2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/xmrstak/misc/uac.cpp b/xmrstak/misc/uac.cpp
index 4fb5b0c..5e8d08a 100644
--- a/xmrstak/misc/uac.cpp
+++ b/xmrstak/misc/uac.cpp
@@ -64,4 +64,16 @@ VOID RequestElevation()
 
 	SelfElevate(xmrstak::params::inst().minerArg0, xmrstak::params::inst().minerArgs);
 }
+
+BOOL IsWindows10OrNewer()
+{
+    OSVERSIONINFOEX osvi = { 0 };
+    osvi.dwOSVersionInfoSize = sizeof(OSVERSIONINFOEX);
+    osvi.dwMajorVersion = 10;
+    osvi.dwMinorVersion = 0;
+    DWORDLONG dwlConditionMask = 0;
+    VER_SET_CONDITION(dwlConditionMask, VER_MAJORVERSION, VER_GREATER_EQUAL);
+    VER_SET_CONDITION(dwlConditionMask, VER_MINORVERSION, VER_GREATER_EQUAL);
+    return ::VerifyVersionInfo(&osvi, VER_MAJORVERSION | VER_MINORVERSION, dwlConditionMask);
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/xmrstak/misc/uac.hpp b/xmrstak/misc/uac.hpp
index 82cdf42..33c79ae 100644
--- a/xmrstak/misc/uac.hpp
+++ b/xmrstak/misc/uac.hpp
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
 BOOL IsElevated();
 BOOL SelfElevate(const std::string& my_path, const std::string& params);
 VOID RequestElevation();
+BOOL IsWindows10OrNewer();
 #endif