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Old 04-09-2015, 05:19 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by Glorfindel View Post
Erm, I can download the desired executeable from amazon without any difficulties using Windows 10, perhaps try a user-agent switcher?


If a software provider insists on pushing its Windows app when what you want is its Windows desktop application, then it's almost certain that the site its picking up the Windows version from the user-agent string that the downloader/browser sends.

Amazon is not the only site that does this, I came across another one recently.

How to Change Your Browser’s User Agent Without Installing An Extension

That said with Firefox it may be easier to use an extension rather than diving in and out of about:config, there are a couple of them at the Moz add-ons site.

MS dissertation on Understanding user-agent strings - it has Windows versions - eg Win 7 is "Windows NT 6.1"

BTW 1 : you can also spoof sites into thinking your Windows/OSX etc system is an Android or IOS device via the the user-agent string

BTW 2 : Windows app and Windows desktop application are the latest 'official' MS names. I would have made the second one Windows application for desktop deployment, then we would have Wapp and Wadd programs

BR

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