diff --git a/src/common/platform/posix/cocoa/i_main.mm b/src/common/platform/posix/cocoa/i_main.mm
index 8c58ca419..50353ba3d 100644
--- a/src/common/platform/posix/cocoa/i_main.mm
+++ b/src/common/platform/posix/cocoa/i_main.mm
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "printf.h"
 #include "s_music.h"
 #include "engineerrors.h"
+#include "zstring.h"
 
 
 #define ZD_UNUSED(VARIABLE) ((void)(VARIABLE))
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ static bool ReadSystemVersionFromPlist(NSOperatingSystemVersion& version)
 	return false;
 }
 
+FString sys_ostype;
 void I_DetectOS()
 {
 	NSOperatingSystemVersion version = {};
@@ -192,6 +194,8 @@ void I_DetectOS()
 	Printf("%s running macOS %s %d.%d.%d (%s) %s\n", model, name,
 		   int(version.majorVersion), int(version.minorVersion), int(version.patchVersion),
 		   release, architecture);
+
+	sys_ostype.Format("macOS %d.%d %s", int(version.majorVersion), int(version.minorVersion), name);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/common/platform/posix/sdl/i_main.cpp b/src/common/platform/posix/sdl/i_main.cpp
index 196504b54..4f29bb76e 100644
--- a/src/common/platform/posix/sdl/i_main.cpp
+++ b/src/common/platform/posix/sdl/i_main.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ int GameMain();
 // EXTERNAL DATA DECLARATIONS ----------------------------------------------
 
 // PUBLIC DATA DEFINITIONS -------------------------------------------------
+FString sys_ostype;
 
 // The command line arguments.
 FArgs *Args;
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ void I_DetectOS()
 	{
 		const char* const separator = operatingSystem.Len() > 0 ? ", " : "";
 		operatingSystem.AppendFormat("%s%s %s on %s", separator, unameInfo.sysname, unameInfo.release, unameInfo.machine);
+		sys_ostype.Format("%s %s on %s", unameInfo.sysname, unameInfo.release, unameInfo.machine);
 	}
 
 	if (operatingSystem.Len() > 0)
diff --git a/src/common/platform/win32/i_system.cpp b/src/common/platform/win32/i_system.cpp
index 8b39061a6..0a9843e94 100644
--- a/src/common/platform/win32/i_system.cpp
+++ b/src/common/platform/win32/i_system.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ double PerfToSec, PerfToMillisec;
 
 UINT TimerPeriod;
 
-int sys_ostype = 0;
+const char* sys_ostype = "";
 
 // PRIVATE DATA DEFINITIONS ------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -168,12 +168,10 @@ void I_DetectOS(void)
 			if (info.dwMinorVersion == 0)
 			{
 				osname = (info.wProductType == VER_NT_WORKSTATION) ? "Vista" : "Server 2008";
-				sys_ostype = 2; // legacy OS
 			}
 			else if (info.dwMinorVersion == 1)
 			{
 				osname = (info.wProductType == VER_NT_WORKSTATION) ? "7" : "Server 2008 R2";
-				sys_ostype = 2; // supported OS
 			}
 			else if (info.dwMinorVersion == 2)	
 			{
@@ -181,12 +179,10 @@ void I_DetectOS(void)
 				// the highest version of Windows you support, which will also be the
 				// highest version of Windows this function returns.
 				osname = (info.wProductType == VER_NT_WORKSTATION) ? "8" : "Server 2012";
-				sys_ostype = 2; // supported OS
 			}
 			else if (info.dwMinorVersion == 3)
 			{
 				osname = (info.wProductType == VER_NT_WORKSTATION) ? "8.1" : "Server 2012 R2";
-				sys_ostype = 2; // supported OS
 			}
 			else if (info.dwMinorVersion == 4)
 			{
@@ -196,7 +192,6 @@ void I_DetectOS(void)
 		else if (info.dwMajorVersion == 10)
 		{
 			osname = (info.wProductType == VER_NT_WORKSTATION) ? (info.dwBuildNumber >= 22000 ? "11 (or higher)" : "10") : "Server 2016 (or higher)";
-			sys_ostype = 3; // modern OS
 		}
 		break;
 
@@ -209,6 +204,8 @@ void I_DetectOS(void)
 			osname,
 			info.dwMajorVersion, info.dwMinorVersion,
 			info.dwBuildNumber, info.szCSDVersion);
+
+	sys_ostype = osname;
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
diff --git a/src/d_anonstats.cpp b/src/d_anonstats.cpp
index 5c15d8cf0..fe42633cf 100644
--- a/src/d_anonstats.cpp
+++ b/src/d_anonstats.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#define NO_SEND_STATS
+//#define NO_SEND_STATS
 #ifdef NO_SEND_STATS
 
 void D_DoAnonStats()
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ void D_ConfirmSendStats()
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <winsock2.h>
-extern int sys_ostype;
+extern const char* sys_ostype;
 #else
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include <CoreFoundation/CoreFoundation.h>
+extern FString sys_ostype;
 #else // !__APPLE__
 #include <SDL.h>
 #endif // __APPLE__
@@ -168,48 +169,28 @@ bool I_HTTPRequest(const char* request)
 }
 #endif
 
-static int GetOSVersion()
+static FString GetOSVersion()
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #ifndef _M_ARM64
-	if (sizeof(void*) == 4)	// 32 bit
-	{
-		BOOL res;
-		if (IsWow64Process(GetCurrentProcess(), &res) && res)
-		{
-			return 1;
-		}
-		return 0;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		if (sys_ostype == 2) return 2;
-		else return 3;
-	}
+	return FStringf("Windows %s", sys_ostype);
 #else
-	return 4;
+	return FStringf("Windows %s ARM", sys_ostype);
 #endif
 
 #elif defined __APPLE__
 
 #if defined(__aarch64__)
-	return 6;
+	return sys_ostype + " ARM";
 #else
-	return 5;
+	return sys_ostype + " x64";
 #endif
 
 #else // fall-through linux stuff here
 #ifdef __arm__
-	return 9;
+	return sys_ostype + " ARM";
 #else
-	if (sizeof(void*) == 4)	// 32 bit
-	{
-		return 7;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		return 8;
-	}
+	return sys_ostype;
 #endif