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Windows 10 is a series of operating systems developed by Microsoft. Microsoft described Windows 10 as an «operating system as a service» that would receive ongoing updates to its features and functionality, augmented with the ability for enterprise environments to receive non-critical updates at a slower pace or use long-term support milestones that will only receive critical updates, such as security patches, over their five-year lifespan of mainstream support. It was first released in July 2015.

Windows 10 is a series of operating systems developed by Microsoft. Microsoft described Windows 10 as an «operating system as a service» that would receive ongoing updates to its features and functionality, augmented with the ability for enterprise environments to receive non-critical updates at a slower pace or use long-term support milestones that will only receive critical updates, such as security patches, over their five-year lifespan of mainstream support. It was first released in July 2015.

Channels

Windows 10 Insider Preview builds are delivered to Insiders in three different channels (previously «rings»). [1] Insiders in the Dev Channel (previously Fast Ring) receive updates prior to those in the Beta Channel (previously Slow Ring), but might experience more bugs and other issues. [2] [3] Insiders in the Release Preview Channel (previously Release Preview Ring) do not receive updates until the version is almost available to the public, but are comparatively more stable. [4]

Windows 10 versions

Version Codename Marketing name Build Release date Supported until (and support status by color) GAC [a] LTSC [b] Mobile
  • Home, Pro,
  • Pro Education,
  • Pro for Workstations
  • Education,
  • Enterprise,
  • IoT Enterprise
  1. ^ General Availability Channel, formerly Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) and Current Branch (CB).
  2. ^ Long-Term Servicing Channel, formerly Long-Term Servicing Branch (LTSB).
  3. ^ Mainstream support ended on October 13, 2020.
  4. ^ ab January 10, 2023 for Intel Clover Trail based systems.
  5. ^ Mainstream support ended on October 12, 2021.
  6. ^ April 11, 2017 for Education, Enterprise, and IoT Enterprise editions.
  7. ^ March 9, 2021 for Surface Hub devices.
  8. ^ Windows 10 Mobile: 15254.
  9. ^ Originally EOS by April 14, 2020, but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
  10. ^ Version 1803 originally EOS by November 10, 2020, but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
  11. ^ Originally released on October 2, 2018, but was pushed back due to bugs.
  12. ^ Originally EOS by May 12, 2020, but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
  13. ^ Mainstream support until January 9, 2024.
  14. ^ Mainstream support until January 12, 2027.
  15. ^ Windows 10 builds that have this color have reached their expiration dates and are no longer supported by Microsoft.
  16. ^ Windows 10 builds that have this color are no longer the latest version of Windows 10, but are still supported by Microsoft.
  17. ^ Windows 10 builds that have this color are the latest (by SKU) public version of Windows 10.

PC version history

Mainstream builds of Windows 10 are labeled «YYMM», with YY representing the two-digit year and MM representing the month of planned release (for example, version 1507 refers to builds which initially released in July 2015). Starting with version 20H2, Windows 10 release nomenclature changed from the year and month pattern to a year and half-year pattern (YYH1, YYH2). [5]

Legend: Old version, not maintained Older version, still maintained Current stable version Latest preview version

Version 1507 (original release)

Version 1511 (November Update)

The second stable build of Windows 10 is version 1511 (build number 10586), known as the November Update. It was codenamed «Threshold 2» (TH2) during development. This version was distributed via Windows Update on November 12, 2015. It contains various improvements to the operating system, its user interface, bundled services, as well as the introduction of Skype-based universal messaging apps, and the Windows Store for Business and Windows Update for Business features. [6] [7] [8] [9]

On November 21, 2015, the November Update was temporarily pulled from public distribution. [10] [11] The upgrade was re-instated on November 24, 2015, with Microsoft stating that the removal was due to a bug that caused privacy and data collection settings to be reset to defaults when installing the upgrade. [12]

Version 1607 (Anniversary Update)

The third stable build of Windows 10 is called version 1607, known as the Anniversary Update. It was codenamed «Redstone 1» (RS1) during development. This version was released on August 2, 2016, a little over one year after the first stable release of Windows 10. [13] [14] [15] [16] The Anniversary Update was originally thought to have been set aside for two feature updates. While both were originally to be released in 2016, the second was moved into 2017 so that it would be released in concert with that year’s wave of Microsoft first-party devices. [17] [18] [14]

The Anniversary Update introduces new features such as the Windows Ink platform, which eases the ability to add stylus input support to Universal Windows Platform apps and provides a new «Ink Workspace» area with links to pen-oriented apps and features, [19] [14] enhancements to Cortana’s proactive functionality, [20] a dark user interface theme mode, a new version of Skype designed to work with the Universal Windows Platform, improvements to Universal Windows Platform intended for video games, [13] and offline scanning using Windows Defender. [21] The Anniversary Update also supports Windows Subsystem for Linux, a new component that provides an environment for running Linux-compatible binary software in an Ubuntu-based user mode environment. [22]

On new installations of Windows 10 on systems with Secure Boot enabled, all kernel-mode drivers issued after July 29, 2015 must be digitally signed with an Extended Validation Certificate issued by Microsoft. [23]

This version is the basis for «LTSB 2016», the first upgrade to the LTSB since Windows 10’s release. The first LTSB release, based on RTM (version 1507), has been retroactively named «LTSB 2015».

Version 1703 (Creators Update)

The fourth stable build of Windows 10 is called version 1703, known as the Creators Update. It was codenamed «Redstone 2» (RS2) during development. This version was announced on October 26, 2016, [24] [25] and was released for general availability on April 11, 2017, [26] [27] and for manual installation via Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant and Media Creation Tool tools on April 5, 2017. [28] This update primarily focuses on content creation, productivity, and gaming features—with a particular focus on virtual and augmented reality (including HoloLens and virtual reality headsets) and on aiding the generation of three-dimensional content.

It supports a new virtual reality workspace designed for use with headsets; Microsoft announced that several OEMs planned to release VR headsets designed for use with the Creators Update. [27] [26] [29]

Controls for the Game Bar and Game DVR feature have moved to the Settings app, while a new «Game Mode» option allows resources to be prioritized towards games. [30] Integration with Microsoft acquisition Mixer (formerly Beam) [31] was added for live streaming. [30] The themes manager moved to Settings app, and custom accent colors are now possible. [30] The new app Paint 3D allows users to produce artwork using 3D models; the app is designed to make 3D creation more accessible to mainstream users. [32]

Windows 10’s privacy settings have more detailed explanations of data that the operating system may collect. Additionally, the «enhanced» level of telemetry collection was removed. [30] Windows Update notifications may now be «snoozed» for a period of time, the «active hours» during which Windows will not try to install updates may now extend up to 18 hours in length, and updates may be paused for up to seven days. [30] Windows Defender has been replaced by the universal app Windows Defender Security Center. [30] Devices may optionally be configured to prevent use of software from outside of Microsoft Store, or warn before installation of apps from outside of Microsoft Store. [33] «Dynamic Lock» allows a device to automatically lock if it is outside of the proximity of a designated Bluetooth device, such as a smartphone. [34] A «Night Light» feature was added, which allows the user to change the color temperature of the display to the red part of the spectrum at specific times of day (similarly to the third-party software f.lux). [35]

Version 1709 (Fall Creators Update)

The fifth stable build of Windows 10 is called version 1709, known as the Fall Creators Update. It was codenamed «Redstone 3» (RS3) during development. This version was released on October 17, 2017. [36] [37] [38] Version 1709 introduces a new feature known as «My People», where shortcuts to «important» contacts can be displayed on the taskbar. Notifications involving these contacts appear above their respective pictures, and users can communicate with the contact via either Skype, e-mail, or text messaging (integrating with Android and Windows 10 Mobile devices). Support for additional services, including Xbox, Skype for Business, and third-party integration, are to be added in the future. Files can also be dragged directly to the contact’s picture to share them. [39] My People was originally announced for Creators Update, but was ultimately held over to the next release, [40] [41] and made its first public appearance in Build 16184 in late April 2017. [37] A new «Files-on-Demand» feature for OneDrive serves as a partial replacement for the previous «placeholders» function. [42]

It also introduces a new security feature known as «controlled folder access», which can restrict the applications allowed to access specific folders. This feature is designed mainly to defend against file-encrypting ransomware. [43]

Version 1803 (April 2018 Update)

The sixth stable build of Windows 10 is called version 1803, known as the April 2018 Update. It was codenamed «Redstone 4» (RS4) during development. This version was released as a manual download on April 30, 2018, with a broad rollout on May 8, 2018. [44] [45] This update was originally meant to be released on April 10, but was delayed because of a bug which could increase chances of a «Blue Screen of Death» (Stop error). [46]

The most significant feature of this build is Timeline, which is displayed within Task View. It allows users to view a list of recently-used documents and websites from supported applications («activities»). When users consent to Microsoft data collection via Microsoft Graph, activities can also be synchronized from supported Android and iOS devices. [47] [48] [49] [42]

Version 1809 (October 2018 Update)

The seventh stable build of Windows 10 is called version 1809, known as the October 2018 Update. It was codenamed «Redstone 5» (RS5) during development. This version was released on October 2, 2018. [50] Highlighted features on this build include updates to the clipboard function (including support for clipboard history and syncing with other devices), SwiftKey virtual keyboard, Snip & Sketch, and File Explorer supporting the dark color scheme mode. [51]

On October 6, 2018, the build was pulled by Microsoft following isolated reports of the update process deleting files from user directories. [52] It was re-released to Windows Insider channel on October 9, with Microsoft citing a bug in OneDrive’s Known Folder Redirection function as the culprit. [53] [54]

On November 13, 2018, Microsoft resumed the rollout of 1809 for a small percentage of users. [55] [56]

The long term servicing release, Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC, is based on this version and is equivalent in terms of features. [57]

Version 1903 (May 2019 Update)

The eighth stable build of Windows 10, version 1903, codenamed «19H1«, was released for general availability on May 21, 2019 after being on the Insider Release Preview branch since April 8, 2019. [58] Because of new practices introduced after the problems affecting the 1809 update, Microsoft used an intentionally slower Windows Update rollout process. [59] [60] [61]

New features in the update include a redesigned search tool—separated from Cortana and oriented towards textual queries, a new «Light» theme (set as default on Windows 10 Home) using a white-colored taskbar with dark icons, the addition of symbols and kaomoji to the emoji input menu, the ability to «pause» system updates, automated «Recommended troubleshooting», integration with Google Chrome on Timeline via an extension, support for SMS-based authentication on accounts linked to Microsoft accounts, and the ability to run Windows desktop applications within the Windows Mixed Reality environment (previously restricted to universal apps and SteamVR only). A new feature on Pro, Education, and Enterprise known as Windows Sandbox allows users to run applications within a secured Hyper-V environment. [62] [63]

A revamped version of Game Bar was released alongside 1903, which redesigns it into a larger overlay with a performance display, Xbox friends list and social functionality, and audio and streaming settings. [64]

Version 1909 (November 2019 Update)

The ninth stable build of Windows 10, version 1909, codenamed «19H2«, was released to the public on November 12, 2019 after being on the Insider Release Preview branch since August 26, 2019. [65] Unlike previous updates, this one was released as a minor service update without major new features. [66]

Version 2004 (May 2020 Update)

The tenth stable build of Windows 10, version 2004, codenamed «20H1«, was released to the public on May 27, 2020 after being on the Insider Release Preview branch since April 16, 2020. [67] New features included faster and easier access to Bluetooth settings and pairing, improved Kaomojis, renamable virtual desktops, DirectX12 Ultimate, a chat-based UI for Cortana, greater integration with Android phones on the Your Phone app, Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2), and WSL 2 version includes a custom Linux kernel, unlike older WSL, the ability to use Windows Hello without the need for a password, improved Windows Search with integration with File Explorer, a cloud download option to reset Windows, accessibility improvements, and the ability to view disk drive type and discrete graphics card temperatures in Task Manager. [68] [69]

Version 20H2 (October 2020 Update)

The eleventh stable build of Windows 10, version 20H2, was released to the public on October 20, 2020 after being on the Beta Channel since June 16, 2020. [70] New features include new theme-aware tiles in the Start Menu, new features and improvements to Microsoft Edge (such as a price comparison tool, Alt + Tab ↹ integration for tab switching, and easy access to pinned tabs), a new out-of-box experience with more personalization for the taskbar, notifications improvements, improvements to tablet mode, improvements to Modern Device Management, and the move of the System tab in Control Panel to the About page in Settings. This is the first version of Windows 10 to include the new Chromium-based Edge browser by default. [71] [72] [73]

Version 21H1 (May 2021 Update)

The Windows 10 May 2021 Update [74] (codenamed «21H1» [75] ) is the twelfth stable build for Windows 10. It carries the build number 10.0.19043. The first preview was released to Insiders who opted in to Beta Channel on February 17, 2021. [76] The update began rolling out on May 18, 2021. [77] Notable changes in the May 2021 Update include: [78]

  • Added multi-camera support for Windows Hello
  • New «News and Interests» feature on the taskbar
  • Performance improvements to Windows Defender Application Guard and WMI Group Policy Service

The update reached end of service after the release of build 19043.2364 on December 13, 2022. [79] [80]

  • Added multi-camera support for Windows Hello
  • Performance improvements to Windows Defender Application Guard and WMI Group Policy Service
  • Replaced EdgeHTML-based Microsoft Edge Legacy with Chromium-based Microsoft Edge
  • New «News and Interests» feature on the taskbar

Public release:
May 18, 2021

Public release:
May 25, 2021

Public release:
June 21, 2021

  • Added support for USB Test and Measurement Class (USBTMC) interface

Public release:
September 1, 2021

Version 21H2 (November 2021 Update)

The Windows 10 November 2021 Update [146] (codenamed «21H2» [147] ) is the twelfth major update to Windows 10 as the cumulative update to the May 2021 Update. It carries the build number 10.0.19044. The first preview was released on July 15, 2021 to Insiders who opted in to Release Preview Channel that failed to meet minimum system requirements for Windows 11. [148] [149] The update began rolling out on November 16, 2021. Notable changes in the November 2021 Update include: [147] [150]

  • GPU compute support in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows (EFLOW) deployments
  • New simplified passwordless deployment models for Windows Hello for Business
  • Support for WPA3 Hash-to-Element (H2E) standards
  • Added support for WPA3 Hash-to-Element (H2E) standards
  • New simplified passwordless deployment models for Windows Hello for Business
  • Added GPU compute support in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows (EFLOW) deployments

