1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/chef/dsl/platform_introspection.rb b/lib/chef/dsl/platform_introspection.rb
index ac36dbd1dd..e7f0c60f0d 100644
--- a/lib/chef/dsl/platform_introspection.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/dsl/platform_introspection.rb
@@ -259,6 +259,11 @@ class Chef
            node[:virtualization][:systems][:docker] && node[:virtualization][:systems][:docker] == "guest")
       end
 
+      # a simple helper to determine if we're on a windows release pre-2012 / 8
+      # @return [Boolean] Is the system older than Windows 8 / 2012
+      def older_than_win_2012_or_8?(node = run_context.nil? ? nil : run_context.node)
+        node["platform_version"].to_f < 6.2
+      end
     end
   end
 end