diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/ArmCPUDetect.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/ArmCPUDetect.cpp
index 7fe2d14220..43c0063f78 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/ArmCPUDetect.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/ArmCPUDetect.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #elif defined(_WIN32)
 #include <Windows.h>
 #include <arm64intr.h>
+#include "Common/WindowsRegistry.h"
 #else
 #ifndef __FreeBSD__
 #include <asm/hwcap.h>
@@ -55,33 +56,14 @@ static constexpr char SUBKEY_CORE0[] = R"(HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralPro
 // There are some other maybe-interesting values nearby, BIOS info etc.
 static bool ReadProcessorString(std::string* value, const std::string& name)
 {
-  const DWORD flags = RRF_RT_REG_SZ | RRF_NOEXPAND;
-  DWORD value_len = 0;
-  auto status = RegGetValueA(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SUBKEY_CORE0, name.c_str(), flags, nullptr,
-                             nullptr, &value_len);
-  if (status != ERROR_SUCCESS && status != ERROR_MORE_DATA)
-    return false;
-
-  value->resize(value_len);
-  status = RegGetValueA(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SUBKEY_CORE0, name.c_str(), flags, nullptr,
-                        value->data(), &value_len);
-  if (status != ERROR_SUCCESS)
-  {
-    value->clear();
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  TruncateToCString(value);
-  return true;
+  return WindowsRegistry::ReadValue(value, SUBKEY_CORE0, name);
 }
 
 // Read cached register values from the registry
 static bool ReadPrivilegedCPReg(u64* value, u32 reg)
 {
-  DWORD value_len = sizeof(*value);
   // Not sure if the value name is padded or not
-  return RegGetValueA(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SUBKEY_CORE0, fmt::format("CP {:x}", reg).c_str(),
-                      RRF_RT_REG_QWORD, nullptr, value, &value_len) == ERROR_SUCCESS;
+  return WindowsRegistry::ReadValue(value, SUBKEY_CORE0, fmt::format("CP {:x}", reg).c_str());
 }
 
 static bool Read_MIDR_EL1(u64* value)
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/Common/CMakeLists.txt
index 2ae474ab64..5d9290549c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ if(WIN32)
     CompatPatches.cpp
     GL/GLInterface/WGL.cpp
     GL/GLInterface/WGL.h
+    WindowsRegistry.cpp
   )
 elseif(APPLE)
   target_sources(common PRIVATE
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/WindowsRegistry.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/WindowsRegistry.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b6f1f2c24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/WindowsRegistry.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#include "Common/WindowsRegistry.h"
+
+#include <Windows.h>
+#include <string>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include "Common/StringUtil.h"
+
+namespace WindowsRegistry
+{
+template <typename T>
+bool ReadValue(T* value, const std::string& subkey, const std::string& name)
+{
+  DWORD flags = 0;
+  static_assert(std::is_integral_v<T> && (sizeof(T) == sizeof(u32) || sizeof(T) == sizeof(u64)),
+                "Unsupported type");
+  if constexpr (sizeof(T) == sizeof(u32))
+    flags = RRF_RT_REG_DWORD;
+  else if constexpr (sizeof(T) == sizeof(u64))
+    flags = RRF_RT_REG_QWORD;
+
+  DWORD value_len = sizeof(*value);
+  return RegGetValueA(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, subkey.c_str(), name.c_str(), flags, nullptr, value,
+                      &value_len) == ERROR_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+template <>
+bool ReadValue(std::string* value, const std::string& subkey, const std::string& name)
+{
+  const DWORD flags = RRF_RT_REG_SZ | RRF_NOEXPAND;
+  DWORD value_len = 0;
+  auto status = RegGetValueA(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, subkey.c_str(), name.c_str(), flags, nullptr,
+                             nullptr, &value_len);
+  if (status != ERROR_SUCCESS && status != ERROR_MORE_DATA)
+    return false;
+
+  value->resize(value_len);
+  status = RegGetValueA(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, subkey.c_str(), name.c_str(), flags, nullptr,
+                        value->data(), &value_len);
+  if (status != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+  {
+    value->clear();
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  TruncateToCString(value);
+  return true;
+}
+
+OSVERSIONINFOW GetOSVersion()
+{
+  // PEB may have faked data if the binary is launched with "compatibility mode" enabled.
+  // Try to read real OS version from registry.
+  const char* subkey = R"(SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion)";
+  OSVERSIONINFOW info{.dwOSVersionInfoSize = sizeof(info)};
+  std::string build_str;
+  if (!ReadValue(&info.dwMajorVersion, subkey, "CurrentMajorVersionNumber") ||
+      !ReadValue(&info.dwMinorVersion, subkey, "CurrentMinorVersionNumber") ||
+      !ReadValue(&build_str, subkey, "CurrentBuildNumber") ||
+      !TryParse(build_str, &info.dwBuildNumber))
+  {
+    // Fallback to version from PEB
+    typedef DWORD(WINAPI * RtlGetVersion_t)(PRTL_OSVERSIONINFOW);
+    auto RtlGetVersion =
+        (RtlGetVersion_t)GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandle(TEXT("ntdll")), "RtlGetVersion");
+    RtlGetVersion(&info);
+    // Clear fields which would not be filled in by registry query
+    info.dwPlatformId = 0;
+    info.szCSDVersion[0] = L'\0';
+  }
+  return info;
+}
+};  // namespace WindowsRegistry
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/WindowsRegistry.h b/Source/Core/Common/WindowsRegistry.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4472a37e0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/WindowsRegistry.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <Windows.h>
+
+namespace WindowsRegistry
+{
+template <typename T>
+bool ReadValue(T* value, const std::string& subkey, const std::string& name);
+template bool ReadValue(u32* value, const std::string& subkey, const std::string& name);
+template bool ReadValue(u64* value, const std::string& subkey, const std::string& name);
+template <>
+bool ReadValue(std::string* value, const std::string& subkey, const std::string& name);
+
+OSVERSIONINFOW GetOSVersion();
+};  // namespace WindowsRegistry
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/DolphinAnalytics.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/DolphinAnalytics.cpp
index ea551143ec..b999b55e2a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/DolphinAnalytics.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/DolphinAnalytics.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 #include <fmt/format.h>
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
-#include <windows.h>
+#include <Windows.h>
+#include "Common/WindowsRegistry.h"
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
 #include <objc/message.h>
 #elif defined(ANDROID)
@@ -265,21 +266,10 @@ void DolphinAnalytics::MakeBaseBuilder()
 #if defined(_WIN32)
   builder.AddData("os-type", "windows");
 
