diff --git a/common/HTTPDownloaderWinHTTP.cpp b/common/HTTPDownloaderWinHTTP.cpp
index 36b6346115..340a34e5fc 100644
--- a/common/HTTPDownloaderWinHTTP.cpp
+++ b/common/HTTPDownloaderWinHTTP.cpp
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<HTTPDownloader> HTTPDownloader::Create(const char* user_agent)
 
 bool HTTPDownloaderWinHttp::Initialize(const char* user_agent)
 {
-	// WINHTTP_ACCESS_TYPE_AUTOMATIC_PROXY is not supported before Win8.1.
-	const DWORD dwAccessType =
-		IsWindows8Point1OrGreater() ? WINHTTP_ACCESS_TYPE_AUTOMATIC_PROXY : WINHTTP_ACCESS_TYPE_DEFAULT_PROXY;
+	const DWORD dwAccessType = WINHTTP_ACCESS_TYPE_AUTOMATIC_PROXY;
 
 	m_hSession = WinHttpOpen(StringUtil::UTF8StringToWideString(user_agent).c_str(), dwAccessType, nullptr, nullptr,
 		WINHTTP_FLAG_ASYNC);
diff --git a/common/Windows/WinMisc.cpp b/common/Windows/WinMisc.cpp
index 4becb71535..951fdfd517 100644
--- a/common/Windows/WinMisc.cpp
+++ b/common/Windows/WinMisc.cpp
@@ -64,19 +64,14 @@ std::string GetOSVersionString()
 	SYSTEM_INFO si;
 	GetNativeSystemInfo(&si);
 
-	if (!IsWindows8Point1OrGreater())
-	{
-		retval = "Unsupported Operating System!";
-	}
-	else
+	if (IsWindows10OrGreater())
 	{
 		retval = "Microsoft ";
-
-		if (IsWindows10OrGreater())
-			retval += IsWindowsServer() ? "Windows Server 2016" : "Windows 10";
-		else // IsWindows8Point1OrGreater()
-			retval += IsWindowsServer() ? "Windows Server 2012 R2" : "Windows 8.1";
+		retval += IsWindowsServer() ? "Windows Server 2016" : "Windows 10";
+		
 	}
+	else
+		retval = "Unsupported Operating System!";
 
 	return retval;
 }