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They could probably make the new behavior opt-in in the application manifest. Without a manifest, you'll see pre-XP common controls, and GetVersion will return

They could probably make the new behavior opt-in in the application manifest. Without a manifest, you'll see pre-XP common controls, and GetVersion will return an old version, so every modern application has it anyway.

therein 9y ago
They could even incorporate this into some sort of... Compatibility Mode.
Arnavion 9y ago
Batch scripts don't have application manifests (nor, to the sibling comment, a compat mode setting).