Public release:
November 16, 2021

Public release:
November 16, 2021

  • Added a reminder related to the retirement of Internet Explorer 11 in June 2022
  • New «Sync Your Settings» feature for migrating settings to the original release of Windows 11
  • Added support to directly access to select Microsoft Edge profiles from News & Interests
  • New highlights feature for Search on the taskbar
  • Added the ability to change the color of toast buttons
  • New policy for expanding an app’s top three notifications by default in the Action Center

Public release:
June 28, 2022

Public release:
September 20, 2022

Public release:
October 25, 2022

Version 22H2 (2022 Update)

The Windows 10 2022 Update [172] (codenamed «22H2» [173] ) is the thirteenth and current major update to Windows 10. It carries the build number 10.0.19045. The first preview was released to Insiders who opted in to the Release Preview Channel on July 28, 2022. [173] The update began rolling out on October 18, 2022. [172]

Preview builds of Windows 10 version 22H2
Version Knowledge base Release date(s) Highlights
10.0.19045.1865
[173]		 KB5015878 Release Preview Channel:
July 28, 2022
10.0.19045.1889
[136]		 KB5016616 Release Preview Channel:
August 9, 2022
10.0.19045.1949
[137]		 KB5016688 Release Preview Channel:
August 26, 2022
  • Home, Pro,
  • Pro Education,
  • Pro for Workstations
  • Education,
  • Enterprise,
  • IoT Enterprise
  1. ^ General Availability Channel, formerly Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) and Current Branch (CB).
  2. ^ Long-Term Servicing Channel, formerly Long-Term Servicing Branch (LTSB).
  3. ^ Mainstream support ended on October 13, 2020.
  4. ^ ab January 10, 2023 for Intel Clover Trail based systems.
  5. ^ Mainstream support ended on October 12, 2021.
  6. ^ April 11, 2017 for Education, Enterprise, and IoT Enterprise editions.
  7. ^ March 9, 2021 for Surface Hub devices.
  8. ^ Windows 10 Mobile: 15254.
  9. ^ Originally EOS by April 14, 2020, but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
  10. ^ Version 1803 originally EOS by November 10, 2020, but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
  11. ^ Originally released on October 2, 2018, but was pushed back due to bugs.
  12. ^ Originally EOS by May 12, 2020, but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
  13. ^ Mainstream support until January 9, 2024.
  14. ^ Mainstream support until January 12, 2027.
  15. ^ Windows 10 builds that have this color have reached their expiration dates and are no longer supported by Microsoft.
  16. ^ Windows 10 builds that have this color are no longer the latest version of Windows 10, but are still supported by Microsoft.
  17. ^ Windows 10 builds that have this color are the latest (by SKU) public version of Windows 10.

PC version history

Mainstream builds of Windows 10 are labeled «YYMM», with YY representing the two-digit year and MM representing the month of planned release (for example, version 1507 refers to builds which initially released in July 2015). Starting with version 20H2, Windows 10 release nomenclature changed from the year and month pattern to a year and half-year pattern (YYH1, YYH2). [5]

Public patches of Windows 10 version 22H2
Version Knowledge base Release date(s) Highlights
10.0.19045.2006
Version 22H2
[138]		 KB5017308 Release Preview Channel:
September 13, 2022

Public release:
October 18, 2022

Public release:
October 18, 2022

Fast Ring / Dev Channel

Legend: Expired preview version

Fast Ring

On December 16, 2019, Microsoft announced that Windows Insiders in the Fast Ring will receive builds directly from the rs_prerelease branch, which are not matched to a specific Windows 10 release. The first build released under the new strategy, build 19536, was made available to Insiders on the same day. [175]

The mn_release branch was available from May 13, 2020 to June 17, 2020. [176] [177] The branch was mandatory for Insiders in the Fast Ring. [177]

  • Added optional drivers support in Windows Update
  • Re-introduced new Korean IME
  • New family group setup
  • New location in-use icon in notification area
  • Added ability to view computer architecture in Details tab in Task Manager
  • Improvements to Windows Subsystem for Linux [182]
  • Updated graphics settings page in Settings app
  • New policy for diagnostic data in Settings app
  • Redesigned icon for Windows Security
  • Improvements to Cortana, advanced startup in Settings app and Start
  • Updated Eye Control settings in Settings app
  • Improvements to Narrator
  • Re-introduced new tablet experience for 2-in-1 convertible PCs
  • Integrated File Explorer in Windows Subsystem for Linux
  • New cleanup recommendations feature in Storage Settings
  • New default apps experience in Settings app
  • Disabled new default apps search box in Settings app for maintenance
  • Updated VPN connection and Optional Updates experiences
  • Added initial support for DNS over HTTPS
  • Reverted new Korean IME for maintenance
  • Improvements to Windows Subsystem for Linux [182]

Dev Channel

As of June 15, 2020, Microsoft has introduced the «channels» model to its Windows Insider Program, succeeding its «ring» model. [200] All future builds starting from build 10.0.20150, therefore, would be released to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. [176]

The fe_release branch was available from October 29, 2020 to January 6, 2021. [201] [202] The branch was mandatory for Insiders until December 10. Afterward, Insiders could choose to move back to the rs_prerelease branch. [203]

The co_release branch was available from April 5 to June 14, 2021. [204] The branch was mandatory for Insiders.

As of June 28, 2021, the Dev Channel has transitioned to Windows 11. [205]

  • Improvements to Windows Subsystem for Linux [182]
    • Added GPU compute support
    • New wsl –install and wsl –update commands
    • New theme-aware tiles in Start Menu
    • Improvements to Microsoft Edge (Switch between multiple tabs and Windows apps by pressing Alt + Tab ↹ )
    • New personalized and out-of-box experience for taskbar
    • Improvements to notification experience as well as tablet experience for 2-in-1 devices
    • Migrated information in Control Panel’s System page into the Settings About page in Settings app
    • Updates to the Setting app
      • Updated sound settings
      • New Settings app icon
      • Improvements to Microsoft Edge (Quick access to active tabs for pinned sites in the taskbar)
      • New Reset-AppxPackage command in PowerShell
      • New Eye Contact feature for Surface Pro X
      • Improvements to Windows Subsystem for Linux [182]
      • Updates to the Settings app
        • DNS settings is now a top-level option
        • New encrypted DNS configuration settings
        • New post-update experience
        • Updates to Graphics Settings in the Settings app
        • Improvements to Japanese IME (Switch between Hiragana and Katakana by using Ctrl + ⇪ Caps Lock and Alt + ⇪ Caps Lock respectively)
        • Improvements to Windows Subsystem for Linux [182]
        • New Disk Management page in the Settings app
        • Removal of new post-update experience for maintenance
        • Improvements to emoji panel
          • Revamped UI with acrylic element
          • New inline emoji search box
          • Added support for animated GIF
          • Integrated clipboard history into input experiences
          • Added search box to the Default Apps pages in Settings app
          • Improvements to Windows Subsystem for Linux [182]
            • New wsl —mount command for accessing Linux file systems mounted from physical or virtual disks in WSL 2 [217]
            • Introduced dark theme for Windows 10 search experience on the taskbar
            • New Meet Now feature in Skype
            • New storage health monitoring feature
            • Improvements to Windows Subsystem for Linux [182]
            • New «Customize your device» page in Windows OOBE setup
            • Added ability to modify file associations on a per-user or per-device basis for enterprise users
            • New refresh rate setting in the Settings app
            • New theme-aware splash screens for UWP apps
            • Improvements to Optimize Drives page in the Settings app
            • Removal of updated emoji picker, redesigned touch keyboard, voice typing, theme-aware splash screens, and other features for maintenance
            • Re-introduced updated emoji picker, redesigned touch keyboard, voice typing, theme-aware splash screens, and other features
            • New x64 emulation for Windows 10 on ARM
            • Added support for Emoji 12.1 and 13.0
            • New «News and Interests» feature on the taskbar
            • New «Manage Storage Spaces» setting in the Settings app
            • New DiskUsage command-line tool
            • Improvements to Windows Subsystem for Linux [182]
            • Improvements to experience when transitioning between timezones
            • Improvements to News and Interests
            • Improvements to the touch keyboard design
            • Expanded News and Interests feature on the taskbar to more languages
            • Replaced EdgeHTML-based Microsoft Edge Legacy with Chromium-based Microsoft Edge
            • New IME candidate window design
            • New «paste as plain text» option in clipboard history
            • Partial removal of improved touch keyboard design for maintenance
            • New design for News and Interests
            • Updates to News and Interests
            • Re-introduced theme-aware splash screens
            • Removal of 3D Viewer and Paint 3D as pre-installed applications on clean installs
            • Removal of Math Input Panel due to low usage
            • New reorder and background settings for Virtual Desktop in Task View
            • New Auto HDR feature
            • Updates to File Explorer
              • Updated the default layout with additional padding between elements
              • New compact mode setting for restoring the classic layout
              • Notepad now updated via the Microsoft Store
              • Windows Terminal and Power Automate Desktop now included as inbox apps
              • New icons in File Explorer
              • Improvements to Windows Sandbox and Microsoft Defender Application Guard
              • Renamed Windows Administrative Tools folder in Start to Windows Tools
              • New personalization options for News and Interests
              • Improvements to display settings in the Settings app
                • Added option for disabling Content Adaptive Brightness Control (CABC)
                • Added HDR certification
                • Microsoft Paint and Snipping Tool now updated via the Microsoft Store
                • Integrated Windows Accessories, Windows Administrative Tools, Windows PowerShell and Windows System folders into Windows Tools
                • Reverted new Korean IME for maintenance
                • Improvements to Windows Subsystem for Linux [182]
                  • Added initial GUI app support
                  • Added process classification support for Microsoft Edge
                  • New Eco mode
                  • Improvements to the Bluetooth audio experience
                    • Unified audio endpoint in audio input selection menu
                    • Added support for AAC codec
                    • New Segoe UI Variable font
                    • Added HDR support for applications that use ICC profiles
                    • Added ability to view drivers alongside of devices in Device Manager
                    • Removal of Eco mode in Task Manager for maintenance
                    • New icons for Task Manager and MSI installers

                    Mobile version history

                    See also

                    • Windows Server 2016 version history
                    • Windows Server 2019 version history
                    • Windows Phone version history
                    • Windows 10 Mobile version history
                    • Xbox OS version history
                    • Windows 11 version history

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                    Windows 10 is a series of operating systems developed by Microsoft. Microsoft described Windows 10 as an «operating system as a service» that would receive ongoing updates to its features and functionality, augmented with the ability for enterprise environments to receive non-critical updates at a slower pace or use long-term support milestones that will only receive critical updates, such as security patches, over their five-year lifespan of mainstream support. It was first released in July 2015.

                    Channels

                    Windows 10 Insider Preview builds are delivered to Insiders in three different channels (previously «rings»). [1] Insiders in the Dev Channel (previously Fast Ring) receive updates prior to those in the Beta Channel (previously Slow Ring), but might experience more bugs and other issues. [2] [3] Insiders in the Release Preview Channel (previously Release Preview Ring) do not receive updates until the version is almost available to the public, but are comparatively more stable. [4]

                    Windows 10 versions

Version Codename Marketing name Build Release date Supported until (and support status by color)
GAC [a] LTSC [b] Mobile
Legend: Old version, not maintained Older version, still maintained Current stable version Latest preview version

Version 1507 (original release)

Version 1511 (November Update)

The second stable build of Windows 10 is version 1511 (build number 10586), known as the November Update. It was codenamed «Threshold 2» (TH2) during development. This version was distributed via Windows Update on November 12, 2015. It contains various improvements to the operating system, its user interface, bundled services, as well as the introduction of Skype-based universal messaging apps, and the Windows Store for Business and Windows Update for Business features. [6] [7] [8] [9]

On November 21, 2015, the November Update was temporarily pulled from public distribution. [10] [11] The upgrade was re-instated on November 24, 2015, with Microsoft stating that the removal was due to a bug that caused privacy and data collection settings to be reset to defaults when installing the upgrade. [12]

Version 1607 (Anniversary Update)

The third stable build of Windows 10 is called version 1607, known as the Anniversary Update. It was codenamed «Redstone 1» (RS1) during development. This version was released on August 2, 2016, a little over one year after the first stable release of Windows 10. [13] [14] [15] [16] The Anniversary Update was originally thought to have been set aside for two feature updates. While both were originally to be released in 2016, the second was moved into 2017 so that it would be released in concert with that year’s wave of Microsoft first-party devices. [17] [18] [14]

The Anniversary Update introduces new features such as the Windows Ink platform, which eases the ability to add stylus input support to Universal Windows Platform apps and provides a new «Ink Workspace» area with links to pen-oriented apps and features, [19] [14] enhancements to Cortana’s proactive functionality, [20] a dark user interface theme mode, a new version of Skype designed to work with the Universal Windows Platform, improvements to Universal Windows Platform intended for video games, [13] and offline scanning using Windows Defender. [21] The Anniversary Update also supports Windows Subsystem for Linux, a new component that provides an environment for running Linux-compatible binary software in an Ubuntu-based user mode environment. [22]

On new installations of Windows 10 on systems with Secure Boot enabled, all kernel-mode drivers issued after July 29, 2015 must be digitally signed with an Extended Validation Certificate issued by Microsoft. [23]

This version is the basis for «LTSB 2016», the first upgrade to the LTSB since Windows 10’s release. The first LTSB release, based on RTM (version 1507), has been retroactively named «LTSB 2015».

Version 1703 (Creators Update)

The fourth stable build of Windows 10 is called version 1703, known as the Creators Update. It was codenamed «Redstone 2» (RS2) during development. This version was announced on October 26, 2016, [24] [25] and was released for general availability on April 11, 2017, [26] [27] and for manual installation via Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant and Media Creation Tool tools on April 5, 2017. [28] This update primarily focuses on content creation, productivity, and gaming features—with a particular focus on virtual and augmented reality (including HoloLens and virtual reality headsets) and on aiding the generation of three-dimensional content.

