@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func NewOSConfigurator(logf logger.Logf, interfaceName string) (OSConfigurator,
ret := windowsManager {
logf : logf ,
guid : interfaceName ,
nrptWorks : ! isWindows7 ( ) ,
nrptWorks : isWindows10OrBetter ( ) ,
}
// Best-effort: if our NRPT rule exists, try to delete it. Unlike
@ -407,22 +407,16 @@ var siteLocalResolvers = []netaddr.IP{
netaddr . MustParseIP ( "fec0:0:0:ffff::3" ) ,
}
func isWindows 7 ( ) bool {
func isWindows 10OrBetter ( ) bool {
key , err := registry . OpenKey ( registry . LOCAL_MACHINE , versionKey , registry . READ )
if err != nil {
// Fail safe, assume Windows 7 .
return tru e
// Fail safe, assume old Windows.
return fals e
}
ver , _ , err := key . GetStringValue ( "CurrentVersion" )
if err != nil {
return true
// This key above only exists in Windows 10 and above. Its mere
// presence is good enough.
if _ , _ , err := key . GetIntegerValue ( "CurrentMajorVersionNumber" ) ; err != nil {
return false
}
// Careful to not assume anything about version numbers beyond
// 6.3, Microsoft deprecated this registry key and locked its
// value to what it was in Windows 8.1. We can only use this to
// probe for versions before that. Good thing we only need Windows
// 7 (so far).
//
// And yes, Windows 7 is version 6.1. Don't ask.
return ver == "6.1"
return true
}