Which Windows release should you take (legacy vs recent)

This pages describes which one of the released binary executables should you choose and why.

TL,DR

If you're on Windows 10 or newer AND you have a 64-bit CPU architecture → take recent.
If you're on Windows 8 or older OR you have a 32-bit CPU architecture → take legacy.
That means if you're on 64-bit Windows 7, you have to use the 32-bit version, the 64-bit one will probably not work, but you can try it.

Long answer

To be written.