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What will GetVersionEx start returning? dwMinorVersion is 32 bits wide, so Windows 10 can live for quite a while. I look forward to Windows 10.34124.

• tonyedgecombe 12y ago
  GetVersionEx is broken from Windows 8.1 onwards, they want developers to query the OS for functionality rather than check a version number. See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms724451%28v=vs.85%29.aspx https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms7...
  • xg15 12y ago
    Like this? https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms724832%28v=vs.85%29.aspx https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms7... Are they seriously deprecating a vital API and replacing it with a few vague suggestions on what patterns might somewhat reliably indicate whether a feature exists or not? This anti-pattern in API design is annoying enough in HTML5. Awesome to see it's now leaking into the OS world.