When supplied just the version number from ver command (or possibly other sources) you can identify the common name for the Windows version.
| Version number | Workstation | Server |
|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | Windows 10 | Server 2016 or Server 2019 |
| 6.3 | Windows 8.1 | Server 2012 R2 |
| 6.2 | Windows 8 | Server 2012 |
| 6.1 | Windows 7 | Server 2008 R2 |
| 6.0 | Windows Vista | Server 2008 |
| 5.2 | Windows XP 64-bit | Server 2003 |
| 5.1 | Windows XP | |
| 5.0 | Windows 2000 | Windows 2000 |
| 4.10 | Windows 98 |