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7 Appendix B: Product Behavior

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The information in this specification is applicable to the following Microsoft products or supplemental software. References to product versions include updates to those products.

  • Windows 7 operating system

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system

  • Windows Server 2012 operating system

  • Windows 8.1 operating system

  • Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system

  • Windows 10 operating system

  • Windows Server 2016 operating system

  • Windows Server operating system

  • Windows Server 2019 operating system

  • Windows Server 2022 operating system

  • Windows 11 operating system

  • Windows Server 2025 operating system

Exceptions, if any, are noted in this section. If an update version, service pack or Knowledge Base (KB) number appears with a product name, the behavior changed in that update. The new behavior also applies to subsequent updates unless otherwise specified. If a product edition appears with the product version, behavior is different in that product edition.

Unless otherwise specified, any statement of optional behavior in this specification that is prescribed using the terms "SHOULD" or "SHOULD NOT" implies product behavior in accordance with the SHOULD or SHOULD NOT prescription. Unless otherwise specified, the term "MAY" implies that the product does not follow the prescription.

<1> Section 2.2.2.4: The ConfigurationName header field is not available in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2.

<2> Section 2.2.2.5: The ProtocolVersion header field is not available in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and the Windows 10 v1507 operating system.

<3> Section 2.2.2.6: The AgentId header field is not available in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows 10 v1507.

<4> Section 2.2.2.7: The Authorization header field is available in is not available in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows 10 v1507.

<5> Section 2.2.2.8: The DSC-certificateRotation header field is not available in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows 10.

<6> Section 2.2.3.4:  AgentId is not implemented in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2.

<7> Section 3.3.5.1.1.2: Retry is not available in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2.

<8> Section 3.4: The SendStatusReport request is not available in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2.

<9> Section 3.5:  The GetStatusReport request is not available in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2.

<10> Section 3.6:  GetConfiguration Version 2.0 is not available in Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2.

<11> Section 3.7:  GetModule Version 2.0 is not available in Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2.

<12> Section 3.8:  GetDscAction is not available in Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2.

<13> Section 3.9:  The RegisterDscAgent request is not available in Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2.

<14> Section 3.9.5.1.1.1:  The PublicKey value is not available in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows 10.

<15> Section 3.10:  The SendReport request is not available in Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2.

<16> Section 3.11:  GetReports is not available in Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2.

<17> Section 3.12:  The CertificateRotation request is not available in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows 10.