It supports a new virtual reality workspace designed for use with headsets; Microsoft announced that several OEMs planned to release VR headsets designed for use with the Creators Update. [27] [26] [29]

Controls for the Game Bar and Game DVR feature have moved to the Settings app, while a new «Game Mode» option allows resources to be prioritized towards games. [30] Integration with Microsoft acquisition Mixer (formerly Beam) [31] was added for live streaming. [30] The themes manager moved to Settings app, and custom accent colors are now possible. [30] The new app Paint 3D allows users to produce artwork using 3D models; the app is designed to make 3D creation more accessible to mainstream users. [32]

Windows 10’s privacy settings have more detailed explanations of data that the operating system may collect. Additionally, the «enhanced» level of telemetry collection was removed. [30] Windows Update notifications may now be «snoozed» for a period of time, the «active hours» during which Windows will not try to install updates may now extend up to 18 hours in length, and updates may be paused for up to seven days. [30] Windows Defender has been replaced by the universal app Windows Defender Security Center. [30] Devices may optionally be configured to prevent use of software from outside of Microsoft Store, or warn before installation of apps from outside of Microsoft Store. [33] «Dynamic Lock» allows a device to automatically lock if it is outside of the proximity of a designated Bluetooth device, such as a smartphone. [34] A «Night Light» feature was added, which allows the user to change the color temperature of the display to the red part of the spectrum at specific times of day (similarly to the third-party software f.lux). [35]

Version 1709 (Fall Creators Update)

The fifth stable build of Windows 10 is called version 1709, known as the Fall Creators Update. It was codenamed «Redstone 3» (RS3) during development. This version was released on October 17, 2017. [36] [37] [38] Version 1709 introduces a new feature known as «My People», where shortcuts to «important» contacts can be displayed on the taskbar. Notifications involving these contacts appear above their respective pictures, and users can communicate with the contact via either Skype, e-mail, or text messaging (integrating with Android and Windows 10 Mobile devices). Support for additional services, including Xbox, Skype for Business, and third-party integration, are to be added in the future. Files can also be dragged directly to the contact’s picture to share them. [39] My People was originally announced for Creators Update, but was ultimately held over to the next release, [40] [41] and made its first public appearance in Build 16184 in late April 2017. [37] A new «Files-on-Demand» feature for OneDrive serves as a partial replacement for the previous «placeholders» function. [42]

It also introduces a new security feature known as «controlled folder access», which can restrict the applications allowed to access specific folders. This feature is designed mainly to defend against file-encrypting ransomware. [43]

Version 1803 (April 2018 Update)

The sixth stable build of Windows 10 is called version 1803, known as the April 2018 Update. It was codenamed «Redstone 4» (RS4) during development. This version was released as a manual download on April 30, 2018, with a broad rollout on May 8, 2018. [44] [45] This update was originally meant to be released on April 10, but was delayed because of a bug which could increase chances of a «Blue Screen of Death» (Stop error). [46]

The most significant feature of this build is Timeline, which is displayed within Task View. It allows users to view a list of recently-used documents and websites from supported applications («activities»). When users consent to Microsoft data collection via Microsoft Graph, activities can also be synchronized from supported Android and iOS devices. [47] [48] [49] [42]

Version 1809 (October 2018 Update)

The seventh stable build of Windows 10 is called version 1809, known as the October 2018 Update. It was codenamed «Redstone 5» (RS5) during development. This version was released on October 2, 2018. [50] Highlighted features on this build include updates to the clipboard function (including support for clipboard history and syncing with other devices), SwiftKey virtual keyboard, Snip & Sketch, and File Explorer supporting the dark color scheme mode. [51]

On October 6, 2018, the build was pulled by Microsoft following isolated reports of the update process deleting files from user directories. [52] It was re-released to Windows Insider channel on October 9, with Microsoft citing a bug in OneDrive’s Known Folder Redirection function as the culprit. [53] [54]

On November 13, 2018, Microsoft resumed the rollout of 1809 for a small percentage of users. [55] [56]

The long term servicing release, Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC, is based on this version and is equivalent in terms of features. [57]

Version 1903 (May 2019 Update)

The eighth stable build of Windows 10, version 1903, codenamed «19H1«, was released for general availability on May 21, 2019 after being on the Insider Release Preview branch since April 8, 2019. [58] Because of new practices introduced after the problems affecting the 1809 update, Microsoft used an intentionally slower Windows Update rollout process. [59] [60] [61]

New features in the update include a redesigned search tool—separated from Cortana and oriented towards textual queries, a new «Light» theme (set as default on Windows 10 Home) using a white-colored taskbar with dark icons, the addition of symbols and kaomoji to the emoji input menu, the ability to «pause» system updates, automated «Recommended troubleshooting», integration with Google Chrome on Timeline via an extension, support for SMS-based authentication on accounts linked to Microsoft accounts, and the ability to run Windows desktop applications within the Windows Mixed Reality environment (previously restricted to universal apps and SteamVR only). A new feature on Pro, Education, and Enterprise known as Windows Sandbox allows users to run applications within a secured Hyper-V environment. [62] [63]

A revamped version of Game Bar was released alongside 1903, which redesigns it into a larger overlay with a performance display, Xbox friends list and social functionality, and audio and streaming settings. [64]

Version 1909 (November 2019 Update)

The ninth stable build of Windows 10, version 1909, codenamed «19H2«, was released to the public on November 12, 2019 after being on the Insider Release Preview branch since August 26, 2019. [65] Unlike previous updates, this one was released as a minor service update without major new features. [66]

Version 2004 (May 2020 Update)

The tenth stable build of Windows 10, version 2004, codenamed «20H1«, was released to the public on May 27, 2020 after being on the Insider Release Preview branch since April 16, 2020. [67] New features included faster and easier access to Bluetooth settings and pairing, improved Kaomojis, renamable virtual desktops, DirectX12 Ultimate, a chat-based UI for Cortana, greater integration with Android phones on the Your Phone app, Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2), and WSL 2 version includes a custom Linux kernel, unlike older WSL, the ability to use Windows Hello without the need for a password, improved Windows Search with integration with File Explorer, a cloud download option to reset Windows, accessibility improvements, and the ability to view disk drive type and discrete graphics card temperatures in Task Manager. [68] [69]

Version 20H2 (October 2020 Update)

The eleventh stable build of Windows 10, version 20H2, was released to the public on October 20, 2020 after being on the Beta Channel since June 16, 2020. [70] New features include new theme-aware tiles in the Start Menu, new features and improvements to Microsoft Edge (such as a price comparison tool, Alt + Tab ↹ integration for tab switching, and easy access to pinned tabs), a new out-of-box experience with more personalization for the taskbar, notifications improvements, improvements to tablet mode, improvements to Modern Device Management, and the move of the System tab in Control Panel to the About page in Settings. This is the first version of Windows 10 to include the new Chromium-based Edge browser by default. [71] [72] [73]

Version 21H1 (May 2021 Update)

The Windows 10 May 2021 Update [74] (codenamed «21H1» [75] ) is the twelfth stable build for Windows 10. It carries the build number 10.0.19043. The first preview was released to Insiders who opted in to Beta Channel on February 17, 2021. [76] The update began rolling out on May 18, 2021. [77] Notable changes in the May 2021 Update include: [78]

  • Added multi-camera support for Windows Hello
  • New «News and Interests» feature on the taskbar
  • Performance improvements to Windows Defender Application Guard and WMI Group Policy Service

The update reached end of service after the release of build 19043.2364 on December 13, 2022. [79] [80]

  • Added multi-camera support for Windows Hello
  • Performance improvements to Windows Defender Application Guard and WMI Group Policy Service
  • Replaced EdgeHTML-based Microsoft Edge Legacy with Chromium-based Microsoft Edge
  • New «News and Interests» feature on the taskbar

Public release:
May 18, 2021

Public release:
May 25, 2021

Public release:
June 21, 2021

  • Added support for USB Test and Measurement Class (USBTMC) interface

Public release:
September 1, 2021

Version 21H2 (November 2021 Update)

The Windows 10 November 2021 Update [146] (codenamed «21H2» [147] ) is the twelfth major update to Windows 10 as the cumulative update to the May 2021 Update. It carries the build number 10.0.19044. The first preview was released on July 15, 2021 to Insiders who opted in to Release Preview Channel that failed to meet minimum system requirements for Windows 11. [148] [149] The update began rolling out on November 16, 2021. Notable changes in the November 2021 Update include: [147] [150]

  • GPU compute support in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows (EFLOW) deployments
  • New simplified passwordless deployment models for Windows Hello for Business
  • Support for WPA3 Hash-to-Element (H2E) standards
  • Added support for WPA3 Hash-to-Element (H2E) standards
  • New simplified passwordless deployment models for Windows Hello for Business
  • Added GPU compute support in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows (EFLOW) deployments

Public release:
November 16, 2021

Public release:
November 16, 2021

  • Added a reminder related to the retirement of Internet Explorer 11 in June 2022
  • New «Sync Your Settings» feature for migrating settings to the original release of Windows 11
  • Added support to directly access to select Microsoft Edge profiles from News & Interests
  • New highlights feature for Search on the taskbar
  • Added the ability to change the color of toast buttons
  • New policy for expanding an app’s top three notifications by default in the Action Center

Public release:
June 28, 2022

Public release:
September 20, 2022

Public release:
October 25, 2022

Version 22H2 (2022 Update)

The Windows 10 2022 Update [172] (codenamed «22H2» [173] ) is the thirteenth and current major update to Windows 10. It carries the build number 10.0.19045. The first preview was released to Insiders who opted in to the Release Preview Channel on July 28, 2022. [173] The update began rolling out on October 18, 2022. [172]

Preview builds of Windows 10 version 22H2
Version Knowledge base Release date(s) Highlights
10.0.19045.1865
[173]		 KB5015878 Release Preview Channel:
July 28, 2022
10.0.19045.1889
[136]		 KB5016616 Release Preview Channel:
August 9, 2022
10.0.19045.1949
[137]		 KB5016688 Release Preview Channel:
August 26, 2022
  • Home, Pro,
  • Pro Education,
  • Pro for Workstations
  • Education,
  • Enterprise,
  • IoT Enterprise
  1. ^ General Availability Channel, formerly Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) and Current Branch (CB).
  2. ^ Long-Term Servicing Channel, formerly Long-Term Servicing Branch (LTSB).
  3. ^ Mainstream support ended on October 13, 2020.
  4. ^ ab January 10, 2023 for Intel Clover Trail based systems.
  5. ^ Mainstream support ended on October 12, 2021.
  6. ^ April 11, 2017 for Education, Enterprise, and IoT Enterprise editions.
  7. ^ March 9, 2021 for Surface Hub devices.
  8. ^ Windows 10 Mobile: 15254.
  9. ^ Originally EOS by April 14, 2020, but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
  10. ^ Version 1803 originally EOS by November 10, 2020, but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
  11. ^ Originally released on October 2, 2018, but was pushed back due to bugs.
  12. ^ Originally EOS by May 12, 2020, but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
  13. ^ Mainstream support until January 9, 2024.
  14. ^ Mainstream support until January 12, 2027.
  15. ^ Windows 10 builds that have this color have reached their expiration dates and are no longer supported by Microsoft.
  16. ^ Windows 10 builds that have this color are no longer the latest version of Windows 10, but are still supported by Microsoft.
  17. ^ Windows 10 builds that have this color are the latest (by SKU) public version of Windows 10.

Support lifecycle

Public patches of Windows 10 version 22H2
Version Knowledge base Release date(s) Highlights
10.0.19045.2006
Version 22H2
[138]		 KB5017308 Release Preview Channel:
September 13, 2022

Public release:
October 18, 2022

Public release:
October 18, 2022

Fast Ring / Dev Channel

Legend: Expired preview version

Fast Ring

On December 16, 2019, Microsoft announced that Windows Insiders in the Fast Ring will receive builds directly from the rs_prerelease branch, which are not matched to a specific Windows 10 release. The first build released under the new strategy, build 19536, was made available to Insiders on the same day. [175]

The mn_release branch was available from May 13, 2020 to June 17, 2020. [176] [177] The branch was mandatory for Insiders in the Fast Ring. [177]

  • Added optional drivers support in Windows Update
  • Re-introduced new Korean IME
  • New family group setup
  • New location in-use icon in notification area
  • Added ability to view computer architecture in Details tab in Task Manager
  • Improvements to Windows Subsystem for Linux [182]
  • Updated graphics settings page in Settings app
  • New policy for diagnostic data in Settings app
  • Redesigned icon for Windows Security
  • Improvements to Cortana, advanced startup in Settings app and Start
  • Updated Eye Control settings in Settings app
  • Improvements to Narrator
  • Re-introduced new tablet experience for 2-in-1 convertible PCs
  • Integrated File Explorer in Windows Subsystem for Linux
  • New cleanup recommendations feature in Storage Settings
  • New default apps experience in Settings app
  • Disabled new default apps search box in Settings app for maintenance
  • Updated VPN connection and Optional Updates experiences
  • Added initial support for DNS over HTTPS
  • Reverted new Korean IME for maintenance
  • Improvements to Windows Subsystem for Linux [182]

Dev Channel

As of June 15, 2020, Microsoft has introduced the «channels» model to its Windows Insider Program, succeeding its «ring» model. [200] All future builds starting from build 10.0.20150, therefore, would be released to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. [176]

The fe_release branch was available from October 29, 2020 to January 6, 2021. [201] [202] The branch was mandatory for Insiders until December 10. Afterward, Insiders could choose to move back to the rs_prerelease branch. [203]

The co_release branch was available from April 5 to June 14, 2021. [204] The branch was mandatory for Insiders.

