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6 Appendix A: 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.

The terms "earlier" and "later", when used with a product version, refer to either all preceding versions or all subsequent versions, respectively. The term "through" refers to the inclusive range of versions. Applicable Microsoft products are listed chronologically in this section.

Windows Client

  • Windows 8.1 operating system

  • Windows 10 operating system

  • Windows 11 operating system

Windows Server

  • Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system

  • Windows Server 2016 operating system

  • Windows Server 2019 operating system

  • Windows Server 2022 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 2.1: The HMAC and Timestamp structures are not available in the Windows 10 v1703 operating system and earlier.

<2> Section 2.2.1.1: The BringUpSuccessResponseUnpaired (5) MessageId enumeration value and the associated message is not available in Windows 10 v1703 and earlier.

<3> Section 2.2.1.2: The TimestampOutOfSync (9) and SecurityFailure (10) StatusCodeEnum enumeration values are not available in Windows 10 v1703 and earlier.

<4> Section 2.2.1.3: The Timestamp (8), HMAC (9), InitializationVector (10) and EncryptedBringUpSuccessResponse (11) TypeId enumeration values and their associated structures are not available in Windows 10 v1703 and earlier.

<5> Section 2.2.3.1: The HMAC and Timestamp structures are not available in Windows 10 v1703 and earlier.

<6> Section 3.1.3: The HMAC and Timestamp fields are not available in Windows 10 v1703 and earlier.

<7> Section 3.1.5.2: The BringUpSuccessResponseUnpaired message is not available Windows 10 v1703 and earlier.

<8> Section 3.2.4.2: The BringUpSuccessResponseUnpaired message is not available in Windows 10 v1703 and earlier.