From 9216a7561c599084f6f071060d6524d2e3f3faf2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fredrik Orderud <fredrik.orderud@gehealthcare.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:35:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add documentation on how to block installation...

...based on OS versions

Attempt on addressing wixtoolset/issues#8785 by extending the WiX
documentation to also cover an OS version check that I believe is quite
common.
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+---
+title: Launch conditions
+---
+
+# How To: Block installation based on OS version
+
+It's common to want to block installers from running on old versions of Windows. The following sample blocks installation on versions of Windows earlier than Windows 10 version 21H1. You can choose different minimum versions by replacing `19044` with a different version number.
+
+```xml
+<Property Id="WINDOWSBUILDNUMBER" Secure="yes">
+    <RegistrySearch Id="BuildNumberSearch" Root="HKLM" Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" Name="CurrentBuildNumber" Type="raw" />
+</Property>
+<Launch Condition="Installed OR (WINDOWSBUILDNUMBER &gt;= 19044)" Message="This application require Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19044) or newer." />
+```
+
+The sample uses the `SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\CurrentBuildNumber` registry key to detect the current Windows version.