http://blogs.technet.com/b/mrsnrub/archive/2010/07/14/gdr-amp-ldr-the-next-generation.aspxFollowing on from: GDR, QFE, LDR… WTH? Branching Out Service Packs – Levels vs Installers One of the questions I have received a few times after publishing the previous blogs is “how do I see if a given binary is on the GDR or LDR branch on my systemen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.technet.com/b/mrsnrub/archive/2010/07/14/gdr-amp-ldr-the-next-generation.aspx#3530966Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:17:07 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3530966Brian Wilhite<p>Paul, Thanks for the blog post, this stuff is very interesting. &nbsp;You can also query this information easily through PowerShell, doing something like this will work on 2012/8 and below:</p> <p>PS C:\&gt; Get-Item C:\Windows\System32\ntoskrnl.exe | select *</p> <p>The VersionInfo.FileVersion property will note the GDR/LDR Branch:</p> <p>VersionInfo &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : File: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; C:\Windows\System32\ntoskrnl.exe</p> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;InternalName: &nbsp; &nbsp; ntkrnlmp.exe</p> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;OriginalFilename: ntkrnlmp.exe</p> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;FileVersion: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;6.2.9200.16424 (win8_gdr.120926-1855)</p> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;FileDescription: &nbsp;NT Kernel &amp; System</p> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Product: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Microsoft® Windows® Operating System</p> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;ProductVersion: &nbsp; 6.2.9200.16424</p> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Debug: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;False</p> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Patched: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;False</p> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;PreRelease: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; False</p> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;PrivateBuild: &nbsp; &nbsp; False</p> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;SpecialBuild: &nbsp; &nbsp; False</p> <p> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Language: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; English (United States)</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3530966" width="1" height="1">