It looks like there may still be an issue in Python 2.7.12 on Windows 2008 R2 (Datacenter Edition).  On an Amazon instance (tried t2.micro and m4.large) we are seeing the following:

In 2.7.11 (correct)
C:\Users\Administrator>python
Python 2.7.11 (v2.7.11:6d1b6a68f775, Dec  5 2015, 20:40:30) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
>>> import platform
>>> platform.win32_ver()
('2008ServerR2', '6.1.7601', 'SP1', u'Multiprocessor Free')
>>>

In 2.7.12 (incorrect)
C:\Users\Administrator>python
Python 2.7.12 (v2.7.12:d33e0cf91556, Jun 27 2016, 15:24:40) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import platform
>>> platform.win32_ver()
('7', '6.1.7601', 'SP1', u'Multiprocessor Free')
>>>