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.

  • Windows Vista operating system

  • Windows 7 operating system

  • Windows Home Server 2011 server software

  • Windows 8 operating system

  • Windows Server 2012 operating system

  • Windows 8.1 operating system

  • Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system

  • Windows 10 operating system

  • Windows Server 2016 operating system

  • Windows Server 2019 operating system

  • Windows Server 2022 operating system

  • Windows 11 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 3.1.4.2: Windows includes the User-Agent header defined in section 2.2.3.5.

<2> Section 3.1.4.3.1: Windows includes the User-Agent header defined in section 2.2.3.5.

<3> Section 3.2.4.1: Windows Vista does not invoke the Browse action when searching for music or video content, or for pictures.

<4> Section 3.2.4.1: Windows Vista does not include the devicecaps token in the User-Agent header.

<5> Section 3.2.7.1: Windows Vista requires the UPnP Device to implement the X_MS_MediaReceiverRegistrar service, as specified in [DLNA], volume 3, guideline 9.1.4.3, in order for it to be accepted as a DMS.

<6> Section 3.2.7.1: Windows Vista sets the value of the Microsoft-CDS variable to True.

<7> Section 3.2.7.3: Windows Vista does not set the value of the Server-Offline variable to True.

<8> Section 3.3.4.1: The DMR in Windows Vista only supports the UPnP ContentDirectory service and thus only functions as a discovery-only DMR.

<9> Section 3.3.4.1: Windows Vista does not specify the microsoft:magicPacketSendSupported XML tag.

<10> Section 3.4.4.1: The value of the manufacturer XML tag is set to "Microsoft Corporation", only Windows Vista sets the value of the manufacturer XML tag to "Microsoft". All versions of Windows set the value of the modelName XML tag to "Windows Media Player".

<11> Section 3.4.5.1: Windows Vista does not implement this prescription.

<12> Section 3.4.5.1: This prescription is implemented by Windows Vista.

<13> Section 3.4.5.1: Windows Vista ignores the devicecaps token in the User-Agent header.

<14> Section 3.4.5.1: Windows Vista does not implement this prescription.

<15> Section 3.4.5.1: Windows Vista does not limit the size of the SOAP response.