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

Property Value

A String containing the operating-system name.

Exceptions

The following condition can cause an exception:

• The calling code does not have full trust (SecurityException).

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

Permissions

The following permission may be necessary:

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

See Also

Reference

My.Computer.Info Object

My.Computer.Info.OSPlatform Property

ComputerInfo.OSFullName