[tor-bugs] #28097 [Core Tor/Tor]: Get the actual Windows version from Kernel32.dll

Wed Oct 17 23:45:52 UTC 2018

#28097: Get the actual Windows version from Kernel32.dll
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     Reporter:  teor          |      Owner:  (none)
         Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium        |  Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
    Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal        |   Keywords:  windows
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 Windows 8.1 and later pretend to be Windows 8 (#28096).

 If we want to display the real Windows version, we can use
 GetFileVersionInfo() to check the version of Kernel32.dll:
 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/desktop/SysInfo/getting-the-
 system-version

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