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 ## Supported versions
 
-windows_exporter supports Windows Server versions 2008R2 and later, and desktop Windows version 7 and later.
+`windows_exporter` supports Windows Server versions 2016 and later, and desktop Windows version 10 and 11 (21H2 or later).
+
+Windows Server 2012 and 2012R2 are supported as best-effort only, but not guaranteed to work.
 
 ## Usage