Quick overview:
The desktop can be used to display the version number of the currently installed Windows.
To switch this version number on or off, proceed as follows:
1. First click on the start menu and select Execute. A command line appears in which you can enter regedit enter.
2. After you have confirmed with Ok, you will find yourself in the Windows registry. Double-click on HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop one after the other.
3. You should find the PaintDesktopVersion value in the right-hand pane. Double-click on it and enter the number 1 if you want to see the version number or 0 if you want to get rid of it. After a restart, the changes will take effect.
NOTE FOR NEW PUBLICATION: This article was produced by Sandro Villinger and comes from the Windows Tweaks archive, which has been built up since the late 1990s.
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