diff --git a/dom/plugins/base/nsNPAPIPlugin.cpp b/dom/plugins/base/nsNPAPIPlugin.cpp
index 501f8245521..2b9c1ec6042 100644
--- a/dom/plugins/base/nsNPAPIPlugin.cpp
+++ b/dom/plugins/base/nsNPAPIPlugin.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ using mozilla::plugins::PluginModuleParent;
 
 #ifdef XP_WIN
 #include <windows.h>
-#include "nsWindowsHelpers.h"
+#include "mozilla/WindowsVersion.h"
 #ifdef ACCESSIBILITY
 #include "mozilla/a11y/Compatibility.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/hal/windows/WindowsBattery.cpp b/hal/windows/WindowsBattery.cpp
index 70b5852ba10..4826648e071 100644
--- a/hal/windows/WindowsBattery.cpp
+++ b/hal/windows/WindowsBattery.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "nsComponentManagerUtils.h"
 
 #include <windows.h>
-#include "nsWindowsHelpers.h"
+#include "mozilla/WindowsVersion.h"
 
 using namespace mozilla::dom::battery;
 
diff --git a/toolkit/mozapps/update/common/uachelper.cpp b/toolkit/mozapps/update/common/uachelper.cpp
index aaf9180c45c..2905f7f18c5 100644
--- a/toolkit/mozapps/update/common/uachelper.cpp
+++ b/toolkit/mozapps/update/common/uachelper.cpp
@@ -55,20 +55,6 @@ LPCTSTR UACHelper::PrivsToDisable[] = {
   SE_UNSOLICITED_INPUT_NAME
 };
 
-/**
- * Determines if the OS is vista or later
- *
- * @return TRUE if the OS is vista or later.
- */
-BOOL
-UACHelper::IsVistaOrLater()
-{
-  // Check if we are running Vista or later.
-  OSVERSIONINFO osInfo;
-  osInfo.dwOSVersionInfoSize = sizeof(OSVERSIONINFO);
-  return GetVersionEx(&osInfo) && osInfo.dwMajorVersion >= 6;
-}
-
 /**
  * Opens a user token for the given session ID
  *
diff --git a/toolkit/mozapps/update/common/uachelper.h b/toolkit/mozapps/update/common/uachelper.h
index 0d82f8cb993..987a8699e59 100644
--- a/toolkit/mozapps/update/common/uachelper.h
+++ b/toolkit/mozapps/update/common/uachelper.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 class UACHelper
 {
 public:
-  static BOOL IsVistaOrLater();
   static HANDLE OpenUserToken(DWORD sessionID);
   static HANDLE OpenLinkedToken(HANDLE token);
   static BOOL DisablePrivileges(HANDLE token);
diff --git a/toolkit/xre/nsWindowsDllBlocklist.cpp b/toolkit/xre/nsWindowsDllBlocklist.cpp
index 622c7c83c6d..c3e78a7157f 100644
--- a/toolkit/xre/nsWindowsDllBlocklist.cpp
+++ b/toolkit/xre/nsWindowsDllBlocklist.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "prlog.h"
 
 #include "nsWindowsDllInterceptor.h"
-#include "nsWindowsHelpers.h"
+#include "mozilla/WindowsVersion.h"
 
 using namespace mozilla;
 
@@ -304,16 +304,6 @@ wchar_t* getFullPath (PWCHAR filePath, wchar_t* fname)
   return full_fname;
 }
 
