Set minimum supported Windows version to 1903 (May 2019 Update)
What the developer wrote
Authored by Hennadii Stepanov
Set minimum supported Windows version to 1903 (May 2019 Update)
This version is the minimum required to support the UTF-8 code page
(CP_UTF8).
What changed, and why it matters
This commit only updates a documentation template to state that the minimum supported Windows version is Windows 10 version 1903 (May 2019 Update). It does not change any code, build settings, or runtime behavior. The change is purely informational and has no security relevance on its own.
No security action needed. Treat as a normal documentation update.
Security signals we found
No strong security signals were identified.
Evidence from the diff
The diff modifies doc/release-notes-empty-template.md, replacing a generic ‘Windows 10+’ compatibility statement with a more precise ‘Windows 10 (version 1903)’ requirement. No source code, build configuration, CI, or release process files are touched. The commit message explains the rationale (UTF-8 code page support), but the patch itself is only a documentation edit.
Changed components
doc/release-notes-empty-template.mdInspect captured patch +2 / −2
diff --git a/doc/release-notes-empty-template.md b/doc/release-notes-empty-template.md
index 7f419cbf..86dafb36 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes-empty-template.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes-empty-template.md
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ wallet versions of Bitcoin Core are generally supported.
Compatibility
==============
-Bitcoin Core is supported and tested on operating systems using the
-Linux Kernel 3.17+, macOS 14+, and Windows 10+. Bitcoin
+Bitcoin Core is supported and tested on the following operating systems or newer:
+Linux Kernel 3.17, macOS 14, and Windows 10 (version 1903). Bitcoin
Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not as
frequently tested on them. It is not recommended to use Bitcoin Core on
unsupported systems.
Why this scored 15/100
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