diff --git a/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/ansi/AnsiOutput.java b/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/ansi/AnsiOutput.java
index 22f7afffd107..8a06c59e3fdc 100644
--- a/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/ansi/AnsiOutput.java
+++ b/core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/ansi/AnsiOutput.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Yong-Hyun Kim
+ * @author Philemon Hilscher
  * @since 1.0.0
  */
 public abstract class AnsiOutput {
@@ -43,8 +44,6 @@ public abstract class AnsiOutput {
 
 	private static @Nullable Boolean ansiCapable;
 
-	private static final String OPERATING_SYSTEM_NAME = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH);
-
 	private static final String ENCODE_START = "\033[";
 
 	private static final String ENCODE_END = "m";
@@ -171,13 +170,35 @@ private static boolean detectIfAnsiCapable() {
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			return !(OPERATING_SYSTEM_NAME.contains("win"));
+			if (isWindows(System.getProperty("os.name"))) {
+				return isWindowsAnsiCapable(System.getProperty("os.version"));
+			}
+			return true;
 		}
 		catch (Throwable ex) {
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
 
+	static boolean isWindows(String osName) {
+		return osName.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH).contains("win");
+	}
+
+	static boolean isWindowsAnsiCapable(String osVersion) {
+		String[] parts = osVersion.split("\\.");
+		if (parts.length >= 2) {
+			try {
+				int major = Integer.parseInt(parts[0]);
+				int minor = Integer.parseInt(parts[1]);
+				// ANSI support on Windows 10 = 10.0, Build 10586+
+				return (major > 10) || (major == 10 && minor >= 0);
+			} catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Possible values to pass to {@link AnsiOutput#setEnabled}. Determines when to output
 	 * ANSI escape sequences for coloring application output.
diff --git a/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/ansi/AnsiOutputTests.java b/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/ansi/AnsiOutputTests.java
index a89c3ece113d..652bbec800f9 100644
--- a/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/ansi/AnsiOutputTests.java
+++ b/core/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/ansi/AnsiOutputTests.java
@@ -16,18 +16,25 @@
 
 package org.springframework.boot.ansi;
 
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.Arguments;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.MethodSource;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.ansi.AnsiOutput.Enabled;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 
 /**
  * Tests for {@link AnsiOutput}.
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
+ * @author Philemon Hilscher
  */
 class AnsiOutputTests {
 
@@ -48,4 +55,42 @@ void encoding() {
 		assertThat(encoded).isEqualTo("ABDEF");
 	}
 
+	private static Stream<Arguments> provideOsNames() {
+		return Stream.of(
+				Arguments.of("", false),
+				Arguments.of("Windows 7", true),
+				Arguments.of("Windows 8", true),
+				Arguments.of("Windows 8.1", true),
+				Arguments.of("Windows 10", true),
+				Arguments.of("Windows 11", true),
+				Arguments.of("Linux", false),
+				Arguments.of("Mac OS X", false),
+				Arguments.of("Mac OS", false)
+		);
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@MethodSource("provideOsNames")
+	void testDetectIfIsWindows(String osName, boolean expected) {
+		boolean actual = AnsiOutput.isWindows(osName);
+		assertEquals(expected, actual);
+	}
+
+	private static Stream<Arguments> provideOsVersionNumbers() {
+		return Stream.of(
+				Arguments.of("", false),
+				Arguments.of("6.1", false), // Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2
+				Arguments.of("6.2", false), // Windows 8 / Server 2012
+				Arguments.of("6.3", false), // Windows 8.1 / Server 2012 R2
+				Arguments.of("10.0", true) // Windows 10 / 11 / Server 2016+
+		);
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@MethodSource("provideOsVersionNumbers")
+	void testDetectIfIsWindowsAnsiCapable(String osVersion, boolean expected) {
+		boolean actual = AnsiOutput.isWindowsAnsiCapable(osVersion);
+		assertEquals(expected, actual);
+	}
+
 }