diff --git a/lib/cf-socket.c b/lib/cf-socket.c
index fc99ff39ed..1e244671f3 100644
--- a/lib/cf-socket.c
+++ b/lib/cf-socket.c
@@ -132,14 +132,15 @@ static void tcpkeepalive(struct Curl_cfilter *cf,
                                     VERSION_GREATER_THAN_EQUAL)) {
       CURL_TRC_CF(data, cf, "Set TCP_KEEP* on fd=%" FMT_SOCKET_T, sockfd);
       optval = curlx_sltosi(data->set.tcp_keepidle);
-/* Offered by mingw-w64 v12+. MS SDK 6.0A+. */
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v12+, MS SDK 6.0A/VS2008+ */
 #ifndef TCP_KEEPALIVE
 #define TCP_KEEPALIVE 3
 #endif
-/* Offered by mingw-w64 v12+. MS SDK ~10+/~VS2017+. */
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v12+, MS SDK 10.0.15063.0/VS2017 15.1+ */
 #ifndef TCP_KEEPCNT
 #define TCP_KEEPCNT 16
 #endif
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v12+, MS SDK 10.0.16299.0/VS2017 15.4+ */
 #ifndef TCP_KEEPIDLE
 #define TCP_KEEPIDLE TCP_KEEPALIVE
 #endif
@@ -1369,7 +1370,7 @@ static CURLcode cf_socket_adjust_pollset(struct Curl_cfilter *cf,
 
 #ifdef USE_WINSOCK
 
-/* Offered by mingw-w64 v13+. MS SDK 7.0A+. */
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v13+, MS SDK 7.0A/VS2010+ */
 #ifndef SIO_IDEAL_SEND_BACKLOG_QUERY
 #define SIO_IDEAL_SEND_BACKLOG_QUERY 0x4004747B
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/curl_setup.h b/lib/curl_setup.h
index 312df9d9c3..9329f5605f 100644
--- a/lib/curl_setup.h
+++ b/lib/curl_setup.h
@@ -1542,7 +1542,7 @@ int getpwuid_r(uid_t uid, struct passwd *pwd, char *buf,
 #endif
 
 #if defined(USE_UNIX_SOCKETS) && defined(_WIN32)
-/* Offered by mingw-w64 v10+. MS SDK 10.17763/~VS2017+. */
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v10+, MS SDK 10.0.16299.0/VS2017 15.4+ */
 #if defined(__MINGW32__) && (__MINGW64_VERSION_MAJOR >= 10)
 #  include <afunix.h>
 #elif !defined(UNIX_PATH_MAX) /* Replicate logic present in afunix.h */
diff --git a/lib/curl_sspi.h b/lib/curl_sspi.h
index 3779d51753..2bd7eb4be8 100644
--- a/lib/curl_sspi.h
+++ b/lib/curl_sspi.h
@@ -52,25 +52,25 @@ extern PSecurityFunctionTable Curl_pSecFn;
 #define SP_NAME_NEGOTIATE           "Negotiate"
 #define SP_NAME_KERBEROS            "Kerberos"
 
-/* Offered by mingw-w64 v9+. MS SDK 7.0A+. */
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v9+, MS SDK 7.0A/VS2010+ */
 #ifndef ISC_REQ_USE_HTTP_STYLE
 #define ISC_REQ_USE_HTTP_STYLE                0x01000000
 #endif
 
-/* Offered by mingw-w64 v8+. MS SDK 6.0A+. */
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v8+, MS SDK 6.0A/VS2008+ */
 #ifndef SEC_E_INVALID_PARAMETER
 #define SEC_E_INVALID_PARAMETER               ((HRESULT)0x8009035DL)
 #endif
-/* Offered by mingw-w64 v8+. MS SDK 6.0A+. */
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v8+, MS SDK 6.0A/VS2008+ */
 #ifndef SEC_E_DELEGATION_POLICY
 #define SEC_E_DELEGATION_POLICY               ((HRESULT)0x8009035EL)
 #endif
-/* Offered by mingw-w64 v8+. MS SDK 6.0A+. */
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v8+, MS SDK 6.0A/VS2008+ */
 #ifndef SEC_E_POLICY_NLTM_ONLY
 #define SEC_E_POLICY_NLTM_ONLY                ((HRESULT)0x8009035FL)
 #endif
 
-/* Offered by mingw-w64 v8+. MS SDK 6.0A+. */
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v8+, MS SDK 6.0A/VS2008+ */
 #ifndef SEC_I_SIGNATURE_NEEDED
 #define SEC_I_SIGNATURE_NEEDED                ((HRESULT)0x0009035CL)
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/urldata.h b/lib/urldata.h
index 6ad4666280..0cbe177d4a 100644
--- a/lib/urldata.h
+++ b/lib/urldata.h
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ struct connectdata {
 
