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Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Release 2004 (1.9.1)
Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Release 1909 (1.8.0)
Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Release 1903 (1.7.0)
Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Release 1809 (1.6.1)
Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Release 1803 (1.5.0)
Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Release 1709 (1.4.0)
Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Release 1607 (1.2.0)
Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Release 1511 (1.1.1)
Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Release 21H1 (1.11.0)
Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Release 20H2 (1.10.1)
Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise RTM (Release 1507) (1.0.0)
Microsoft Windows 10 Stand-alone (1.0.1)
Microsoft Windows 8.1 (2.2.0)
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Workstation (2.3.0)
Microsoft Windows 7 (3.0.0)
Microsoft Windows 7 Workstation (3.1.0)
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