当我们分析人们在我们网站上进行的搜索时，我们了解到你们中的一些人想知道如何找到您正在使用的应用程序的特定版本。由于我们没有教程来满足这一需求并帮助我们的读者，我们决定创建一个。您可以通过以下八种方式了解您正在使用的任何应用程序的确切版本，无论是与Windows捆绑在一起的应用程序、您安装的第三方应用程序还是来自Windows 应用商店(Windows Store)的现代应用程序。
注意：(NOTE:)本指南适用于所有现代版本的 Windows：Windows 7、Windows 8.1 和Windows 10。
1. 使用帮助菜单
许多程序将其版本信息(version information)存储在应用程序主窗口中的帮助菜单中。(Help)以这种方式显示其版本信息(version information)的流行应用程序示例有Skype、Winamp或 7-Zip。
单击或点击帮助(Help)，然后点击关于(About)。
2.查找隐藏的帮助菜单
有些应用程序的帮助菜单在主(Help)用户界面(user interface)中不可见。这种应用程序的一个很好的例子是Windows Media Player。要找到此菜单，请右键单击其顶部或底部工具栏。在右键菜单中，您将找到帮助(Help)，然后是关于 Windows Media Player(About Windows Media Player)。
这适用于很少或根本没有菜单的许多简约应用程序。
3. 使用功能区了解应用程序的版本
自从微软(Microsoft)开始在其Microsoft Office 套件中使用(Microsoft Office suite)功能区界面(ribbon interface)以来，许多其他软件开发人员开始使用基于功能区的界面。如果您正在使用的应用程序是这种情况，则始终可以在“文件(File)”菜单中找到版本信息。(version information)在那里，您可以找到Help -> About部分，或者直接在文件(File)菜单中找到关于链接。(About)例如，在Microsoft Office 2007或 2010 中，您需要转到“File -> Help -> About"，而在画图(Paint)中，您需要转到“File -> About Paint"。
Microsoft Office 2013、Microsoft Office 2016和Office 365服务是此规则的一个例外。在这些版本中，您需要打开File菜单并转到Account。在那里您会找到一个名为Product Information的部分，显示您正在使用的产品的确切版本。
4.使用通知区域图标(notification area icon)查找版本(Find version)信息
有些应用程序没有包含“关于(About)”条目的“帮助(Help)”或“文件(File)”菜单。如果这些应用程序在后台运行并且它们在通知区域(notification area)中有一个图标，您可以使用该图标来获取您需要的信息。
此类应用程序的示例是Kaspersky 和 ESET 安全产品(Kaspersky and ESET security products)以及World Community Grid。要找到他们的确切版本，请右键单击通知区域(notification area)中的图标，然后单击关于(About)。
5.访问主可执行文件的属性
如果其他方法都失败了，那么几乎每次都可以使用一种方法，适用于 Windows 的任何桌面应用程序：
在 Windows 7 中打开Windows 资源管理器(Windows Explorer)或在Windows 8.1和Windows 10中打开(Windows 10)文件资源管理器(File Explorer)。然后，导航到安装应用程序的位置。找到主可执行文件（扩展名为“ .exe ”的文件）。它通常与应用程序本身具有相同的名称。比如Oracle Java有java.exe文件，CCleaner有ccleaner.exe等等。右键单击(Right click)它，然后选择Properties。在“属性(Properties)”窗口中，转到“详细信息(Details)”选项卡。在那里您将找到有关产品名称的信息(product name)、产品版本(product version)等。
6. 了解适用于Windows 8.1现代应用程序的版本
上面共享的所有方法都适用于桌面应用程序和所有版本的Windows。但是，只有通过Windows 应用商店(Windows Store)才能在 Windows 8 或 Windows 8.1 中获得的现代Windows 应用程序呢？(Windows apps)
一些现代应用程序共享其版本信息(version information)，而其他应用程序则不共享。对于那些共享其版本的Windows 应用商店(Windows Store)应用程序，您需要打开它们，然后调出魅力。如果您不知道如何操作，请阅读本指南：什么是魅力以及如何(Charms & How)使用它们。
然后，单击或点击设置(Settings)。许多应用程序都会有一个名为About的条目。单击或点击它。
在关于(About)菜单中，您将看到一个版本(Version)字段，显示您需要的信息。
7. 了解Windows 10现代应用的版本
在Windows 10中，在学习现代应用程序的版本方面，事情比Windows 8.1更容易。(Windows 8.1)打开您感兴趣的应用程序，然后查找“设置”(Settings)按钮。它应该在用户界面的某个地方。单击(Click)或点击它，然后查找“关于(About)”部分。单击或点击关于(About)，您将在那里找到您正在使用的应用程序的版本。
8. 其他查找应用程序确切版本的方法
有一些应用程序会在其主窗口的标题中，在产品名称(product name)之后发布其确切版本。一个很好的例子是Paint.NET。
其他内置支持功能的产品在主界面中提供支持(Support)菜单。如果您访问它，他们应该在某处列出确切的版本，因为在支持过程(support process)中通常需要此信息。此类应用程序的一个很好的例子是防病毒产品和安全套件。
结论
我们希望我们设法涵盖了您可以找到任何现代应用程序或Windows桌面应用程序的确切版本的所有重要方法。如果您知道适用于某些应用程序的其他方法，请不要犹豫，使用下面的评论表分享它们。
8 Ways to find the exact version of any Windows application you are using
Whеn we analyzed the ѕearches that people make on our wеbsite, we learned that some of you want to know ways of finding the specific version of an application you are using. Ѕince wе did not have a tutorial to meet this need and help our readers, wе deсided to create one. Here are eight ways you can learn the exact version of any application you are using, be it an аpplication bundled with Windows, a third-party applicatiоn you installed or a modern app from the Windows Store.
