Yes, this is a Windows-based oscilloscope, but it came with "windows embedded". I'm not sure if everything will start with windows 7 or any other. I would be very grateful if you could tell me where to download teledyne lecroy software. And whether it is in the public domain.
I've done the same on older LeCroy scopes, R&S analyzers, and more. Bottom line: there is a regular PC on an industrial motherboard in there, so you can install regular Windows on it. LeCroy makes their main platform software updates free to download from their website, and this platform software includes hardware drivers for their more recent scope models (though older models generally have an extra package available), so finding and getting it shouldn't be a problem, but if it is, it's likely because of sanctions imposed on your country for its role in the current political situation in the region. If that is the case, you are likely barred from officially acquiring the software for the time being, and it would either take a third party circumventing these sanctions providing it to you (which could get them sanctioned), or if there was someone within the country that had downloaded it prior to the restrictions and was willing to share.
I don't think the A or R is significant in a meaningful way. There is a chance the software pack differs, but the hardware is almost assuredly identical and the designation is probably for sale specifically in that region.