As of June 28, 2021, the Dev Channel has transitioned to Windows 11. [205]

  • Improvements to Windows Subsystem for Linux [182]
    • Added GPU compute support
    • New wsl –install and wsl –update commands
    • New theme-aware tiles in Start Menu
    • Improvements to Microsoft Edge (Switch between multiple tabs and Windows apps by pressing Alt + Tab ↹ )
    • New personalized and out-of-box experience for taskbar
    • Improvements to notification experience as well as tablet experience for 2-in-1 devices
    • Migrated information in Control Panel’s System page into the Settings About page in Settings app
    • Updates to the Setting app
      • Updated sound settings
      • New Settings app icon
      • Improvements to Microsoft Edge (Quick access to active tabs for pinned sites in the taskbar)
      • New Reset-AppxPackage command in PowerShell
      • New Eye Contact feature for Surface Pro X
      • Improvements to Windows Subsystem for Linux [182]
      • Updates to the Settings app
        • DNS settings is now a top-level option
        • New encrypted DNS configuration settings
        • New post-update experience
        • Updates to Graphics Settings in the Settings app
        • Improvements to Japanese IME (Switch between Hiragana and Katakana by using Ctrl + ⇪ Caps Lock and Alt + ⇪ Caps Lock respectively)
        • Improvements to Windows Subsystem for Linux [182]
        • New Disk Management page in the Settings app
        • Removal of new post-update experience for maintenance
        • Improvements to emoji panel
          • Revamped UI with acrylic element
          • New inline emoji search box
          • Added support for animated GIF
          • Integrated clipboard history into input experiences
          • Added search box to the Default Apps pages in Settings app
          • Improvements to Windows Subsystem for Linux [182]
            • New wsl —mount command for accessing Linux file systems mounted from physical or virtual disks in WSL 2 [217]
            • Introduced dark theme for Windows 10 search experience on the taskbar
            • New Meet Now feature in Skype
            • New storage health monitoring feature
            • Improvements to Windows Subsystem for Linux [182]
            • New «Customize your device» page in Windows OOBE setup
            • Added ability to modify file associations on a per-user or per-device basis for enterprise users
            • New refresh rate setting in the Settings app
            • New theme-aware splash screens for UWP apps
            • Improvements to Optimize Drives page in the Settings app
            • Removal of updated emoji picker, redesigned touch keyboard, voice typing, theme-aware splash screens, and other features for maintenance
            • Re-introduced updated emoji picker, redesigned touch keyboard, voice typing, theme-aware splash screens, and other features
            • New x64 emulation for Windows 10 on ARM
            • Added support for Emoji 12.1 and 13.0
            • New «News and Interests» feature on the taskbar
            • New «Manage Storage Spaces» setting in the Settings app
            • New DiskUsage command-line tool
            • Improvements to Windows Subsystem for Linux [182]
            • Improvements to experience when transitioning between timezones
            • Improvements to News and Interests
            • Improvements to the touch keyboard design
            • Expanded News and Interests feature on the taskbar to more languages
            • Replaced EdgeHTML-based Microsoft Edge Legacy with Chromium-based Microsoft Edge
            • New IME candidate window design
            • New «paste as plain text» option in clipboard history
            • Partial removal of improved touch keyboard design for maintenance
            • New design for News and Interests
            • Updates to News and Interests
            • Re-introduced theme-aware splash screens
            • Removal of 3D Viewer and Paint 3D as pre-installed applications on clean installs
            • Removal of Math Input Panel due to low usage
            • New reorder and background settings for Virtual Desktop in Task View
            • New Auto HDR feature
            • Updates to File Explorer
              • Updated the default layout with additional padding between elements
              • New compact mode setting for restoring the classic layout
              • Notepad now updated via the Microsoft Store
              • Windows Terminal and Power Automate Desktop now included as inbox apps
              • New icons in File Explorer
              • Improvements to Windows Sandbox and Microsoft Defender Application Guard
              • Renamed Windows Administrative Tools folder in Start to Windows Tools
              • New personalization options for News and Interests
              • Improvements to display settings in the Settings app
                • Added option for disabling Content Adaptive Brightness Control (CABC)
                • Added HDR certification
                • Microsoft Paint and Snipping Tool now updated via the Microsoft Store
                • Integrated Windows Accessories, Windows Administrative Tools, Windows PowerShell and Windows System folders into Windows Tools
                • Reverted new Korean IME for maintenance
                • Improvements to Windows Subsystem for Linux [182]
                  • Added initial GUI app support
                  • Added process classification support for Microsoft Edge
                  • New Eco mode
                  • Improvements to the Bluetooth audio experience
                    • Unified audio endpoint in audio input selection menu
                    • Added support for AAC codec
                    • New Segoe UI Variable font
                    • Added HDR support for applications that use ICC profiles
                    • Added ability to view drivers alongside of devices in Device Manager
                    • Removal of Eco mode in Task Manager for maintenance
                    • New icons for Task Manager and MSI installers

                    Mobile version history

                    See also

                    • Windows Server 2016 version history
                    • Windows Server 2019 version history
                    • Windows Phone version history
                    • Windows 10 Mobile version history
                    • Xbox OS version history
                    • Windows 11 version history

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                    Windows 10 — операционная система для персональных компьютеров и рабочих станций, разработанная корпорацией Microsoft в рамках

                    семейства Windows NT. После Windows 8.1 система получила номер 10, минуя 9. Серверный аналог Windows 10 — Windows Server 2016.

                    Система призвана стать единой для разных устройств, таких как персональные компьютеры, планшеты, смартфоны, консоли Xbox One и пр. Доступна единая платформа разработки и единый магазин универсальных приложений, совместимых со всеми поддерживаемыми устройствами. Windows 10 поставляется в качестве услуги с выпуском обновлений на протяжении всего цикла поддержки. В течение первого года после выхода системы пользователи могли бесплатно обновиться до Windows 10 на устройствах под управлением лицензионных копий Windows 7, Windows 8.1 и Windows Phone 8.1. Среди значимых нововведений — голосовая помощница Кортана, возможность создания и переключения нескольких рабочих столов и др. Windows 10 — последняя «коробочная» версия Windows, все последующие версии будут распространяться исключительно в цифровом виде.

                    Пользовательское соглашение Windows 10 позволяет компании Microsoft собирать многочисленные сведения о пользователе, историю его интернет-деятельности, пароли к точкам доступа, данные, набираемые на клавиатуре, и многое другое (см. раздел «Критика»).

                    По состоянию на июль 2017 года Windows 10 имеет долю среди используемых в мире операционных систем для доступа к сети Интернет 35,7 % и занимает первое место в мире по популярности, опередив в апреле предыдущего лидера — Windows 7.

                    История [ ]

                    После Windows 8 система получила номер 10, минуя 9. Как объяснил глава Microsoft по маркетингу Windows Тони Профет, пропуск девятого номера в наименовании операционной системы Windows не связан с совместимостью. Многие программы определяли бы её, как систему из семейства Windows 9x, которые выпускались с 1995 по 2000 год. Изначально предполагалось, что нынешняя Windows 8.1 будет названа Windows 9, в Microsoft не хотели, чтобы новая версия Windows ассоциировалась с непопулярной Windows 8:

                    Первая предварительная версия Windows 10 (сборка 9841) была выпущена 30 сентября 2014 года для корпоративных клиентов. На следующий день эта сборка стала доступной для загрузки на сайте программы предварительной оценки Windows.

                    Microsoft использовала пожелания и предпочтения пользователей в процессе создания новой версии операционной системы. Для этого применяется предварительное тестирование с помощью Программы предварительной оценки Windows.

                    Распространение [ ]

                    Windows 10 — первая операционная система Microsoft, которая официально распространяется не только с серверов поставщика, но и с компьютеров её пользователей, по принципу протокола BitTorrent. По такому же принципу распространяются и обновления Windows 10, причём эта настройка включена по умолчанию, то есть, если у пользователя лимитированный трафик, тариф с оплатой за объём трафика или скорость подключения к сети не позволяет излишне нагружать линию связи — то эту опцию следует отключить [8][9] . Так же имеется возможность оставить обмен обновлениями только между компьютерами локальной сети.

                    В течение первого года после выхода системы пользователи смогут бесплатно обновиться до Windows 10 на любом устройстве под управлением официальных версий Windows 7, Windows 8.1 и Windows Phone 8.1, соответствующим определённым требованиям [10] .

                    Прямое обновление [ ]

                    Прямое обновление до Windows 10 доступно для Windows 7 и Windows 8.1 с 29 июля 2015 года для устройств, соответствующих определенным требованиям [11] . Вопросы и ответы по обновлению рассмотрены в официальном собрании вопросов [12] . Для обновления на Windows 8.1 требуется установленный Windows 8.1 Update. Для Windows 8 потребуется установить обновление Windows 8.1. Для обновления на Windows 7 требуется SP1. В течение первого года после выхода финальной версии Windows 10 будет возможно получить обновление бесплатно. Пользователи Windows Vista и более старых версий, даже с пакетами обновлений, не смогут совершить прямое обновление до Windows 10. Для этого им потребуется чистая установка «с нуля» [13] . Исключение: пользователи Vista, которым досталась бесплатно Windows 7 по различного рода акциям [14] . Они смогут выполнить цепное обновление: Windows Vista — Windows 7 — Windows 10 бесплатно по своей лицензии. Обновление для всех, кому оно доступно, требуется лишь один раз на конкретном оборудовании.

                    Обновление осуществляется с помощью приложения «Получить Windows 10», которое распространяется через обновление KB3035583. В нём можно зарезервировать и загрузить систему до 29 июля 2016 года — срока окончания акции. Установочные файлы сами загрузятся на компьютер, однако можно отложить установку. Установка в среднем может идти около часа. Можно также и быстрее обновиться до Windows 10 — для этого можно с сайта Microsoft загрузить утилиту для создания установочных носителей и выбрать вариант обновления. Данные способы обновления не распространяются на выпуски корпоративной версии, корпоративную версию нужно обновить через образ VLSC, выданный корпорацией [15] .

Версия и редакция Windows до обновления Редакция после обновления до Windows 10
Windows 7 Начальная Windows 10 Домашняя
Windows 7 Домашняя базовая
Windows 7 Домашняя расширенная
Windows 8.1 Core
Windows 8.1 с Bing Windows 10 Домашняя с Bing
Windows 8.1 для одного языка Windows 10 Домашняя для одного языка
Windows 7 Профессиональная Windows 10 Профессиональная
Windows 7 Максимальная
Windows 8.1 Профессиональная
Windows 7 Корпоративная Windows 10 Корпоративная [15] (обновление

производится вне акции)

Отличия от предыдущих версий Windows [ ]

Основные отличия [ ]

  • Обновлённое меню «Пуск» позволит пользователю в один клик просматривать списки часто используемых приложений и файлов, а также настраивать приложения, программы, контакты и веб-сайты. Имеется возможность закрепить плитки в меню «Пуск», а если плитки не нужны, их можно убрать. Однако, если пользователям больше по душе экран «Пуск», как в Windows 8.1, они смогут переключиться на него.
  • Начиная со сборки 10056 можно изменять размер меню «Пуск» с помощью курсора мыши или развернуть меню на весь экран.
  • Недавно установленные приложения расположены в середине списка приложений меню «Пуск», а не отображаются и подсвечиваются при открытии диалога «все приложения», как это было в предыдущих версиях Windows.
  • Приложения Магазина Windows теперь открываются в оконном режиме. С помощью новой кнопки в заголовке окна можно развернуть приложение на весь экран (если оно это поддерживает).
  • Панель чудо-кнопок заменена Центром уведомлений. Теперь они доступны лишь в меню управления приложением в заголовке окна.
  • Новый «Центр уведомлений» с кнопками быстрых настроек. Уведомления будут синхронизироваться с другими устройствами, работающими на Windows 10.
  • В Панель задач добавлены панель поиска, кнопки просмотра задач (также рабочие столы) и Центра уведомлений.
  • Новая панель поиска с интегрированным голосовым помощником Кортана. Голосовая активация позволяет вызывать поиск командой «Hey, Cortana». Она может искать и открывать файлы или приложения, отправлять сообщения и прочее. Пока доступна только для США, Великобритании, Китая, Франции, Италии, Германии и Испании, однако с официальным релизом планируется оптимизация и для других государств, в том числе и России, но только с появлением Windows Redstone в 2016 году.
  • Кнопка просмотра задач позволит пользователю создавать множество рабочих столов и переключаться между ними, чтобы повысить эффективность работы с несколькими программами одновременно. Также экран просмотра задач можно открыть комбинацией клавиш ⊞ Win + Tab ↹ .
  • При нажатии на значок сети подключения будут открываться в маленьком окне, как в Windows 7. Оттуда же можно будет мгновенно включить режим «в самолёте» или же перейти к параметрам компьютера.
  • Обновлённый интерфейс индикатора батареи при нажатии на значок батареи.
  • Обновлены часы и календарь.
  • Улучшенная функция Snap [en] , позволяет открывать сразу 4 приложения одновременно и подсказывает, какие ещё приложения запущены и как их можно разместить.
  • Перерисованы некоторые значки. Также окна теперь имеют более современную анимацию открытия и закрытия. Изменена анимация при установке программ.
  • В новой ОС рамки окон стали очень тонкими, также изменён их интерфейс.
  • Режим Continuum позволит взаимодействовать одновременно и с сенсорным интерфейсом и с традиционным на гибридных устройствах — то есть позволит подключать монитор, мышь и клавиатуру к телефону (функция обещана для «выбранных» моделей новых устройств премиум-класса «в ближайшее время».
  • Обновлены экран приветствия и экран блокировки.
  • Центр поддержки в Windows 10 переименован в «Безопасность и обслуживание».
  • Функция Storage Sense позволяет сохранять приложения из Магазина Windows не только на жёсткий диск, но и на карту памяти.
  • Интерфейс процесса установки получил обновлённый графический интерфейс, однако он доступен только при обновлении Windows на новую сборку и обновлению до Windows 10.
  • Служба Windows Hello для входа в систему с помощью биометрических данных позволяет не вводить пароль на тех сайтах и приложениях, которые её поддерживают. Наряду с Windows Hello, Microsoft запускает систему, которая называется Microsoft Passport, предназначенную для замены пароля с помощью личных устройств, таких как смартфоны и носимые устройства, чтобы можно было пройти аутентификацию в корпоративных системах и онлайн-контенте [2] .
  • В тестовой версии 10056 «Панель задач», «Центр уведомлений» и меню «Пуск» получили эффект прозрачности Aero. Вся прозрачность в системе может быть легко отключена или наоборот включена через параметры компьютера.
  • Новое приложение «Параметры» в ближайшее время полностью заменит «Панель управления», которая пока существует в Windows 10, но с ограниченной функциональностью.

Приложения [ ]

  • Обновлён Магазин Windows.
  • В систему встроен сервис OneGet, позволяющий устанавливать программы как в Linux с помощью менеджеров пакетов.
  • Приложение обратной связи Windows Feedback позволяет сообщать Microsoft о своём опыте использования предварительных версий Windows 10, а также об ошибках и пожеланиях.
  • Добавлено новое приложение «Начало работы».
  • В командную строку добавили возможность использовать вставку текста, скопированного в буфер обмена, через комбинацию клавиш Ctrl + V .
  • В «Проводник» добавлен более функциональный поиск и отображение последних файлов вместе с самыми посещаемыми папками.
  • Обновлено приложение «Калькулятор».
  • Новый браузер Microsoft Edge, который поставляется в системе с сборки 10158 [2] , Internet Explorer остаётся для совместимости со старыми приложениями.

Панель задач

Windows 10 Мобильная [ ]

Основная статья: Windows 10 Mobile

Windows 10 Мобильная предназначена для устройств с диагоналями экрана до 8 дюймов. Смартфоны с Windows Phone 8.1 будут иметь возможность обновиться до неё. Разработка этой версии началась еще в 2012 году.

Новые функции [ ]

  • Экран блокировки в Windows 10 для мобильных устройств похож на вариант Windows Phone 8, но главный экран теперь имеет поддержку фонового изображения.
  • Теперь недавно установленные приложения расположены в верхней части всего списка.
  • Обновлён Центр уведомлений. Пользователи смогут добавить несколько строк настраиваемых элементов управления в верхней части Центра действий.
  • Интерактивные уведомления. Пользователю, получившему текстовое сообщение, будет достаточно просто нажать на интерактивное уведомление, чтобы ответить, не открывая приложение.
  • Возможность перемещать клавиатуру в разные места дисплея, что поможет найти наиболее удобное положение.
  • Полностью переработанное меню настроек.
  • Интеграция Skype прямо в раздел сообщений, что позволяет проще переключаться между текстовыми сообщениями и чатом Skype без необходимости открывать второе приложение.