-static bool
-IsWin8OrLater()
-{
-  OSVERSIONINFOW osInfo;
-  osInfo.dwOSVersionInfoSize = sizeof(OSVERSIONINFOW);
-  GetVersionExW(&osInfo);
-  return (osInfo.dwMajorVersion > 6) ||
-    (osInfo.dwMajorVersion >= 6 && osInfo.dwMinorVersion >= 2);
-}
-
 static NTSTATUS NTAPI
 patched_LdrLoadDll (PWCHAR filePath, PULONG flags, PUNICODE_STRING moduleFileName, PHANDLE handle)
 {
diff --git a/xpcom/base/WindowsVersion.h b/xpcom/base/WindowsVersion.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..698b1ce1284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xpcom/base/WindowsVersion.h
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+#ifndef mozilla_WindowsVersion_h
+#define mozilla_WindowsVersion_h
+
+#include "nscore.h"
+#include <windows.h>
+
+namespace mozilla
+{
+  inline bool
+  IsWindowsVersionOrLater(uint64_t aVersion)
+  {
+    static uint64_t minVersion = 0;
+    static uint64_t maxVersion = UINT64_MAX;
+
+    if (minVersion >= aVersion) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    if (aVersion >= maxVersion) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    OSVERSIONINFOEX info;
+    ZeroMemory(&info, sizeof(OSVERSIONINFOEX));
+    info.dwOSVersionInfoSize = sizeof(OSVERSIONINFOEX);
+    info.dwMajorVersion = aVersion >> 48;
+    info.dwMinorVersion = (aVersion >> 32) & 0xFFFF;
+    info.wServicePackMajor = (aVersion >> 16) & 0xFFFF;
+    info.wServicePackMinor = aVersion & 0xFFFF;
+
+    DWORDLONG conditionMask = 0;
+    VER_SET_CONDITION(conditionMask, VER_MAJORVERSION, VER_GREATER_EQUAL);
+    VER_SET_CONDITION(conditionMask, VER_MINORVERSION, VER_GREATER_EQUAL);
+    VER_SET_CONDITION(conditionMask, VER_SERVICEPACKMAJOR, VER_GREATER_EQUAL);
+    VER_SET_CONDITION(conditionMask, VER_SERVICEPACKMINOR, VER_GREATER_EQUAL);
+
+    if (VerifyVersionInfo(&info,
+                          VER_MAJORVERSION | VER_MINORVERSION |
+                          VER_SERVICEPACKMAJOR | VER_SERVICEPACKMINOR,
+                          conditionMask)) {
+      minVersion = aVersion;
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    maxVersion = aVersion;
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  MOZ_ALWAYS_INLINE bool
+  IsVistaOrLater()
+  { return IsWindowsVersionOrLater(0x0006000000000000ull); }
+
+  MOZ_ALWAYS_INLINE bool
+  IsWin7OrLater()
+  { return IsWindowsVersionOrLater(0x0006000100000000ull); }
+
+  MOZ_ALWAYS_INLINE bool
+  IsWin7SP1OrLater()
+  { return IsWindowsVersionOrLater(0x0006000100010000ull); }
+
+  MOZ_ALWAYS_INLINE bool
+  IsWin8OrLater()
+  { return IsWindowsVersionOrLater(0x0006000200000000ull); }
+}
+
+#endif /* mozilla_WindowsVersion_h */
diff --git a/xpcom/base/moz.build b/xpcom/base/moz.build
index 10bbbbce957..d5bf89f4cea 100644
--- a/xpcom/base/moz.build
+++ b/xpcom/base/moz.build
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ EXPORTS.mozilla += [
     'nsMemoryInfoDumper.h',
 ]
 
+if CONFIG['OS_ARCH'] == 'WINNT':
+    EXPORTS.mozilla += [
+        'WindowsVersion.h',
+    ]
+
 CPP_SOURCES += [
     'AvailableMemoryTracker.cpp',
     'ClearOnShutdown.cpp',
diff --git a/xpcom/base/nsWindowsHelpers.h b/xpcom/base/nsWindowsHelpers.h
index f647041944c..f53ef775f37 100644
--- a/xpcom/base/nsWindowsHelpers.h
+++ b/xpcom/base/nsWindowsHelpers.h
@@ -105,16 +105,6 @@ typedef nsAutoRef<HMODULE> nsModuleHandle;
 
 namespace
 {
-  bool
-  IsVistaOrLater()
-  {
-    OSVERSIONINFO info;
-    ZeroMemory(&info, sizeof(OSVERSIONINFO));
-    info.dwOSVersionInfoSize = sizeof(OSVERSIONINFO);
-    GetVersionEx(&info);
-    return info.dwMajorVersion >= 6;
-  }
-
   bool
   IsRunningInWindowsMetro()
   {
diff --git a/xpcom/glue/nsThreadUtils.cpp b/xpcom/glue/nsThreadUtils.cpp
index f2deb747d72..661f5a5dadf 100644
--- a/xpcom/glue/nsThreadUtils.cpp
+++ b/xpcom/glue/nsThreadUtils.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 
 #ifdef XP_WIN
 #include <windows.h>
-#include "nsWindowsHelpers.h"
+#include "mozilla/WindowsVersion.h"
+using mozilla::IsVistaOrLater;
 #elif defined(XP_MACOSX)
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #endif