Depends on how far you want to go with the version-matching.
If you want to match only the major version, then
FOR /F "Tokens=3*delims=. " %%H IN ('REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}" /V "pv" ^| FINDSTR "REG_SZ"') DO (IF %%H GEQ 100 (ECHO Microsoft Edge is version %%H.%%I and does not require an update. & GOTO SomethingElse) ELSE (ECHO Microsoft Edge is version %%H.%%I and requires an update. & GOTO MSEdgeInstall))
Otherwise, it's more complicated. Your code matches the detected version against the required version as a string because the two strings are not purely numeric. Even removing the dots, you'd need to compare each component individually, as version 100.1 would be less than 99.10 (1001 < 9910).
Please note that I've changed the metavariable from %%G to %%H
I'd suggest
FOR /F "Tokens=3" %%H IN ('REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}" /V "pv" ^| FINDSTR "REG_SZ"') DO (call :vercmp %%H 100.0.1185.29 & if defined vergt (ECHO Microsoft Edge is version %%H and does not require an update. & GOTO SomethingElse) ELSE (ECHO Microsoft Edge is version %%H and requires an update. & GOTO MSEdgeInstall))
and the subroutine :vercmp
:vercmp
set "vergt="
for /f "delims=." %%V in ("%1") for /f "delims=." %%v in ("%2") do (
if %%V lss %%v (goto :eof) else if %%V neq %%v (set "vergt=Y"&goto :eof)
if %%W lss %%w (goto :eof) else if %%W neq %%w (set "vergt=Y"&goto :eof)
if %%X lss %%x (goto :eof) else if %%X neq %%x (set "vergt=Y"&goto :eof)
if %%Y geq %%y set "vergt=Y"
)
goto :eof
which should set vergt to Y if %1>%2 in the required manner.
Here's some general guidelines I use
@ECHO OFF
:: The above line should be used to start all batch programs. It's easy to change "OFF" to "ON" for debugging
:: It turns command-echoing off. A line starting "@" will never be echoed.
:: Next, one of these two - not both
SETLOCAL
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
:: SETLOCAL establishes a local environment which lasts until end-of-file or an ENDLOCAL statement is reached
:: The local environment is a copy of the current environment, but any changes made to the environment
:: will be undone and the original environment restored when the end-of-file or an ENDLOCAL statement is reached
:: qv for enabledelayedexpansion
:: Setting variables
::
:: Variables may contain alphabetical characters or numerics or some symbols, but should not start with a numeric.
:: They are case-insensitive, as is batch generally - with one major exception (qv)
::
:: Syntax for setting string variables
SET "sourcedir=u:\your files"
:: The following formats are NOT recommended
SET sourcedir=u:\your files
:: because trailing spaces on the line would be included in the value assigned.
SET "sourcedir = u:\your files"
:: because the spaces would be included in both the variable name and in the value assigned.
:: This would set the variable "sourcedir " to the value " u:\your files"
SET "sourcedir="u:\your files""
SET sourcedir="u:\your files"
SET "sourcedir=u:\your files\"
:: because it turns out to be easier to concatenate variable values (which is done often in batch) if those
:: values are quoteless and do not have a terminal "\" (or space)
:: Syntax for setting numeric variables
SET /a var=6
:: where the "value assigned" may be a formula like 3 + 7*(avar + 1)
:: Numerics are integers in the range -(2**32) to (2**32)-1
:: BUT they are stored as strings, and can be used as strings.
:: BEWARE - batch interprets a string that starts with a zero as OCTAL
:: Concatenating variables
SET "filename1=%sourcedir%\recstruct.txt"
:: put a variable name between "%" signs to access the valur of that variable.
:: Substringing variables
SET "substring=%filename1:m,n%"
:: (where m and n are integers)
:: sets the variable SUBSTRING to the n characters starting at character m
:: m is counted from 0 as the first character of the string
:: ,n is optional. If missing, returns the string except the first m characters
:: If m or n is negative, it is the number of characters from the end of the string
:: For loops
FOR %%X IN (one two three) DO ECHO %%X
:: The metavariable X must be a single LETTER and is CASE-SENSITIVE.
:: Two colons is an unreachable label and is often used for comments
REM is the documented remark statement but takes longer to type and is more visually intrusive
FOR %%X IN (one two three) DO (
ECHO %%X...once
REM comments within a code block must be of the REM form, not ::
ECHO %%X...twice
ECHO %%X...thrice
)
:: Parenthesising lines of code - typically in a "FOR" statement forms a "code block"
:: Such blocks are first evaluated, then executed so if you are varying a variable
:: within the block, you need DELAYEDEXPANSION and use !var! to access the new value
:: See Stephan's DELAYEDEXPANSION link: https://stackoverflow.com/a/30284028/2128947
:: for details
CALL xsubroutine optionalparameters
:: Executes the commands in the executable "xsubroutine", typically "xsubroutine.bat"
CALL :isubroutine optionalparameters
:: Executes the commands in the internal routine :isubroutine. The label :isubroutine must
:: be in this file (the ":" indicates "internal")
:: This command jumps to the end of this batch file.
:: CMD understands ":EOF" to be end-of-file, and it should not be added as a user label.
GOTO :EOF
:: Were it not for the GOTO :EOF. batch would simply careen through here to the next instruction
:: Here's the subroutine isubroutine
:isubroutine
ECHO IN subroutine
:: then go to end-of-file to exit the subroutine and return to the command following the CALL
GOTO :EOF
:: Here are other internal subroutines
:: Each internal subroutine should follow a "goto :eof" statement.
:: It doesn't really matter where that "goto :eof" is in the code.
:isubroutine2
ECHO IN subroutine2
GOTO :EOF
