diff --git a/compare_test.go b/compare_test.go
index 1968e51..a84e3e9 100644
--- a/compare_test.go
+++ b/compare_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestOnly(t *testing.T) {
-	for _, tc := range []struct {
+	for _, testcase := range []struct {
 		platform string
 		matches  map[bool][]string
 	}{
@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@ func TestOnly(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	} {
-		testcase := tc
 		t.Run(testcase.platform, func(t *testing.T) {
 			p, err := Parse(testcase.platform)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -322,7 +321,7 @@ func TestOnly(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestOnlyStrict(t *testing.T) {
-	for _, tc := range []struct {
+	for _, testcase := range []struct {
 		platform string
 		matches  map[bool][]string
 	}{
@@ -573,7 +572,6 @@ func TestOnlyStrict(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	} {
-		testcase := tc
 		t.Run(testcase.platform, func(t *testing.T) {
 			p, err := Parse(testcase.platform)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -596,7 +594,7 @@ func TestOnlyStrict(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestOnlyOS(t *testing.T) {
-	for _, tc := range []struct {
+	for _, testcase := range []struct {
 		platform string
 		matches  map[bool][]string
 	}{
@@ -643,7 +641,6 @@ func TestOnlyOS(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	} {
-		testcase := tc
 		t.Run(testcase.platform, func(t *testing.T) {
 			p, err := Parse(testcase.platform)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -666,7 +663,7 @@ func TestOnlyOS(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestOnlyOSLess(t *testing.T) {
-	for _, tc := range []struct {
+	for _, testcase := range []struct {
 		platform  string
 		platforms []string
 		expected  []string
@@ -690,7 +687,6 @@ func TestOnlyOSLess(t *testing.T) {
 			expected:  []string{"linux/amd64", "linux/arm64", "windows/amd64", "darwin/amd64"},
 		},
 	} {
-		testcase := tc
 		t.Run(testcase.platform, func(t *testing.T) {
 			p, err := Parse(testcase.platform)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -716,7 +712,7 @@ func TestOnlyOSLess(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCompareOSFeatures(t *testing.T) {
-	for _, tc := range []struct {
+	for _, testcase := range []struct {
 		platform  string
 		platforms []string
 		expected  []string
@@ -753,7 +749,6 @@ func TestCompareOSFeatures(t *testing.T) {
 			[]string{"linux(+other)/amd64", "linux(7.2+other)/amd64", "linux/amd64", "linux(7.1)/amd64"},
 		},
 	} {
-		testcase := tc
 		t.Run(testcase.platform, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			p, err := Parse(testcase.platform)
@@ -783,7 +778,6 @@ func TestCompareOSFeatures(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			} {
 				mc := stc.mc
-				testcase := testcase
 				t.Run(stc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 					p, err := ParseAll(testcase.platforms)
 					if err != nil {
diff --git a/cpuinfo_linux_test.go b/cpuinfo_linux_test.go
index 59a8198..55e50c3 100644
--- a/cpuinfo_linux_test.go
+++ b/cpuinfo_linux_test.go
@@ -121,10 +121,9 @@ func TestGetCPUVariantFromArch(t *testing.T) {
 			if err == nil {
 				if testcase.expectedErr != nil {
 					t.Fatalf("Expect to get error: %v, however no error got", testcase.expectedErr)
-				} else {
-					if variant != testcase.output {
-						t.Fatalf("Expect to get variant: %v, however %v returned", testcase.output, variant)
-					}
+				}
+				if variant != testcase.output {
+					t.Fatalf("Expect to get variant: %v, however %v returned", testcase.output, variant)
 				}
 			} else {
 				if !errors.Is(err, testcase.expectedErr) {
diff --git a/platform_windows_compat.go b/platform_windows_compat.go
index 4aa162a..bed579b 100644
--- a/platform_windows_compat.go
+++ b/platform_windows_compat.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func checkWindowsHostAndContainerCompat(host, ctr windowsOSVersion) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	// If host is < WS 2022, exact version match is required
+	// Before WS2022, exact build matching is required.
 	if host.Build < ltsc2022 {
 		return host.Build == ctr.Build
 	}
@@ -91,20 +91,16 @@ func checkWindowsHostAndContainerCompat(host, ctr windowsOSVersion) bool {
 	// ABI policy, every host from LTSC N up to (but not including) LTSC N+1 can
 	// run containers from LTSC N-1 up to the host build.
 	//
-	// So we find the largest LTSC <= host.Build, then step one entry back to
+	// Find the largest LTSC <= host.Build, then step one entry back to
 	// get the floor. If host.Build is past the latest LTSC in the list
 	// (e.g. a 26200 host, which is in the WS2025 generation), the floor is
 	// still the previous LTSC (20348), not the latest LTSC itself.
 	//
-	// If host is the very first LTSC (or no entry matches, which is impossible
-	// here since we already checked host.Build >= ltsc2022), use that LTSC as
-	// the floor.
-	var supportedLTSCRelease uint16 = ltsc2022
-	for i := len(compatLTSCReleases) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
-		if host.Build >= compatLTSCReleases[i] {
-			if i == 0 {
-				supportedLTSCRelease = compatLTSCReleases[i]
-			} else {
+	// Default to the first LTSC when the matching release has no predecessor.
+	supportedLTSCRelease := compatLTSCReleases[0]
+	for i, release := range slices.Backward(compatLTSCReleases) {
+		if host.Build >= release {
+			if i > 0 {
 				supportedLTSCRelease = compatLTSCReleases[i-1]
 			}
 			break