-  // Windows 8 removes support for GetVersionEx and such. Stupid.
-  DWORD(WINAPI * RtlGetVersion)(LPOSVERSIONINFOEXW);
-  *(FARPROC*)&RtlGetVersion = GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandle(TEXT("ntdll")), "RtlGetVersion");
-
-  OSVERSIONINFOEXW winver;
-  winver.dwOSVersionInfoSize = sizeof(winver);
-  if (RtlGetVersion != nullptr)
-  {
-    RtlGetVersion(&winver);
-    builder.AddData("win-ver-major", static_cast<u32>(winver.dwMajorVersion));
-    builder.AddData("win-ver-minor", static_cast<u32>(winver.dwMinorVersion));
-    builder.AddData("win-ver-build", static_cast<u32>(winver.dwBuildNumber));
-    builder.AddData("win-ver-spmajor", static_cast<u32>(winver.wServicePackMajor));
-    builder.AddData("win-ver-spminor", static_cast<u32>(winver.wServicePackMinor));
-  }
+  const auto winver = WindowsRegistry::GetOSVersion();
+  builder.AddData("win-ver-major", static_cast<u32>(winver.dwMajorVersion));
+  builder.AddData("win-ver-minor", static_cast<u32>(winver.dwMinorVersion));
+  builder.AddData("win-ver-build", static_cast<u32>(winver.dwBuildNumber));
 #elif defined(ANDROID)
   builder.AddData("os-type", "android");
   builder.AddData("android-manufacturer", s_get_val_func("DEVICE_MANUFACTURER"));
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinLib.props b/Source/Core/DolphinLib.props
index 1ae8d7212a..ebe61a1560 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinLib.props
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinLib.props
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Common\UPnP.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Common\VariantUtil.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Common\Version.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="Common\WindowsRegistry.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Common\WindowSystemInfo.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Common\WorkQueueThread.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Core\ActionReplay.h" />
@@ -778,6 +779,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="Common\Timer.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Common\TraversalClient.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Common\UPnP.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="Common\WindowsRegistry.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Common\Version.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Core\ActionReplay.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Core\ARDecrypt.cpp" />
diff --git a/Source/Core/WinUpdater/Platform.cpp b/Source/Core/WinUpdater/Platform.cpp
index 565d53c413..f60a6621c0 100644
--- a/Source/Core/WinUpdater/Platform.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/WinUpdater/Platform.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "Common/IOFile.h"
 #include "Common/ScopeGuard.h"
 #include "Common/StringUtil.h"
+#include "Common/WindowsRegistry.h"
 
 #include "UpdaterCommon/Platform.h"
 #include "UpdaterCommon/UI.h"
@@ -133,9 +134,7 @@ static const char* VCRuntimeRegistrySubkey()
 
 static bool ReadVCRuntimeVersionField(u32* value, const char* name)
 {
-  DWORD value_len = sizeof(*value);
-  return RegGetValueA(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, VCRuntimeRegistrySubkey(), name, RRF_RT_REG_DWORD,
-                      nullptr, value, &value_len) == ERROR_SUCCESS;
+  return WindowsRegistry::ReadValue(value, VCRuntimeRegistrySubkey(), name);
 }
 
 static std::optional<BuildVersion> GetInstalledVCRuntimeVersion()
@@ -219,11 +218,7 @@ static bool VCRuntimeUpdate(const BuildInfo& build_info)
 
 static BuildVersion CurrentOSVersion()
 {
-  typedef DWORD(WINAPI * RtlGetVersion_t)(PRTL_OSVERSIONINFOW);
-  auto RtlGetVersion =
-      (RtlGetVersion_t)GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandle(TEXT("ntdll")), "RtlGetVersion");
-  RTL_OSVERSIONINFOW info{.dwOSVersionInfoSize = sizeof(info)};
-  RtlGetVersion(&info);
+  OSVERSIONINFOW info = WindowsRegistry::GetOSVersion();
   return {.major = info.dwMajorVersion, .minor = info.dwMinorVersion, .build = info.dwBuildNumber};
 }