7 Appendix B: Product Behavior

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 NT operating system

  • Windows 2000 operating system

  • Windows XP operating system

  • Windows Server 2003 operating system

  • Windows Vista operating system

  • Windows Server 2008 operating system

  • Windows 7 operating system

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system

  • Windows 8 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 1.3: Not implemented in Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.

<2> Section 1.3: Not implemented in Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.

<3> Section 1.3: Not implemented in Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.

<4> Section 1.3: Not implemented in Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.

<5> Section 2.2.1.2:  The value of this member is ignored by Windows.

<6> Section 2.2.1.2:  The value of this member is ignored by Windows.

<7> Section 2.2.1.3: Not available for servers implemented on Windows NT and Windows 2000.

<8> Section 2.2.3.2: Not implemented in Windows NT and Windows 2000.

<9> Section 2.2.3.2: Not implemented in Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.

<10> Section 2.2.3.2: Not implemented in Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.

<11> Section 2.2.3.2: Not implemented in Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.

<12> Section 2.3: For Windows NT and Windows 2000, this protocol uses the Message Queuing (MSMQ): Directory Service Protocol [MS-MQDS].

<13> Section 2.3: For the Message Queuing (MSMQ): Directory Service Protocol [MS-MQDS], the Directory Service schema elements are described in [MS-MQDS] sections 2.2.10 and 3.1.4.21.1 through 3.1.4.21.4.

<14> Section 3.1.4.1: If a server cannot retrieve a property value that corresponds to an occurrence of the PROPID_MGMT_MSMQ_DSSERVER property identifier (section 2.2.3.1) in aProp, then the server sets the corresponding apVar entry to VT_NULL.

<15> Section 3.1.4.1: The Windows NT and Windows 2000 implementations return MQ_ERROR (0xC00E0001).

<16> Section 3.1.4.1: Not implemented in Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.

<17> Section 3.1.4.2: The Windows NT and Windows 2000 implementations return MQ_ERROR (0xC00E0001).