diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2024-09-27-15-07-30.gh-issue-124487.7LrwHC.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2024-09-27-15-07-30.gh-issue-124487.7LrwHC.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..93fb68d28c702e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2024-09-27-15-07-30.gh-issue-124487.7LrwHC.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Increases Windows required OS and API level to Windows 10.
diff --git a/PC/pyconfig.h.in b/PC/pyconfig.h.in
index 503f3193e2803e..c40c5324cd85db 100644
--- a/PC/pyconfig.h.in
+++ b/PC/pyconfig.h.in
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ WIN32 is still required for the locale module.
 
 /* set the version macros for the windows headers */
 /* Python 3.9+ requires Windows 8 or greater */
-#define Py_WINVER 0x0602 /* _WIN32_WINNT_WIN8 */
-#define Py_NTDDI NTDDI_WIN8
+#define Py_WINVER 0x0A00 /* _WIN32_WINNT_WIN10 */
+#define Py_NTDDI NTDDI_WIN10
 
 /* We only set these values when building Python - we don't want to force
    these values on extensions, as that will affect the prototypes and
diff --git a/Tools/msi/bundle/bootstrap/PythonBootstrapperApplication.cpp b/Tools/msi/bundle/bootstrap/PythonBootstrapperApplication.cpp
index 094ddba4f1ad8f..c6b1262542dd1f 100644
--- a/Tools/msi/bundle/bootstrap/PythonBootstrapperApplication.cpp
+++ b/Tools/msi/bundle/bootstrap/PythonBootstrapperApplication.cpp
@@ -3086,11 +3086,13 @@ class PythonBootstrapperApplication : public CBalBaseBootstrapperApplication {
         LOC_STRING *pLocString = nullptr;
         
         if (IsWindowsServer()) {
-            if (IsWindowsVersionOrGreater(6, 2, 0)) {
-                BalLog(BOOTSTRAPPER_LOG_LEVEL_STANDARD, "Target OS is Windows Server 2012 or later");
+            if (IsWindowsVersionOrGreater(10, 0, 0)) {
+                BalLog(BOOTSTRAPPER_LOG_LEVEL_STANDARD, "Target OS is Windows Server 2016 or later");
                 return;
+            if (IsWindowsVersionOrGreater(6, 2, 0)) {
+                BalLog(BOOTSTRAPPER_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Detected Windows Server 2012");
             } else if (IsWindowsVersionOrGreater(6, 1, 1)) {
-                BalLog(BOOTSTRAPPER_LOG_LEVEL_STANDARD, "Detected Windows Server 2008 R2");
+                BalLog(BOOTSTRAPPER_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Detected Windows Server 2008 R2");
             } else if (IsWindowsVersionOrGreater(6, 1, 0)) {
                 BalLog(BOOTSTRAPPER_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Detected Windows Server 2008 R2");
             } else if (IsWindowsVersionOrGreater(6, 0, 0)) {
@@ -3104,8 +3106,7 @@ class PythonBootstrapperApplication : public CBalBaseBootstrapperApplication {
                 BalLog(BOOTSTRAPPER_LOG_LEVEL_STANDARD, "Target OS is Windows 10 or later");
                 return;
             } else if (IsWindows8Point1OrGreater()) {
-                BalLog(BOOTSTRAPPER_LOG_LEVEL_STANDARD, "Target OS is Windows 8.1");
-                return;
+                BalLog(BOOTSTRAPPER_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Detected Windows 8.1");
             } else if (IsWindows8OrGreater()) {
                 BalLog(BOOTSTRAPPER_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Detected Windows 8");
             } else if (IsWindows7OrGreater()) {