How to get OS Version of Remote Server?

[Robert Barish]

This code here "Environment.OSVersion.ToString()" will return the current machines OS Version. Is there a way, possibly with a performance counter, to get the OS Version of a Remote Server?

 

[Sahil Malik [MVP]]

Yes, use WMI.

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[Robert Barish]

And how would I use WMI to do this?
This code here "Environment.OSVersion.ToString()" will return the current machines OS Version. Is there a way, possibly with a performance counter, to get the OS Version of a Remote Server?

 

[Mark Rae]

And how would I use WMI to do this?

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