   /*************** Request - specific items ************/
 #if defined(USE_WINDOWS_SSPI) && defined(SECPKG_ATTR_ENDPOINT_BINDINGS)
-  CtxtHandle *sslContext;  /* mingw-w64 v9+. MS SDK 7.0A+. */
+  CtxtHandle *sslContext;  /* mingw-w64 v9+, MS SDK 7.0A/VS2010+ */
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_NTLM
diff --git a/lib/vtls/schannel.c b/lib/vtls/schannel.c
index 3eadeaef25..9466de0e14 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/schannel.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/schannel.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 #define SCH_DEV_SHOWBOOL(x) do {} while(0)
 #endif
 
-/* Offered by mingw-w64 v8+. MS SDK 7.0A+. */
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v8+, MS SDK 7.0A/VS2010+ */
 #ifndef SP_PROT_TLS1_0_CLIENT
 #define SP_PROT_TLS1_0_CLIENT           SP_PROT_TLS1_CLIENT
 #endif
@@ -80,15 +80,16 @@
 #define SP_PROT_TLS1_2_CLIENT           0x00000800
 #endif
 
-/* Offered by mingw-w64 v8+. MS SDK ~10+/~VS2017+. */
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v8+, MS SDK 10.0.15063.0/VS2017 15.1+ */
 #ifndef SP_PROT_TLS1_3_CLIENT
 #define SP_PROT_TLS1_3_CLIENT           0x00002000
 #endif
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v8+, MS SDK 8.1/~VS2013+ */
 #ifndef SCH_USE_STRONG_CRYPTO
 #define SCH_USE_STRONG_CRYPTO           0x00400000
 #endif
 
-/* Offered by mingw-w64 v10+. MS SDK 7.0A+. */
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v10+, MS SDK 7.0A/VS2010+ */
 #ifndef SECBUFFER_ALERT
 #define SECBUFFER_ALERT                 17
 #endif
@@ -105,12 +106,12 @@
  * #define failf(x, y, ...) curl_mprintf(y, __VA_ARGS__)
  */
 
-/* Offered by mingw-w64 v4+. MS SDK 6.0A+. */
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v4+, MS SDK 6.0A/VS2008+ */
 #ifndef PKCS12_NO_PERSIST_KEY
 #define PKCS12_NO_PERSIST_KEY 0x00008000
 #endif
 
-/* Offered by mingw-w64 v4+. MS SDK ~10+/~VS2017+. */
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v4+, MS SDK 8.0/~VS2012+ */
 #ifndef CERT_FIND_HAS_PRIVATE_KEY
 #define CERT_FIND_HAS_PRIVATE_KEY (21 << CERT_COMPARE_SHIFT)
 #endif
@@ -252,12 +253,12 @@ static const struct algo algs[] = {
   CIPHEROPTION(CALG_SHA_384),
   CIPHEROPTION(CALG_SHA_512),
   CIPHEROPTION(CALG_ECDH),
-/* Offered by mingw-w64 v4+. MS SDK 6.0A+. */
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v4+, MS SDK 6.0A/VS2008+ */
 #ifdef CALG_ECMQV
   CIPHEROPTION(CALG_ECMQV),
 #endif
   CIPHEROPTION(CALG_ECDSA),
-/* Offered by mingw-w64 v7+. MS SDK 7.0A+. */
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v7+, MS SDK 7.0A/VS2010+ */
 #ifdef CALG_ECDH_EPHEM
   CIPHEROPTION(CALG_ECDH_EPHEM),
 #endif
@@ -1733,7 +1734,7 @@ static CURLcode schannel_connect(struct Curl_cfilter *cf,
   if(ssl_connect_done == connssl->connecting_state) {
     connssl->state = ssl_connection_complete;
 
-#ifdef SECPKG_ATTR_ENDPOINT_BINDINGS  /* mingw-w64 v9+. MS SDK 7.0A+. */
+#ifdef SECPKG_ATTR_ENDPOINT_BINDINGS  /* mingw-w64 v9+, MS SDK 7.0A/VS2010+ */
     /* When SSPI is used in combination with Schannel
      * we need the Schannel context to create the Schannel
      * binding to pass the IIS extended protection checks.
diff --git a/lib/vtls/schannel_int.h b/lib/vtls/schannel_int.h
index 496635f2c2..b65ff79926 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/schannel_int.h
+++ b/lib/vtls/schannel_int.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #define CERT_STORE_PROV_SYSTEM_W  ((LPCSTR)(size_t)10)
 #endif
 
-/* Offered by mingw-w64 v8+, MS SDK ~10+/~VS2022+ */
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v8+, MS SDK 10.0.17763.0/VS2017 15.8+ */
 #ifndef SCH_CREDENTIALS_VERSION
 #define SCH_CREDENTIALS_VERSION  0x00000005
 
