How to check Windows 7 installation date?

Do you need to know how to check the Windows 7 installation date? Knowing the installation date is often necessary when you are contacting technical support. Anyway, follow 3 simple steps and get information about the install date as well as information about currently installed hotfixes and your system in general.

Update: This method also works in Windows 8

To check the install date, simply enter systeminfo into a command prompt:

1. Step Open a command prompt
2. Step Enter systeminfo
3. Step Scroll up and you will see the entry Original Install Date:

Handy: systeminfo will also display the list of all hotfixes that are installed on your system. If you want to display any information on your desktop, read this guide how to display system infos on desktop

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