here are some common ones for Windows versions...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
ProductName=
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ProductOptions
ProductSuite=

try here for some others:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Server Applications

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