NOTE: This guide applies to all modern versions of Windows: Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
1. Use the Help menu
Many programs store their version information in their Help menu, found in the main window of the application. Examples of popular applications showing their version information this way are Skype, Winamp or 7-Zip.
Click or tap Help and then About.
2. Find hidden Help menus
There are applications which have a Help menu that is not visible in the main user interface. A good example of such an application is Windows Media Player. In order to find this menu, right click on its top or bottom toolbar. In the right-click menu you will find Help and then About Windows Media Player.
This works for many minimalistic applications with few or no menus at all.
3. Learn the version of applications using the ribbon
Since Microsoft started using the ribbon interface in its Microsoft Office suite, many other software developers started using ribbon-based interfaces. If that's the case for the application you are using, the version information is always found in the File menu. There you will either find a Help -> About section, or the About link directly in the File menu. For example, in Microsoft Office 2007 or 2010 you need to go to " File -> Help -> About" while in Paint you need to go to " File -> About Paint".
Microsoft Office 2013, Microsoft Office 2016 and the Office 365 service are an exception to this rule. In these versions you need to open the File menu and go to Account. There you will find a section named Product Information , showing the exact version of the product you are using.
4. Find version information using the notification area icon
There are applications which have no Help or File menus with an About entry included. If these applications are running in the background and they have an icon in the notification area, you can use that icon to get the information you need.
Examples of such applications are the Kaspersky and ESET security products and the World Community Grid. To find their exact version, right click on their icon in the notification area and then click on About.
5. Access the properties of the main executable
If other methods have failed, there's one that will work almost every time, with any desktop application for Windows:
Open Windows Explorer in Windows 7 or File Explorer in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. Then, navigate to the location where the application is installed. Locate the main executable (a file with the extension ".exe"). It generally has the same name with the application itself. For example, Oracle Java has the java.exe file, CCleaner has ccleaner.exe and so on. Right click on it and then select Properties. In the Properties window, go to the Details tab. There you will find information about the product name, the product version and so on.
6. Learn the version for Windows 8.1 modern apps
All the methods shared above work for desktop applications and all versions of Windows. But what about modern Windows apps, available only through the Windows Store , in Windows 8 or Windows 8.1?
Some modern apps share their version information while others do not. For those Windows Store apps that share their version, you need to open them and then bring up the charms. If you don't know how, read this guide: What are the Charms & How to Use them.
Then, click or tap Settings. Many apps will have an entry named About. Click or tap on it.
In the About menu, you will see a Version field, displaying the information you need.
7. Learn the version for Windows 10 modern apps
In Windows 10, things are easier than in Windows 8.1 when it comes to learning the version of modern apps. Open the app that you are interested in and then look for the Settings button. It should be somewhere in the user interface. Click or tap on it and then look for the About section. Click or tap About and there you will find the version of the application that you are using.
8. Other ways to find the exact version of an application
There are a few applications that post their exact version in the title of their main window, after the product name. A good example of this is Paint.NET.
Others, which have support features built-in, have Support menu available in the main interface. If you access it, they should list somewhere the exact version, as this information is generally needed during the support process. A good example of such applications are antivirus products and security suites.
Conclusion
We hope that we managed to cover all the important ways in which you can find the exact version of any modern app or desktop application for Windows. If you know other methods that work for certain applications, don't hesitate to share them using the comments form below.
