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title: WindowsOSNameHelper - Global
description: The WindowsOSNameHelper script include provides methods to handle the formatting of Windows OS names.Formats the given Windows OS name.Ensures that the OS choice is valid.Cleans up the specified Windows OS name by stripping out incorrect characters, incorrect capitalization, extra spaces, or trailing spaces.
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# WindowsOSNameHelper- Global

The WindowsOSNameHelper script include provides methods to handle the formatting of Windows OS names.

Use in any server-side discovery scripts where you need to format OS names.

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## WindowsOSNameHelper - formatWindowsOSName\(String name\)

Formats the given Windows OS name.

|Name|Type|Description|
|----|----|-----------|
|name|String|The name to format|

|Type|Description|
|----|-----------|
|String|The formatted name|

## WindowsOSNameHelper - makeOSChoiceValid\(String value\)

Ensures that the OS choice is valid.

**Note:** Deprecated. Use OSChoice.reconcile\(\)

|Name|Type|Description|
|----|----|-----------|
|value|String|The value to validate|

|Type|Description|
|----|-----------|
|void| |

## WindowsOSNameHelper - osCleanupName\(String name\)

Cleans up the specified Windows OS name by stripping out incorrect characters, incorrect capitalization, extra spaces, or trailing spaces.

|Name|Type|Description|
|----|----|-----------|
|name|String|The name to clean up.|

|Type|Description|
|----|-----------|
|String|The cleaned up name|