Системные требования [ ]

Минимальные системные требования Windows 10 Мобильная — экран с разрешением 800х480 (854х480 без аппаратных кнопок) и оперативная память 512 Мбайт.

Сбор данных [ ]

В Windows 10 Microsoft собирает множество данных об использовании компьютера. Согласно заявлению о конфиденциальности [18] , Microsoft собирает данные, используемые для улучшения продуктов и служб. Примерами таких данных являются имя, адрес электронной почты, предпочтения и интересы, журнал браузера, журнал поиска и история файлов, данные телефонных звонков и SMS-сообщений, конфигурация устройств и данные с датчиков, а также данные об использовании приложений. Также могут собираться все данные, вводимые с клавиатуры, рукописно или через системы распознавания речи. Сбор данных может происходить при установке программ, использовании голосового поиска, открытии файлов, вводе текстов. Собранные данные могут передаваться третьей стороне с согласия пользователя для предоставления запрошенных услуг, а также предоставляться изготовителям оборудования [18] .

Использование персональных данных вызвало опасения пользователей и новостных сайтов. [19] .

Впервые обильный сбор данных был замечен в предварительных версиях ОС, однако и в финальной версии Windows 10 производится сбор определенных данных и их отсылка в Microsoft [20] , в частности по умолчанию браузеры Microsoft Edge или Internet Explorer собирают информацию о поиске в интернете и о посещенных сайтах, приложения и сервисы Windows собирают информацию о местоположении [21] , помощник Cortana собирает контактные данные, сведения о звонках и текстовых сообщениях, историю посещений сайтов [22] . Помощник Cortana для своей работы требует разрешить сбор и отправку статистики всей вводимой информации (через распознавание голоса, рукописного ввода и с помощью клавиатур) [23] . Также в Microsoft передаются ключи шифрования жесткого диска (отключение данной опции возможно лишь в профессиональных версиях) [24] , пароли к сетям WiFi («Контроль Wi-Fi» предоставляет эти ключи друзьям в Facebook, контактам outlook.com и Skype) [25] .

Windows 10 содержит два сервиса для сбора и отправки в Microsoft «отчетов об ошибках» и «сбора данных об использовании программ» (список установленных приложений, статистика их использования). Отключение обоих сервисов доступно лишь в версии «Windows 10 Enterprise»; более доступные версии ОС Home и Pro всегда отсылают по крайней мере базовую информацию [5][6] .

Российское надзорное ведомство, Роскомнадзор, в ходе проверки обращения Николая Левичева [26] заявило, что деятельность компании Microsoft, связанная с сбором данных в операционных системах, не нарушает российское законодательство об информации, поскольку пользователи добровольно соглашаются с лицензионным соглашением. [27]

Критика [ ]

На Windows 10 обрушился шквал критики из-за слежки Операционной Системы за пользователями. Пользователям не понравилось, что Windows собирает ряд различных типов данных. Таких как: местоположение, названия открываемых программ, данные их электронных почт и различных менеджеров, данные о контактах и частоту взаимодействия с этими контактами на мобильных устройствах, которые находятся под управлением Windows 10. Все эти данные автоматический отправляются на облачные сервера Microsoft. Часть критики также относится к тому, что Windows делится паролями от WiFi с другими пользователями [28][29][30] .

Технические требования [ ]

Система предъявляет следующие требования к персональному компьютеру:

  • Процессор: 1 ГГц или более или система на кристалле.
  • Оперативная память: 1 ГБ для 32-разрядной системы или 2 ГБ для 64-разрядной системы.
  • Место на диске: 16 ГБ для 32-разрядной или 20 ГБ для 64-разрядной системы.
  • Видеокарта с поддержкой Microsoft DirectX 9 и с драйвером WDDM.
  • Дисплей с разрешением не менее 800х600 пикселей. [31]

К производителям смартфонов и других мобильных устройств с предустановленной Windows 10 Microsoft предъявляет следующие требования:

  • Дисплей с диагональю от 2 до 7,99 дюймов.
  • Минимум 4 ГБ встроенного хранилища.
  • Слот microSD для устройств с 4 ГБ встроенного хранилища.
  • Минимум 512 МБ для смартфонов и небольших планшетов с 32-битными чипами.
  • Обязательные кнопки включения и кнопки громкости.
  • Обязателен разъём для подключения гарнитуры.
  • Минимум 4 ГБ ОЗУ для устройств с разрешением экрана 2560×2048.
  • Минимум 3 ГБ ОЗУ для устройств с разрешениями экрана 2048×1152 и 2560×1600.
  • Минимум 2 ГБ ОЗУ — для разрешений 1440×900, 1920×1200 и 1920×1080.
  • Минимум 1 ГБ ОЗУ — для разрешений 960×540, 1366×768, 1280×720 и 1024×720.
  • Минимум 512 МБ ОЗУ — для разрешений 800×480 и 854×480 [32] .

Редакции [ ]

Windows 10 имеет 8 редакций [33] :

  • Windows 10 Домашняя — базовая версия для пользователей ПК, ноутбуков и планшетных компьютеров. Поставляется с ноутбуками и нетбуками.
  • Windows 10 Домашняя для одного языка полностью аналогична редакции Домашняя, но возможность менять язык отключена. Поставляется с ноутбуками и нетбуками.
  • Windows 10 Домашняя с Bing — версия Windows 10, в которой в браузерах Edge и Internet Explorer поисковая система по умолчанию — Bing, при этом изменить её невозможно. Поставляется с некоторыми ноутбуками.
  • Windows 10 Профессиональная — версия для ПК, лэптопов и планшетов с функциями для малого бизнеса типа CYOD (выбери своё устройство).
  • Windows 10 Мобильная — версия для смартфонов и небольших планшетов.
  • Windows 10 Корпоративная — версия для более крупного бизнеса с расширенными функциями управления корпоративными ресурсами, безопасности и т. д.
  • Windows 10 для образовательных учреждений — вариант «Профессиональной» для учебных заведений.
  • Windows 10 Мобильная корпоративная — вариант корпоративной версии, адаптированный под мобильные устройства и тач с усиленной безопасностью.
  • Windows 10 IoT Домашняя — версия для разнообразных компьютерных устройств, таких как терминалы, роботы и т. д., со специфическими функциями, например, для использования в платёжных терминалах на базе Windows-планшетов.

Интересные факты [ ]

  • Windows 10 20H2 вышла в хэллоуин

Многие пользователи, задаются вопросом — Что такое версии и редакции Windows? Даже порой опытные пользователи, часто путаются в этих аббревиатурах. Наш сайт уже не раз возвращался к этой теме, к примеру статья — Что такое Windows версии и редакции?

Сегодня еще раз поговорим о самой актуальной на сегодняшний день, операционной системе Windows 10, разберемся в версиях, в редакциях и типе лицензий.

С более подробной информацией о всех выпущенных версиях Windows компанией Microsoft, можно ознакомиться в статье — История развития ОС Microsoft – от Windows 1.0 до WIndows 10.

29 июля 2015 года выходит первый выпуск операционной системы Windows 10. Выходят сразу три редакции.
Основные редакции:

  1. Windows 10 «Домашняя» (Home) — базовая версия для пользователей ПК, ноутбуков и планшетных компьютеров. Поставляется с ноутбуками и нетбуками.
  2. Windows 10 Pro — версия для ПК, лэптопов и планшетов с функциями для малого бизнеса типа CYOD (выбери своё устройство).
  3. Windows 10 «Корпоративная» (Enterprise) — версия для более крупного бизнеса с расширенными функциями управления корпоративными ресурсами, безопасности и т. д.

Производные:

  1. Windows 10 «Домашняя для одного языка» (Home Single Language, Home SL) полностью аналогична редакции Домашняя без возможности менять язык. Поставляется с ноутбуками и нетбуками.
  2. Windows 10 «Домашняя с Bing» (Home With Bing) — версия Windows 10, в которой в браузерах Edge и Internet Explorer поисковая система по умолчанию — Bing, при этом изменить её невозможно. Поставляется с некоторыми ноутбуками.
  3. Windows 10 S — специальная конфигурация Windows 10 «Pro», запускает приложения только из Microsoft Store. Редакция появилась с выходом версии 1703.
  4. Windows 10 «Pro для образовательных учреждений» (Pro Education) — вариант Pro для учебных заведений, появился с выходом версии 1607.
  5. Windows 10 «Pro Для рабочих станций» (Pro for Workstations) — специальный вариант Windows 10 Pro, отличается расширенной аппаратной поддержкой (на уровне сервера) и предназначена для удовлетворения сложных потребностей в критически важных средах с высокой вычислительной нагрузкой, имеет поддержку создания хранилищ с файловой системой ReFS (начиная с версии 1709 во всех редакциях, кроме Pro for Workstation и «Корпоративной», поддержка удалена), предоставляет наиболее требовательные приложения и данные с требуемой производительностью с использованием энергонезависимых модулей памяти (NVDIMM-N). Поддерживает до 4-х CPU и до 6 ТБ оперативной памяти (в «Pro» — до 2 ТБ). Редакция появилась с выходом версии 1709.
  6. Windows 10 «Корпоративная с долгосрочным обслуживанием» (Enterprise LTSC, ранее — Enterprise LTSB) — специальный вариант «Корпоративной», отличается от остальных редакций долгосрочной поддержкой одной версии и отсутствием Магазина и UWP приложений (кроме приложения «Параметры»).
  7. Windows 10 «для образовательных учреждений» (Education) — вариант «Корпоративной» для учебных заведений, в версиях ниже 1703 отсутствует Кортана.
  8. Windows 10 Team — редакция для планшетов Surface Hub.

Редакции Windows 10 Для стран Евросоюза

Для этих редакций Windows 10 — отсутствуют Windows Media Player, музыка Groove, «Кино и ТВ», но возможно их добавить вручную.

Редакции Windows 10 для Южной Кореи

Для этих редакций Windows 10, как и для стран Евросоюза — отсутствуют Windows Media Player, музыка Groove, «Кино и ТВ», но возможно их добавить вручную и есть ссылки на альтернативное ПО.

Редакции Windows 10 для Китая

* Windows 10 China Government Edition — специальная редакция для КНР, содержит меньшее количество штатных приложений Microsoft и дополнительные настройки безопасности, наличие которых необходимо для сертификации ОС для использования в государственных учреждениях.

Выпуски всех версий Windows 10

  1. Windows 10 версия 1507 — (RTM) (OS build 10240) дата выпуска 2015-07-29. (Окончание поддержки)
  2. Windows 10 версия 1511 — (OS build 10586) дата выпуска 2015-11-10. (Окончание поддержки)
  3. Windows 10 версия 1607 — (OS build 14393) дата выпуска 2016-08-02.
  4. Windows 10 версия 1703 — (OS build 15063) дата выпуска 2017-04-11. (Окончание поддержки)
  5. Windows 10 версия 1709 — (OS build 16299) дата выпуска 2017-10-17
  6. Windows 10 версия 1803 — (OS build 17134) дата выпуска 2018-05-08
  7. Windows 10 версия 1809 — (OS build 17763) дата выпуска 2018-10-02
  8. Windows 10 версия 1903 — (OS build 18362) дата выпуска 2019-05-21
  9. Windows 10 версия 1909 — (OS build 18363) дата выпуска — Обновление Windows 10 November 2019 Update, известное под кодовым названием Windows 10 19H2, готовится к релизу. (В мае 2021 года начнётся аналогичный автоматический переход версии 1909 на 2004 — майское обновление 2020 года. Переход стартует по той же причине — прекращение технической поддержки.)

Подробнее информацию о редакциях и выпусках можно посмотреть на microsoft.com

Как узнать, какая текущая Windows установлена на вашем компьютере?

Чтобы узнать, какая версия Windows 10 установлена на вашем компьютере, выполните следующие действия: Нажмите кнопку Пуск и выберите Параметры. В разделе «Параметры» выберите Система > О системе.

Самый простой узнать установленную версию на вашем компьютере, это использование команды «winver». Это универсальный метод, и он подходит для любой версии «Windows». Нажмите вместе сочетание клавиш «Windows + R», чтобы открыть диалоговое окно «Выполнить». В поле командной строки введите «winver» и нажмите кнопку «ОК» или клавишу «Enter» на клавиатуре для выполнения команды.

  1. Подробнее читаем — Как узнать версию и разрядность Windows 10?
  2. Другой вариант, переходим по ссылке — Проверка текущей версии WIndows 10

Что такое тип лицензии Windows?

Рассмотрев версии и редакции Windows, мы добрались до типа лицензий. Существует несколько типов лицензий. Основными, наиболее часто встречающимися из них считаются Retail, OEM, Volume License, Evalution.
Подробную информацию про всем типы лицензий, читаем следующие статьи:

  1. Как определить тип лицензии Retail,VL или OEM
  2. Что означают буквы — RTM, OEM, Retail, VL в версиях Windows?
  3. Чем отличаются OEM, Retail и Volume версии в Windows?
  4. Как проверить активацию Windows 8, 8.1 и 10?

Другие статьи о версиях и редакциях Windows

  1. Что такое Windows версии и редакции?
  2. Чем отличаются разные редакции Windows?
  3. Что такое Windows K, N, KN и SL?
  4. Какие отличия между версиями Windows 10

История версий операционной системы Windows 10

Windows 10 — это операционная система разработан Microsoft. Microsoft описала Windows 10 как «операционную систему как услугу », которая будет получать постоянные обновления своих функций и функций, дополненная возможностью для корпоративных сред получать некритические обновления в более медленном темпе или использовать в течение длительного времени. -срочные вехи поддержки, которые будут получать только критические обновления, такие как исправления безопасности, в течение пятилетнего срока основной поддержки.

Каналы

Windows 10 Insider Предварительные сборки доставляются участникам программы предварительной оценки по трем различным каналам (ранее — «кольцам»). Инсайдеры в Dev Channel (ранее Fast Ring) получают обновления раньше, чем в Beta Channel (ранее Slow Ring), но могут столкнуться с дополнительными ошибками и другими проблемами. Инсайдеры в Release Preview Channel (ранее Release Preview Ring) не получают обновлений до тех пор, пока версия не станет почти общедоступной, но они будут сравнительно более стабильными.