@@ -56,42 +56,42 @@ typedef enum _eTlsAlgorithmUsage {
 
 /* !checksrc! disable TYPEDEFSTRUCT 1 */
 typedef struct _CRYPTO_SETTINGS {
-  eTlsAlgorithmUsage  eAlgorithmUsage;
-  UNICODE_STRING      strCngAlgId;
-  DWORD               cChainingModes;
-  PUNICODE_STRING     rgstrChainingModes; /* spellchecker:disable-line */
-  DWORD               dwMinBitLength;
-  DWORD               dwMaxBitLength;
-} CRYPTO_SETTINGS, * PCRYPTO_SETTINGS;
+  eTlsAlgorithmUsage eAlgorithmUsage;
+  UNICODE_STRING strCngAlgId;
+  DWORD cChainingModes;
+  PUNICODE_STRING rgstrChainingModes; /* spellchecker:disable-line */
+  DWORD dwMinBitLength;
+  DWORD dwMaxBitLength;
+} CRYPTO_SETTINGS, *PCRYPTO_SETTINGS;
 
 /* !checksrc! disable TYPEDEFSTRUCT 1 */
 typedef struct _TLS_PARAMETERS {
-  DWORD               cAlpnIds;
-  PUNICODE_STRING     rgstrAlpnIds; /* spellchecker:disable-line */
-  DWORD               grbitDisabledProtocols;
-  DWORD               cDisabledCrypto;
-  PCRYPTO_SETTINGS    pDisabledCrypto;
-  DWORD               dwFlags;
-} TLS_PARAMETERS, * PTLS_PARAMETERS;
+  DWORD cAlpnIds;
+  PUNICODE_STRING rgstrAlpnIds; /* spellchecker:disable-line */
+  DWORD grbitDisabledProtocols;
+  DWORD cDisabledCrypto;
+  PCRYPTO_SETTINGS pDisabledCrypto;
+  DWORD dwFlags;
+} TLS_PARAMETERS, *PTLS_PARAMETERS;
 
 /* !checksrc! disable TYPEDEFSTRUCT 1 */
 typedef struct _SCH_CREDENTIALS {
-  DWORD               dwVersion;
-  DWORD               dwCredFormat;
-  DWORD               cCreds;
-  PCCERT_CONTEXT* paCred;
-  HCERTSTORE          hRootStore;
+  DWORD dwVersion;
+  DWORD dwCredFormat;
+  DWORD cCreds;
+  PCCERT_CONTEXT *paCred;
+  HCERTSTORE hRootStore;
 
-  DWORD               cMappers;
+  DWORD cMappers;
   struct _HMAPPER **aphMappers;
 
-  DWORD               dwSessionLifespan;
-  DWORD               dwFlags;
-  DWORD               cTlsParameters;
-  PTLS_PARAMETERS     pTlsParameters;
-} SCH_CREDENTIALS, * PSCH_CREDENTIALS;
+  DWORD dwSessionLifespan;
+  DWORD dwFlags;
+  DWORD cTlsParameters;
+  PTLS_PARAMETERS pTlsParameters;
+} SCH_CREDENTIALS, *PSCH_CREDENTIALS;
 
-#endif /* SCH_CREDENTIALS_VERSION */
+#endif /* !SCH_CREDENTIALS_VERSION */
 
 struct Curl_schannel_cred {
   CredHandle cred_handle;
diff --git a/lib/vtls/schannel_verify.c b/lib/vtls/schannel_verify.c
index bcea2c8c81..d613186253 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/schannel_verify.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/schannel_verify.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ struct cert_chain_engine_config_win8 {
   DWORD dwExclusiveFlags;
 };
 
-/* Offered by mingw-w64 v4+. MS SDK ~10+/~VS2017+. */
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v4+, MS SDK 8.0/~VS2012+ */
 #ifndef CERT_CHAIN_EXCLUSIVE_ENABLE_CA_FLAG
 #define CERT_CHAIN_EXCLUSIVE_ENABLE_CA_FLAG 0x00000001
 #endif
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static DWORD cert_get_name_string(struct Curl_easy *data,
 
   /* CERT_NAME_SEARCH_ALL_NAMES_FLAG is available from Windows 8 onwards. */
   if(Win8_compat) {
-/* Offered by mingw-w64 v4+. MS SDK ~10+/~VS2017+. */
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v4+, MS SDK 8.0/~VS2012+ */
 #ifndef CERT_NAME_SEARCH_ALL_NAMES_FLAG
 #define CERT_NAME_SEARCH_ALL_NAMES_FLAG 0x2
 #endif
diff --git a/src/tool_doswin.c b/src/tool_doswin.c
index 4b2a2a34b3..d787fda559 100644
--- a/src/tool_doswin.c
+++ b/src/tool_doswin.c
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ static struct TerminalSettings {
   LONG valid;
 } TerminalSettings;
 
-/* Offered by mingw-w64 v7+. MS SDK ~10.16299/~VS2017+. */
+/* Offered by mingw-w64 v7+, MS SDK 10.0.10586.0/VS2015 Update 1+ */
 #ifndef ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING
 #define ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING 0x0004
 #endif