How to get Windows version from command line of remote servers

How to get windows version from command line of remote server ?

For one server:

D:\> reg query "\\172.69.0.79\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v ProductName

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
    ProductName    REG_SZ    Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise

Note: Login to your client PC as domain user with local administrator privilege.




For multiple servers: (content republished, Source here)

Save the below code as a batch file:


REM Check OS Version on a remote server
@echo Off
pushd %~dp0
for /f %%a in (serverlist.txt) do (
Echo %%a is checked
reg query "\\%%a\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v ProductName

) >> OS_version_query_result.txt


In the same folder location of batch file, place the serverlist.txt file.
Just type one host name per line without any trailing space.

serverlist.txt read as below:

phygrsrv01
phyaprsrv01
172.36.88.101
10.1.0.122

Now execute the batch file, it creates a output file in the same location.