История версий ПК

Основные сборки Windows 10 помечены как «ГГММ», где ГГ представляет собой год двумя цифрами, а ММ представляет месяц запланированного выпуска (например, версия 1507 относится к сборкам, изначально выпущенным в июле 2015 года). Начиная с версии 20H2, номенклатура выпуска Windows 10 изменена с модели года и месяца на модель года и полугодия (YYH1, YYH2).

Условные обозначения: Старая версия Более старая версия, все еще поддерживается Последняя версия Предварительная версия

Версия 1507

Версия 1511 (ноябрьское обновление)

Версия 1607 (юбилейное обновление)

Версия 1703 (обновление Creators)

Версия 1709 (обновление Fall Creators)

Версия 1803 (обновление за апрель 2018 г.)

Версия 1809 (обновление за октябрь 2018 г.)

Версия 1903 (обновление за май 2019 г.))

Версия 1909 (обновление за ноябрь 2019 г.)

Версия 2004 (обновление за май 2020 г.)

Версия 20H2 (обновление за октябрь 2020 г.)

Windows 10 October 2020 Update (кодовое название «20H2» ) — это десятое и текущее крупное обновление Windows 10. Это обновление является накопительным обновлением May 2020 Update и имеет номер сборки 10.0. 19042 г. Первая предварительная версия была выпущена для инсайдеров, которые выбрали бета-канал 16 июня 2020 г. Обновление было выпущено 20 октября 2020 г. Заметные изменения в обновлении за октябрь 2020 г. включают:

  • Новые плитки с поддержкой тем в меню «Пуск»
  • Улучшения Microsoft Edge
    • Новый Microsoft Edge на основе Chromium включен по умолчанию
    • Переключайтесь между несколькими вкладками и приложениями Windows, нажимая Alt + Вкладка ↹
    • Быстрый доступ к активным вкладкам закрепленных сайтов на панели задач
    • Инструмент сравнения цен
    • Новые плитки с поддержкой темы в меню «Пуск»
    • Улучшения Microsoft Edge
      • Переключайтесь между несколькими вкладками и приложениями Windows, нажимая Alt + Вкладка ↹
      • Быстрый доступ к активным вкладкам закрепленных сайтов на панели задач

      Канал предварительного просмотра выпуска: . 18 сентября 2020 г.

      Публичный выпуск: . 20 октября 2020 г.

      • Новая функция Meet Now в Skype

      Канал для разработчиков

      Декабрь 16 февраля 2019 г., анонс Microsoft Обратите внимание, что участники программы предварительной оценки Windows в Fast Ring будут получать сборки непосредственно из ветки разработки «RS_PRERELEASE», которые не соответствуют конкретному выпуску Windows 10. Первая сборка, выпущенная в рамках новой стратегии, сборка 19536, была сделана доступной для инсайдеров в тот же день.

      13 мая 2020 года Microsoft объявила, что сборки из ветви «MN_RELEASE» будут доступны для инсайдеров Windows в Fast Ring на короткий период времени.

      С 15 июня 2020 года Microsoft представила модель «каналов» в своей программе предварительной оценки Windows, заменив ее модель «кольца». Таким образом, все будущие сборки (начиная со сборки 10.0.20150) будут выпущены для инсайдеров Windows через канал разработки. Двумя днями позже, 17 июня, Microsoft объявила, что инсайдеры Windows на канале разработки снова будут получать сборки из ветки разработки «RS_PRERELEASE».

      29 октября 2020 года Microsoft объявила, что сборки из «FE_RELEASE» «будет доступна участникам программы предварительной оценки Windows в канале разработки в течение короткого периода времени.

      • Добавлена ​​поддержка дополнительных драйверов в Центре обновления Windows
      • Вновь представлен новый корейский IME
      • Настройка новой семейной группы
      • Значок нового местоположения в области уведомлений
      • Добавлена ​​возможность просмотреть архитектуру компьютера на вкладке «Подробности» в диспетчере задач
      • Улучшения подсистемы Windows для Linux
      • Обновлена ​​страница настроек графики в приложении «Настройки»
      • Новая политика для диагностических данных в приложении «Настройки»
      • Обновленный значок для Безопасность Windows
      • Улучшения Кортаны, расширенный запуск в приложении «Настройки» и «Пуск»
      • Обновлены настройки управления глазами в приложении «Настройки»
      • Улучшения экранного диктора
      • Повторно представлены новые возможности планшета для Трансформируемый 2-в-1 ПК
      • Встроенный проводник в подсистеме Windows для Linux
      • Новое Cleanu Функция рекомендаций p в настройках хранилища
      • Новые возможности приложений по умолчанию в приложении «Настройки»
      • Отключено новое окно поиска приложений по умолчанию в приложении «Настройки» для обслуживания
      • Обновленное VPN-соединение и возможности дополнительных обновлений
      • Добавлена ​​начальная поддержка DNS через HTTPS
      • Восстановлен новый корейский IME для обслуживания
      • Улучшения подсистемы Windows для Linux
      • Улучшения подсистемы Windows для Linux
        • Добавлена ​​поддержка вычислений GPU
        • Новое wsl –install и wsl –update команды
        • Новые плитки с поддержкой тем в меню «Пуск»
        • Улучшения Microsoft Edge (переключение между несколькими вкладками и приложениями Windows нажатием Alt + Tab ↹ )
        • Новый персонализированный и готовый к работе интерфейс для панели задач
        • Улучшения в работе с уведомлениями, а также в работе с планшетами для устройств 2-в-1
        • Информация перенесена со страницы «Система» панели управления на страницу «Настройки» в приложении «Настройки»
        • Обновления в приложении «Настройки»
          • Обновленные настройки звука
          • Значок приложения «Новые настройки»
          • Улучшения Microsoft Edge (быстрый доступ к активным вкладкам закрепленных сайтов на панели задач)
          • Новый Reset-AppxPackage команда в PowerShell
          • Новая функция «Контакт глаз» для Surface Pro X
          • Улучшения подсистемы Windows для Linux
          • Обновления приложения «Настройки»
            • Настройки DNS теперь являются опцией верхнего уровня
            • Новые параметры конфигурации зашифрованного DNS
            • Новые возможности после обновления
            • Обновления настроек графики в приложении «Настройки»
            • Улучшения японского IME (переключение между Hiragana и Katakana с помощью Ctrl + ⇪ Caps Lock и Alt + ⇪ Caps Lock соответственно)
            • Улучшения подсистемы Windows для Linux
            • Новая страница управления дисками в приложении «Настройки»
            • Удаление новых возможностей после обновления для обслуживания
            • Улучшения в панели эмодзи
              • Обновленный интерфейс с акриловым элементом
              • Новое встроенное окно поиска по смайликам
              • Добавлена ​​поддержка анимированного GIF
              • Интегрированная история буфера обмена при вводе
              • Добавлено поле поиска в страницы приложений по умолчанию в приложении «Настройки»
              • Улучшения подсистемы Windows для Linux
                • Новая команда wsl —mount для доступа к файловым системам Linux, смонтированным с физических или виртуальных дисков в WSL 2
                • Представлена ​​темная тема для поиска в Windows 10 на панели задач
                • Новая функция Meet Now в Skype
                • Новая функция мониторинга состояния хранилища
                • Улучшения подсистемы Windows для Linux
                • Новая страница «Настройте свое устройство» в настройке Windows OOBE
                • Добавлена ​​возможность изменять ассоциации файлов для каждого пользователя или устройства для корпоративных пользователей
                • Новая настройка частоты обновления в приложении Settings
                • Новые экранные заставки с поддержкой тем для UWP apps
                • Улучшения в Optimiz e Страница «Диски» в приложении «Настройки»
                • Удаление обновленного средства выбора смайлов, измененной сенсорной клавиатуры, голосового набора, экранов-заставок с поддержкой тем и других функций для обслуживания

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                This article is about the operating system for personal computers. For the related (now discontinued) operating system for mobile devices, see Windows 10 Mobile.

                «Windows 9» redirects here. For the series of operating systems produced from 1995 to 2000, see Windows 9x.

Version of the Windows NT operating system
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Screenshot of Windows 10 version 22H2, showing the Start menu and Action Center in light theme

  • C, C++, C#, assembly language
  • Closed-source (source-available through the Shared Source Initiative)
  • Some components free and open-source [1] [2] [3] [4]

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  • Windows Update
  • Windows Server Update Services
  • Supported until October 14, 2025, with the latest feature updates. [16] [17]

All LTSC IoT variants, and all LTSC variants from 2019 and older:

  • Supported for 10 years after release.

LTSC (non-IoT) variants from 2021 and later:

  • Supported for 5 years after release.

Windows 10 is a major release of Microsoft’s Windows NT operating system. It is the direct successor to Windows 8.1, which was released nearly two years earlier. It was released to manufacturing on July 15, 2015, and later to retail on July 29, 2015. [18] Windows 10 was made available for download via MSDN and TechNet, as a free upgrade for retail copies of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 users via the Windows Store, and to Windows 7 users via Windows Update. Windows 10 receives new builds on an ongoing basis, which are available at no additional cost to users, in addition to additional test builds of Windows 10, which are available to Windows Insiders. Devices in enterprise environments can receive these updates at a slower pace, or use long-term support milestones that only receive critical updates, such as security patches, over their ten-year lifespan of extended support. [19] [20] In June 2021, Microsoft announced that support for Windows 10 editions which are not in the Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) will end on October 14, 2025. [16]

Windows 10 received generally positive reviews upon its original release. Critics praised Microsoft’s decision to provide the desktop-oriented interface in line with previous versions of Windows, contrasting the tablet-oriented approach of Windows 8, although Windows 10’s touch-oriented user interface mode was criticized for containing regressions upon the touch-oriented interface of its predecessor. Critics also praised the improvements to Windows 10’s bundled software over Windows 8.1, Xbox Live integration, as well as the functionality and capabilities of the Cortana personal assistant and the replacement of Internet Explorer with Microsoft Edge. However, media outlets have been critical of the changes to operating system behaviors, including mandatory update installation, privacy concerns over data collection performed by the OS for Microsoft and its partners, and adware-like tactics used to promote the operating system on its release. [21]

Microsoft initially aimed to have Windows 10 installed on over one billion devices within three years of its release; [19] that goal was ultimately reached almost five years after release on March 16, 2020, [22] and is by now most used version in virtually all countries. By January 2018, Windows 10 surpassed Windows 7 as the most popular version of Windows worldwide. As of August 2022, Windows 10 is estimated to have a 72% share of Windows PCs, still 6.2× the share of its successor Windows 11 (and 6.0× of Windows 7). The share has been declining from a January 2022 peak of 82%, [24] since Windows 11, which is now the second most popular Windows version in many countries. Windows 10 has a 58% share of all PCs (the rest being other Windows editions and other operating systems such as macOS and Linux), and a 22% share of all devices (including mobile, tablet and console) [25] are running Windows 10. On June 24, 2021, Microsoft announced Windows 10’s successor, Windows 11, which was released on October 5, 2021. [26]

Windows 10 is the final version of Windows that supports 32-bit processors (IA-32 and ARMv7-based) and devices with BIOS firmware. Its successor, Windows 11, requires a device that uses UEFI firmware and a 64-bit processor in any supported architecture (x86-64 for x86 and ARMv8 for ARM). [27]

Development

At the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in 2011, Andrew Lees, the chief of Microsoft’s mobile technologies, said that the company intended to have a single software ecosystem for PCs, smartphones, tablets, and other devices: «We won’t have an ecosystem for PCs, and one for phones, and one for tablets‍—‌they’ll all come together.» [28] [29]

In December 2013, technology writer Mary Jo Foley reported that Microsoft was working on an update to Windows 8 codenamed «Threshold», after a planet in its Halo franchise. [30] Similarly to «Blue» (which became Windows 8.1), [31] Foley described Threshold, not as a single operating system, but as a «wave of operating systems» across multiple Microsoft platforms and services, quoting Microsoft sources, scheduled for the second quarter of 2015. She also stated that one of the goals for Threshold was to create a unified application platform and development toolkit for Windows, Windows Phone and Xbox One (which all use a similar kernel based on Windows NT). [30] [32]

At the Build Conference in April 2014, Microsoft’s Terry Myerson unveiled an updated version of Windows 8.1 (build 9697) that added the ability to run Windows Store apps inside desktop windows and a more traditional Start menu in place of the Start screen seen in Windows 8. The new Start menu takes after Windows 7’s design by using only a portion of the screen and including a Windows 7-style application listing in the first column. The second column displays Windows 8-style app tiles. Myerson said that these changes would occur in a future update, but did not elaborate. [33] [34] Microsoft also unveiled the concept of a «universal Windows app», allowing Windows Store apps created for Windows 8.1 to be ported to Windows Phone 8.1 and Xbox One while sharing a common codebase, with an interface designed for different device form factors, and allowing user data and licenses for an app to be shared between multiple platforms. Windows Phone 8.1 would share nearly 90% of the common Windows Runtime APIs with Windows 8.1 on PCs. [33] [35] [36] [37]

Screenshots of a Windows build purported to be Threshold were leaked in July 2014, showing the previously presented Start menu and windowed Windows Store apps, [32] followed by a further screenshot of a build identifying itself as «Windows Technical Preview», numbered 9834, in September 2014, showing a new virtual desktop system, a notification center, and a new File Explorer icon. [38]

Announcement

«Windows 9» redirects here. For the Windows versions produced from 1995 to 2000, see Windows 9x. For the Windows version following Windows 8, see Windows 8.1.

