//go:build windows package winversion import ( "fmt" "strconv" "sync" "golang.org/x/sys/windows/registry" ) var WindowsVersionFloat = sync.OnceValue[float64](func() float64 { version, err := getWindowsVersion() if err != nil { panic(err) } return version }) // GetWindowsVersion reads the version number of the OS from the Registry // See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/sysinfo/operating-system-version func getWindowsVersion() (float64, error) { reg, err := registry.OpenKey(registry.LOCAL_MACHINE, `SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion`, registry.QUERY_VALUE) if err != nil { return 0, fmt.Errorf("couldn't open registry: %w", err) } defer reg.Close() windowsVersion, _, err := reg.GetStringValue("CurrentVersion") if err != nil { return 0, fmt.Errorf("couldn't open registry: %w", err) } windowsVersionFloat, err := strconv.ParseFloat(windowsVersion, 64) if err != nil { return 0, fmt.Errorf("couldn't open registry: %w", err) } return windowsVersionFloat, nil }