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Asked: 2026-05-30T20:42:22+00:00

Step 1, I use the following command to get my local IE version from

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Step 1, I use the following command to get my local IE version from command line window:

reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer" /v  version"

It will work and give me the IE version like this:

  ! REG.EXE VERSION 3.0

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
    version     REG_SZ  7.0.5730.13

Step 2, Now I try to use this command:

 reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer" /v  version"  | find "version"

It would fail and tell me the following:

! REG.EXE VERSION 3.0

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer

Error:  The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value

Step 3, Now if I go back to the first command:

 reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer" /v  version"

it will give me the same error as in step 2.
What I dont understand is why step 2 would fail, and why step 3 will fail since it’s the same as step 1.

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  1. Editorial Team

    In step 2 you are looking for registry value named version" | find "version. Remove the double quote after version and everything will be OK:

    reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer" /v version | find "version"
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