dotnet/winforms

Document changes to ComputerInfo.OSFullName property

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#5,384 opened on Aug 3, 2021

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Description

The following code returns different results in .NET Framework 4.8 and .NET 5.0 applications. I think this change should be documented.

MsgBox(New Devices.ComputerInfo().OSFullName)

Result in .NET Framework 4.8:

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro

Result in .NET 5.0:

Microsoft Windows 10.0.19043

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Locate the implementation of OSFullName in the winforms repository and document the behavioral change between .NET Framework and .NET 5.
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csharp
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desktop
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