On September 30, 2014, Microsoft officially announced that Threshold would be unveiled during a media event as Windows 10. Myerson said that Windows 10 would be Microsoft’s «most comprehensive platform ever», providing a single, unified platform for desktop and laptop computers, tablets, smartphones, and all-in-one devices. [39] [40] [41] He emphasized that Windows 10 would take steps towards restoring user interface mechanics from Windows 7 to improve the experience for users on non-touch devices, noting criticism of Windows 8’s touch-oriented interface by keyboard and mouse users. [42] [43] Despite these concessions, Myerson noted that the touch-optimized interface would evolve as well on 10. [44]

In regards to Microsoft naming the new operating system Windows 10 instead of Windows 9, Terry Myerson said that «based on the product that’s coming, and just how different our approach will be overall, it wouldn’t be right to call it Windows 9.» [45] He also joked that they could not call it «Windows One» (referring to several recent Microsoft products with a similar brand, such as OneDrive, OneNote, and the Xbox One) because Windows 1.0 already existed. [46] At a San Francisco conference in October 2014, Tony Prophet, Microsoft’s Vice President of Windows Marketing, said that Windows 9 «came and went», and that Windows 10 would not be «an incremental step from Windows 8.1», but «a material step. We’re trying to create one platform, one eco-system that unites as many of the devices from the small embedded Internet of Things, through tablets, through phones, through PCs and, ultimately, into the Xbox.» [47]

Further details surrounding Windows 10’s consumer-oriented features were presented during another media event held on January 21, 2015, entitled «Windows 10: The Next Chapter». The keynote featured the unveiling of Cortana integration within the operating system, new Xbox-oriented features, Windows 10 Mobile, an updated Office Mobile suite, Surface Hub‍—‌a large-screened Windows 10 device for enterprise collaboration based upon Perceptive Pixel technology, [48] along with HoloLens‑augmented reality eyewear and an associated platform for building apps that can render holograms through HoloLens. [49]

Additional developer-oriented details surrounding the «Universal Windows Platform» concept were revealed and discussed during Microsoft’s Build developers’ conference. Among them were the unveiling of «Islandwood», which provides a middleware toolchain for compiling Objective-C-based software (particularly iOS) to run as universal apps on Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile. A port of Candy Crush Saga made using the toolkit, which shared much of its code with the iOS version, was demonstrated, alongside the announcement that the King-developed game would be bundled with Windows 10 at launch. [50] [51] [52] [53]

At the 2015 Ignite conference, Microsoft employee Jerry Nixon stated that Windows 10 would be the «last version of Windows», a statement that Microsoft confirmed was «reflective» of its view of the operating system being a «service» with new versions and updates to be released over time. [54] [55] [56] In 2021, however, Microsoft announced that Windows 10 would be succeeded on compatible hardware by Windows 11–and that Windows 10 support will end on October 14, 2025. [57] [58]

Release and marketing

On June 1, 2015, Microsoft announced that Windows 10 would be released on July 29, 2015. [18] On July 20, 2015, Microsoft began «Upgrade Your World», an advertising campaign centering on Windows 10, with the premiere of television commercials in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The commercials focused on the tagline «A more human way to do», emphasizing new features and technologies supported by Windows 10 that sought to provide a more «personal» experience to users. [59] [60] The campaign culminated with launch events in thirteen cities on July 29, 2015, which celebrated «the unprecedented role our biggest fans played in the development of Windows 10». [61]

Features

Windows 10 makes its user experience and functionality more consistent between different classes of device, and addresses most of the shortcomings in the user interface that were introduced in Windows 8. [42] [43] [62] Windows 10 Mobile, the successor to Windows Phone 8.1, shared some user interface elements and apps with its PC counterpart. [63]

Windows 10 supports universal apps, an expansion of the Metro-style first introduced in Windows 8. Universal apps can be designed to run across multiple Microsoft product families with nearly identical code‍—‌including PCs, tablets, smartphones, embedded systems, Xbox One, Surface Hub and Mixed Reality. The Windows user interface was revised to handle transitions between a mouse-oriented interface and a touchscreen-optimized interface based on available input devices‍—‌particularly on 2-in-1 PCs. Both interfaces include an updated Start menu which incorporates elements of Windows 7’s traditional Start menu with the tiles of Windows 8. Windows 10 also introduced the Microsoft Edge web browser, a virtual desktop system, a window and desktop management feature called Task View, support for fingerprint and face recognition login, new security features for enterprise environments, and DirectX 12 .

The Windows Runtime app ecosystem was revised into the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). [35] [64] [65] These universal apps are made to run across multiple platforms and device classes, including smartphones, tablets, Xbox One consoles, and other devices compatible with Windows 10. Windows apps share code across platforms, have responsive designs that adapt to the needs of the device and available inputs, can synchronize data between Windows 10 devices (including notifications, credentials, and allowing cross-platform multiplayer for games), and are distributed through the Microsoft Store (rebranded from Windows Store since September 2017). [66] Developers can allow «cross-buys», where purchased licenses for an app apply to all of the user’s compatible devices, rather than only the one they purchased on (e.g., a user purchasing an app on PC is also entitled to use the smartphone version at no extra cost). [36] [67] [68]

The ARM version of Windows 10 allows running applications for x86 processors through 32-bit software emulation. [69]

On Windows 10, the Microsoft Store serves as a unified storefront for apps, video content, and eBooks. [70] Windows 10 also allows web apps and desktop software (using either Win32 or .NET Framework) to be packaged for distribution on the Microsoft Store. Desktop software distributed through Windows Store is packaged using the App-V system to allow sandboxing. [71] [72]

User interface and desktop

The «Task View» display is a new feature to Windows 10, allowing the use of multiple workspaces.

A new iteration of the Start menu is used on the Windows 10 desktop, with a list of places and other options on the left side, and tiles representing applications on the right. The menu can be resized, and expanded into a full-screen display, which is the default option in Tablet mode. [42] [62] [73] A new virtual desktop system was added by a feature known as Task View, which displays all open windows and allows users to switch between them, or switch between multiple workspaces. [42] [62] Universal apps, which previously could be used only in full screen mode, can now be used in self-contained windows similarly to other programs. [42] [62] Program windows can now be snapped to quadrants of the screen by dragging them to the corner. When a window is snapped to one side of the screen, Task View appears and the user is prompted to choose a second window to fill the unused side of the screen (called «Snap Assist»). [62] The Windows system icons were also changed. [73]

Charms have been removed; their functionality in universal apps is accessed from an App commands menu on their title bar. [42] [62] In its place is Action Center, which displays notifications and settings toggles. It is accessed by clicking an icon in the notification area, or dragging from the right of the screen. Notifications can be synced between multiple devices. [63] [73] The Settings app (formerly PC Settings) was refreshed and now includes more options that were previously exclusive to the desktop Control Panel.

Windows 10 is designed to adapt its user interface based on the type of device being used and available input methods. It offers two separate user interface modes: a user interface optimized for mouse and keyboard, and a «Tablet mode» designed for touchscreens. Users can toggle between these two modes at any time, and Windows can prompt or automatically switch when certain events occur, such as disabling Tablet mode on a tablet if a keyboard or mouse is plugged in, or when a 2-in-1 PC is switched to its laptop state. In Tablet mode, programs default to a maximized view, and the taskbar contains a back button and hides buttons for opened or pinned programs by default; Task View is used instead to switch between programs. The full screen Start menu is used in this mode, similarly to Windows 8, but scrolls vertically instead of horizontally. [43] [76] [77] [78]

System security

Windows 10 incorporates multi-factor authentication technology based upon standards developed by the FIDO Alliance. [79] The operating system includes improved support for biometric authentication through the Windows Hello platform. Devices with supported cameras (requiring infrared illumination, such as Intel RealSense) allow users to log in with iris or face recognition, similarly to Kinect. Devices with supported readers allow users to log in through fingerprint recognition. Support was also added for palm-vein scanning through a partnership with Fujitsu in February 2018. [80] Credentials are stored locally and protected using asymmetric encryption. [81]

In 2017, researchers demonstrated that Windows Hello could be bypassed on fully-updated Windows 10 version 1703 with a color printout of a person’s picture taken with an IR camera. [82] In 2021, researchers were again able to bypass the Windows Hello functionalities by using custom hardware disguised as a camera, which presented an IR photo of the owner’s face. [83]

In addition to biometric authentication, Windows Hello supports authentication with a PIN. By default, Windows requires a PIN to consist of four digits, but can be configured to permit more complex PINs. However, a PIN is not a simpler password. While passwords are transmitted to domain controllers, PINs are not. They are tied to one device, and if compromised, only one device is affected. Backed by a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip, Windows uses PINs to create strong asymmetric key pairs. As such, the authentication token transmitted to the server is harder to crack. In addition, whereas weak passwords may be broken via rainbow tables, TPM causes the much-simpler Windows PINs to be resilient to brute-force attacks. [84]

When Windows 10 was first introduced, multi-factor authentication was provided by two components: Windows Hello and Passport (not to be confused with the Passport platform of 1998). Later, Passport was merged into Windows Hello. [85] [81]

The enterprise edition of Windows 10 offers additional security features; administrators can set up policies for the automatic encryption of sensitive data, selectively block applications from accessing encrypted data, and enable Device Guard‍—‌a system which allows administrators to enforce a high-security environment by blocking the execution of software that is not digitally signed by a trusted vendor or Microsoft. Device Guard is designed to protect against zero-day exploits, and runs inside a hypervisor so that its operation remains separated from the operating system itself. [79] [86]

Command line

The console windows based on Windows Console (for any console app, not just PowerShell and Windows Command Prompt) can now be resized without any restrictions, can be made to cover the full screen by pressing Alt + ↵ Enter , and can use standard keyboard shortcuts, such as those for cut, copy, and paste. Other features such as word wrap and transparency were also added. These functions can be disabled to revert to the legacy console if needed. [87]

The Anniversary Update added Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), which allows the installation of a user space environment from a supported Linux distribution that runs natively on Windows. The subsystem translates Linux system calls to those of the Windows NT kernel (only claims full system call compatibility as of WSL 2, included in a later Windows update). The environment can execute the Bash shell and 64-bit command-line programs (WSL 2 also supports 32-bit Linux programs and graphics, assuming supporting software installed, [88] and GPUs support for other uses [89] ). Windows applications cannot be executed from the Linux environment, and vice versa. Linux distributions for Windows Subsystem for Linux are obtained through Microsoft Store. The feature initially supported an Ubuntu-based environment; Microsoft announced in May 2017 that it would add Fedora and OpenSUSE environment options as well. [90] [91] [92] [93] [94] [95] [96]

Storage requirements

To reduce the storage footprint of the operating system, Windows 10 automatically compresses system files. The system can reduce the storage footprint of Windows by approximately 1.5 GB for 32-bit systems and 2.6 GB for 64-bit systems. The level of compression used is dependent on a performance assessment performed during installations or by OEMs, which tests how much compression can be used without harming operating system performance. Furthermore, the Refresh and Reset functions use runtime system files instead, making a separate recovery partition redundant, allowing patches and updates to remain installed following the operation, and further reducing the amount of space required for Windows 10 by up to 12 GB. These functions replace the WIMBoot mode introduced on Windows 8.1 Update, which allowed OEMs to configure low-capacity devices with flash-based storage to use Windows system files out of the compressed WIM image typically used for installation and recovery. [97] [ better source needed ] [98] [99] Windows 10 also includes a function in its Settings app that allows users to view a breakdown of how their device’s storage capacity is being used by different types of files, and determine whether certain types of files are saved to internal storage or an SD card by default. [100]

Online services and functionality

Windows 10 introduces Microsoft Edge, a new default web browser. It initially featured a new standards-compliant rendering engine derived from Trident, and also includes annotation tools and integration with other Microsoft platforms present within Windows 10. [101] [102] [103] Internet Explorer 11 is maintained on Windows 10 for compatibility purposes, but is deprecated in favor of Edge and, since mid-June 2022, is no longer supported on editions which follow Microsoft’s Modern Lifecycle Policy. [104] [105] [106] [107] The initial version of Edge was later succeeded by a new iteration derived from the Chromium Project and Blink layout engine, [108] which replaced the previous EdgeHTML-based version of Edge (renamed «Microsoft Edge Legacy»), [109] and is bundled with the OS by default from build 20H2 onwards. [110]

Windows 10 incorporates a universal search box located alongside the Start and Task View buttons, which can be hidden or condensed into a single button. [111] [112] Previous versions featured Microsoft’s intelligent personal assistant Cortana, which was first introduced with Windows Phone 8.1 in 2014, and supports both text and voice input. Many of its features are a direct carryover from Windows Phone, including integration with Bing, setting reminders, a Notebook feature for managing personal information, as well as searching for files, playing music, launching applications and setting reminders or sending emails. [113] [114] [73] Since the November 2019 update, Microsoft has begun to downplay Cortana as part of a repositioning of the product towards enterprise use, with the May 2020 update removing its Windows shell integration and consumer-oriented features. [115] [116] [111] [117]

Microsoft Family Safety is replaced by Microsoft Family, a parental controls system that applies across Windows platforms and Microsoft online services. Users can create a designated family, and monitor and restrict the actions of users designated as children, such as access to websites, enforcing age ratings on Microsoft Store purchases, and other restrictions. The service can also send weekly e-mail reports to parents detailing a child’s computer usage. Unlike previous versions of Windows, child accounts in a family must be associated with a Microsoft account‍—‌which allows these settings to apply across all Windows 10 devices that a particular child is using. [118] [119]

Windows 10 also offers the Wi-Fi Sense feature originating from Windows Phone 8.1; users can optionally have their device automatically connect to suggested open hotspots, and share their home network’s password with contacts (either via Skype, People, or Facebook) so they may automatically connect to the network on a Windows 10 device without needing to manually enter its password. Credentials are stored in an encrypted form on Microsoft servers and sent to the devices of the selected contacts. Passwords are not viewable by the guest user, and the guest user is not allowed to access other computers or devices on the network. Wi-Fi Sense is not usable on 802.1X-encrypted networks. Adding «_optout» at the end of the SSID will also block the corresponding network from being used for this feature. [120]

Universal calling and messaging apps for Windows 10 are built in as of the November 2015 update: Messaging, Skype Video, and Phone. These offer built-in alternatives to the Skype download and sync with Windows 10 Mobile. [121] [122]

Multimedia and gaming

Windows 10 provides greater integration with the Xbox ecosystem. Xbox SmartGlass is succeeded by the Xbox Console Companion (formerly the Xbox app), which allows users to browse their game library (including both PC and Xbox console games), and Game DVR is also available using a keyboard shortcut, allowing users to save the last 30 seconds of gameplay as a video that can be shared to Xbox Live, OneDrive, or elsewhere. [123] [124] Windows 10 also allows users to control and play games from an Xbox One console over a local network. [125] The Xbox Live SDK allows application developers to incorporate Xbox Live functionality into their apps, and future wireless Xbox One accessories, such as controllers, are supported on Windows with an adapter. [126] Microsoft also intends to allow cross-purchases and save synchronization between Xbox One and Windows 10 versions of games; Microsoft Studios games such as ReCore and Quantum Break are intended as being exclusive to Windows 10 and Xbox One. [127]

Candy Crush Saga and Microsoft Solitaire Collection are also automatically installed upon installation of Windows 10. [128] [129]

Windows 10 adds native game recording and screenshot capture ability using the newly introduced Game Bar. Users can also have the OS continuously record gameplay in the background, which then allows the user to save the last few moments of gameplay to the storage device. [130]

Windows 10 adds FLAC and HEVC codecs and support for the Matroska media container, allowing these formats to be opened in Windows Media Player and other applications. [131] [132] [133] Windows Media Center is no longer bundled. [134]

Windows 10 includes DirectX 12, alongside WDDM 2.0. [135] [136] Unveiled March 2014 at GDC, DirectX 12 aims to provide «console-level efficiency» with «closer to the metal» access to hardware resources, and reduced CPU and graphics driver overhead. [137] [138] Most of the performance improvements are achieved through low-level programming, which allow developers to use resources more efficiently and reduce single-threaded CPU bottlenecking caused by abstraction through higher level APIs. [139] [140] DirectX 12 will also feature support for vendor agnostic multi-GPU setups. [141] WDDM 2.0 introduces a new virtual memory management and allocation system to reduce workload on the kernel-mode driver. [135] [142]

Font support

Windows 10 adds three new default typefaces compared to Windows 8, but omits several others. The removed typefaces are available in supplemental packs and may be added manually over a non-metered internet connection.

