Here we will discuss how to check which SharePoint version installed in the server. We can use PowerShell to retrieve SharePoint installed version. Also, we can see installed SharePoint version from SharePoint central administration.
We can use Windows PowerShell ISE to run PowerShell command or also we can use Visual Studio Code to write, debug and run PowerShell script.
We can get the installed SharePoint version using PowerShell as well as we can get through central administration.
Check Installed SharePoint version PowerShell
You can use the below command to know which version of SharePoint installed in the server.
Command:
get-spfarm | select BuildVersion
Result:
BuildVersion
——————
14.0.4762.1000
Command:
([Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFarm]::Local).buildversion
Result:
Major Minor Build Revision
——– ——– —— ———–
14 0 4762 1000
Check the below diagram:
Check Installed SharePoint Version from SharePoint Central Administration
We can also check which version of SharePoint installed in the server from SharePoint central administration.
Open SharePoint central administration -> Then from the System Settings click on Manage servers in this farm.
Then in the Manage servers in this farm, you will able to see the version details as shown in the fig below.
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I hope this SharePoint Administration tutorial helps to know which version of SharePoint installed in the SharePoint server using PowerShell as well as using SharePoint Central Administration.
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