above about COVID and your office, was curious if you could provide an update.

Thank you,

Mark

[linder]

Hi Mark,

COVID-19 really slowed things down here :-( We have completely revamped the installer dialog design in SetupBuilder and have rewritten the underlying file concept. It supports files and archives >2GB now. And we have added functionality to support x86, x64 and ARM64 installations. There was a showstopper in this new (LSPack driven) file installation component because it makes use of 64-bit stuff in the Clarion environment, but I think we have fixed this now.

We'll make the new SetupBuilder version available on November 21, 2022.

Again, I am very sorry for the delay :-(

Friedrich

[Unregistered]

Hi Mark,

COVID-19 really slowed things down here :-( We have completely revamped the installer dialog design in SetupBuilder and have rewritten the underlying file concept. It supports files and archives >2GB now. And we have added functionality to support x86, x64 and ARM64 installations. There was a showstopper in this new (LSPack driven) file installation component because it makes use of 64-bit stuff in the Clarion environment, but I think we have fixed this now.

We'll make the new SetupBuilder version available on November 21, 2022.

Again, I am very sorry for the delay :-(

Friedrich

Hi Friedrich,

I'm not watching the clock regarding SB2022:) I was mostly curious if you guys were ok and getting back up to speed. You've been uncharacteristically quiet, which created a little concern, but it sounds like you were simply busy building stuff.

Mark

[MarkGoldberg]

From what I understand, the official way to detect Windows 11, is to look at the Operating System Build Number
I've read that a build number >= 22000 implies Windows 11
but I've found that it's better to check for >= 21966

Now how do get the OS build number in SetupBuilder.
I haven't tested this, but the help shows

Get System Info => Windows Build Number—The build number of the OS version. If the version was 5.00.2600, "2600" would be returned.

In Clarion....
IsWin11OrGreater PROCEDURE()!,BOOL
CODE
RETURN CHOOSE( SYSTEM{PROP:WindowsVersion, 5} >= 21966 ) ! 5 = BuildNumber


HTH,
Mark Goldberg