How to find your Windows installation date
Oct 16, 2025 am 10:57 AMTo find when Windows was installed, use these methods: 1. Run systeminfo in Command Prompt and check "Original Install Date." 2. In PowerShell, run Get-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion | Select-Object -ExpandProperty InstallDate, then convert the Unix timestamp. 3. Open Registry Editor, go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion, find InstallDate, and convert the timestamp to a readable format.
To determine when Windows was installed on your computer, you can use built-in system tools to retrieve the original installation date.
The operating environment of this tutorial: Dell XPS 13, Windows 11
1. Check Installation Date via Command Prompt
This method uses the Systeminfo command, which pulls detailed system information including the initial setup date of Windows.
- Press Windows R, type cmd, and press Enter to open Command Prompt.
- Type systeminfo and press Enter.
- Scroll through the output and locate the line labeled Original Install Date.
2. Use PowerShell to Retrieve Installation Date
PowerShell provides a more direct way to query the registry where Windows stores the installation timestamp.
- Press Windows X and select Windows Terminal (Admin) or PowerShell.
- Enter the following command: Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty InstallDate.
- The displayed number is in Unix time; convert it using an online Unix timestamp converter to get the readable date.
3. View Installation Date Through Registry Editor
The Windows Registry holds the installation date under a specific key, which can be viewed directly using regedit.
- Press Windows R, type regedit, and press Enter.
- Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion.
- Look for the InstallDate entry in the right pane and double-click it.
- The value is a Unix timestamp—convert it using a timestamp converter to view the actual date.
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