Editions and pricing

Windows 10 is available in five main editions for personal computing devices; the Home and Pro editions of which are sold at retail in most countries, and as pre-loaded software on new computers. Home is aimed at home users, while Pro is aimed at power users and small businesses. Each edition of Windows 10 includes all of the capabilities and features of the edition below it, and adds additional features oriented towards its market segments; for example, Pro adds additional networking and security features such as BitLocker, Device Guard, Windows Update for Business, and the ability to join a domain. Enterprise and Education, the other editions, contain additional features aimed towards business environments, and are only available through volume licensing. [143] [144]

As part of Microsoft’s unification strategies, Windows products that are based on Windows 10’s common platform but meant for specialized platforms are marketed as editions of the operating system, rather than as separate product lines. An updated version of Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system for smartphones, and also tablets, was branded as Windows 10 Mobile. [145] Editions of Enterprise and Mobile will also be produced for embedded systems, along with Windows 10 IoT Core, which is designed specifically for use in small footprint, low-cost devices and Internet of Things (IoT) scenarios and is similar to Windows Embedded. [143] [144]

On May 2, 2017, Microsoft unveiled Windows 10 S (referred to in leaks as Windows 10 Cloud), a feature-limited edition of Windows 10 which was designed primarily for devices in the education market (competing, in particular, with ChromeOS netbooks), such as the Surface Laptop that Microsoft also unveiled at this time. The OS restricts software installation to applications obtained from Microsoft Store; the device may be upgraded to Windows 10 Pro for a fee to enable unrestricted software installation. As a time-limited promotion, Microsoft stated that this upgrade would be free on the Surface Laptop until March 31, 2018. [146] Windows 10 S also contains a faster initial setup and login process, and allows devices to be provisioned using a USB drive with the Windows Intune for Education platform. [147] [148] [149] [150] [151] In March 2018, Microsoft announced that Windows 10 S would be deprecated because of market confusion and would be replaced by «S Mode», an OEM option wherein Windows defaults to only allowing applications to be installed from Microsoft Store, but does not require payment in order to disable these restrictions. [152] [153]

Preview releases

A public beta program for Windows 10 known as the Windows Insider Program began with the first publicly available preview release on October 1, 2014. Insider preview builds are aimed towards enthusiasts and enterprise users for the testing and evaluation of updates and new features. [154] Users of the Windows Insider program receive occasional updates to newer preview builds of the operating system and will continue to be able to evaluate preview releases after general availability (GA) in July 2015‍—‌this is in contrast to previous Windows beta programs, where public preview builds were released less frequently and only during the months preceding GA. [42] [44] [155] [154] [156] Windows Insider builds continued being released after the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows 10. [157] [158]

Public release

On July 29, 2015, Microsoft officially announced that Windows 10 would be released for retail purchase as a free upgrade from earlier versions of Windows. In comparison to previous Windows releases, which had a longer turnover between the release to manufacturing (RTM) and general release to allow for testing by vendors (and in some cases, the development of «upgrade kits» to prepare systems for installation of the new version), an HP executive explained that because it knew Microsoft targeted the operating system for a 2015 release, the company was able to optimize its then-current and upcoming products for Windows 10 in advance of its release, negating the need for such a milestone. [159] [ better source needed ]

The general availability build of Windows 10, numbered 10240, was first released to Windows Insider channels for pre-launch testing on July 15, 2015, prior to its formal release. [160] [161] Although a Microsoft official said there would be no specific RTM build of Windows 10, 10240 was described as an RTM build by media outlets because it was released to all Windows Insider members at once (rather than to users on the «Fast ring» first), it no longer carried pre-release branding and desktop watermark text, and its build number had mathematical connections to the number 10 in reference to the operating system’s naming. [162] [163] [164] [165] [166] [167] The Enterprise edition was released to volume licensing on August 1, 2015. [168]

Windows 10 is distributed digitally through the «Media Creation Tool», which is functionally identical to the Windows 8 online installer, and can also be used to generate an ISO image or USB install media. [169] In-place upgrades are supported from most editions of Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 and Windows 8.1 with Update 1, while users with Windows 8 must first upgrade to Windows 8.1. Changing between architectures (e.g., upgrading from 32-bit edition to a 64-bit editions) via in-place upgrades is not supported; a clean install is required. [170] [171] In-place upgrades may be rolled back to the device’s previous version of Windows, provided that 30 days have not passed since installation, and backup files were not removed using Disk Cleanup.

Windows 10 was available in 190 countries and 111 languages upon its launch, and as part of efforts to «re-engage» with users in China, Microsoft also announced that it would partner with Qihoo and Tencent to help promote and distribute Windows 10 in China, and that Chinese PC maker Lenovo would provide assistance at its service centers and retail outlets for helping users upgrade to Windows 10. [172] [173] [174] At retail, Windows 10 is priced similarly to editions of Windows 8.1, with U.S. prices set at $119 and $199 for Windows 10 Home and Pro respectively. A Windows 10 Pro Pack license allows upgrades from Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro. [175] [176] Retail copies only ship on USB flash drive media; however, system builder copies still ship as DVD-ROM media. [177] New devices shipping with Windows 10 were also released during the operating system’s launch window. [178]

Windows RT devices cannot be upgraded to Windows 10. [171] [179]

Free upgrade offer

During its first year of availability, [180] upgrade licenses for Windows 10 could be obtained at no charge for devices with a genuine license for an eligible edition of Windows 7 or 8.1. [176] [181] [182]

This offer did not apply to Enterprise editions, as customers under an active Software Assurance (SA) contract with upgrade rights are entitled to obtain Windows 10 Enterprise under their existing terms. All users running non-genuine copies of Windows, and those without an existing Windows 7 or 8 license, were ineligible for this promotion; although upgrades from a non-genuine version were possible, they result in a non-genuine copy of 10. [157] [172] [182] [183] [184]

On the general availability build of Windows 10 (the original release), to activate and generate the «digital entitlement» for Windows 10, the operating system must have first been installed as an in-place upgrade. During the free upgrade, a genuineticket.xml file is created in the background and the system’s motherboard details are registered with a Microsoft Product Activation server. Once installed, the operating system can be reinstalled on that particular system via normal means without a product key, and the system’s license will automatically be detected via online activation — in essence, the Microsoft Product Activation Server will remember the system’s motherboard and give it the green light for product re-activation. [170] [185] [186] Because of installation issues with Upgrade Only installs, the November Update (version 1511) included additional activation mechanisms. This build treated Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 product keys as Windows 10 product keys, meaning they could be entered during installation to activate the free license, without the need to upgrade first to «activate» the hardware with Microsoft’s activation servers. [187] For major Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10 OEM product keys are embedded in the firmware of the motherboard and if the correct edition of Windows 10 is present on the installation media, they are automatically inputted during installation. Since the release of the Fall Creators Update (version 1709), Microsoft decided to release multi-edition installation media, to alleviate installation and product activation issues users experienced because of accidentally installing the wrong edition of Windows 10.

The Windows Insider Preview version of Windows 10 automatically updated itself to the generally released version as part of the version progression and continues to be updated to new beta builds, as it had throughout the testing process. Microsoft explicitly stated that Windows Insider was not a valid upgrade path for those running a version of Windows that is ineligible for the upgrade offer; although, if it was not installed with a license carried over from an in-place upgrade to 10 Insider Preview from Windows 7 or 8, the Insider Preview does remain activated as long as the user does not exit the Windows Insider program. [157] [158]

The offer was promoted and delivered via the «Get Windows 10″ application (also known as GWX), which was automatically installed via Windows Update ahead of Windows 10’s release, and activated on systems deemed eligible for the upgrade offer. Via a notification area icon, users could access an application that advertised Windows 10 and the free upgrade offer, check device compatibility, and «reserve» an automatic download of the operating system upon its release. [188] [189] On July 28, a pre-download process began in which Windows 10 installation files were downloaded to some computers that had reserved it. Microsoft said that those who reserved Windows 10 would be able to install it through GWX in a phased rollout process. The operating system could alternatively be downloaded at any time using a separate «Media Creation Tool» setup program, that allows for the creation of DVD or USB installation media. [169] [178] [190] [191]

In May 2016, Microsoft announced that the free upgrade offer would be extended to users of assistive technologies; however, Microsoft did not implement any means of certifying eligibility for this offer, which some outlets thereby promoted as being a loophole to fraudulently obtain a free Windows 10 upgrade. Microsoft said that the loophole is not intended to be used in this manner. [192] [193] [194] In November 2017, Microsoft announced that this program would end on December 31, 2017. [195]

However, another loophole was found that allowed Windows 7 and 8.1 users upgrade to Windows 10 using existing licenses, even though the free upgrade offers officially ended in 2017. No word from Microsoft was given whether it will be closed [196] and some outlets have continued to promote it as a free method of upgrading from the now-unsupported Windows 7. [197]

Licensing

During upgrades, Windows 10 licenses are not tied directly to a product key. Instead, the license status of the system’s current installation of Windows is migrated, and a «Digital license» (known as «Digital entitlement» in version 1511 or earlier) is generated during the activation process, which is bound to the hardware information collected during the process. If Windows 10 is reinstalled cleanly and there have not been any significant hardware changes since installation (such as a motherboard change), the online activation process will automatically recognize the system’s digital entitlement if no product key is entered during installations. However, unique product keys are still distributed within retail copies of Windows 10. As with previous non-volume-licensed variants of Windows, significant hardware changes will invalidate the digital entitlement, and require Windows to be re-activated. [170] [185]

Updates and support

Unlike previous versions of Windows, Windows Update does not allow the selective installation of updates, and all updates (including patches, feature updates, and driver software) are downloaded and installed automatically. Users can only choose whether their system will reboot automatically to install updates when the system is inactive, or be notified to schedule a reboot. [198] [199] If a wireless network is designated as «Metered»—a function which automatically reduces the operating system’s background network activity to conserve limits on Internet usage—most updates are not downloaded until the device is connected to a non-metered network. Version 1703 allows wired (Ethernet) networks to be designated as metered, but Windows may still download certain updates while connected to a metered network. [200] [201]

In version 2004, by installing the August 2020 security update and later versions, driver and non-security updates pushed via Windows Update that are considered optional are no longer automatically downloaded and installed in their devices. Users can access them on Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > View optional update. [202]

Updates can cause compatibility or other problems; a Microsoft troubleshooter program allows bad updates to be uninstalled. [203] [204]

Under the Windows end-user license agreement, users consent to the automatic installation of all updates, features and drivers provided by the service, and implicitly consent «without any additional notice» to the possibility of features being modified or removed. [205] [206] [207] The agreement also states, specifically for users of Windows 10 in Canada, that they may pause updates by disconnecting their device from the Internet. [208]

Windows Update can also use a peer-to-peer system for distributing updates; by default, users’ bandwidth is used to distribute previously downloaded updates to other users, in combination with Microsoft servers. Users can instead choose to only use peer-to-peer updates within their local area network. [209]

Windows 10 versions

Version Codename Marketing name Build Release date Supported until (and support status by color)
GAC [a] LTSC [b] Mobile
Support status summary

The original release of Windows 10 receives mainstream support for five years after its original release, followed by five years of extended support, but this is subject to conditions. Microsoft’s support lifecycle policy for the operating system notes that updates «are cumulative, with each update built upon all of the updates that preceded it», that «a device needs to install the latest update to remain supported», and that a device’s ability to receive future updates will depend on hardware compatibility, driver availability, and whether the device is within the OEM’s «support period»‍—‌a new aspect not accounted for in lifecycle policies for previous versions. [215] [182] [216] [217] This policy was first invoked in 2017 to block Intel Clover Trail devices from receiving the Creators Update, as Microsoft asserts that future updates «require additional hardware support to provide the best possible experience», and that Intel no longer provided support or drivers for the platform. Microsoft stated that these devices would no longer receive feature updates, but would still receive security updates through January 2023. [218] Microsoft will continue to support at least one standard Windows 10 release until October 14, 2025. [16] [17]

The following table collects current status of the aforementioned updating and support of different branches of Windows 10:

Feature updates

Windows 10 is often described by Microsoft as being a «service», as it receives regular «feature updates» that contain new features and other updates and fixes. [182] [224] [225] [226] In April 2017, Microsoft stated that these updates would be released twice a year every March and September in the future, which eventually continued until version 21H2. [227] Mainstream builds of Windows 10, until and including 2004, were labeled «YYMM», with «YY» representing the two-digit year and «MM» representing the month of release. For example, version 1809 was released in September (the ninth month) of 2018. This was changed with the 20H2 release where «MM» represents the half of the year in which the update was released, for example H1 for the first half and H2 for the second half. [228]

Before version 1903, the pace at which feature updates are received by devices was dependent on which release channel was used. The default branch for all users of Windows 10 Home and Pro was «Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted)» (formerly «Current Branch», or «CB»), [226] which received stable builds after they were publicly released by Microsoft. Each build of Windows 10 is supported for 18 months after its original release. [226] In enterprise environments, Microsoft officially intended that this branch was used for «targeted» deployments of newly released stable versions so that they could be evaluated and tested on a limited number of devices before a wider deployment. Once a stable build is certified by Microsoft and its partners as being suitable for broad deployment, the build is then released on the «Semi-Annual Channel» (formerly «Current Branch for Business», or «CBB»), which is supported by the Pro and Enterprise editions of Windows 10. [226] [199] [229] Semi-Annual Channel receives stable builds on a four-month delay from their release on the Targeted channel. [226] Administrators can also use the «Windows Update for Business» system, as well as existing tools such as WSUS and System Center Configuration Manager, to organize structured deployments of feature updates across their networks. [226] [199]

The Windows Insider branches receive unstable builds as they are released; it is divided into two channels, «Dev» (which receives new builds immediately after their release), and «Beta» (whose releases are slightly delayed from their «Dev» release). [226]

Enterprise licensees may use the Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC (formerly LTSB) edition, where «LTSC» stands for «Long-Term Servicing Channel», which only receive quality of life updates (i.e. security patches), and has a full, 5 or 10-year support lifecycle for each build. [226] [229] [222] This edition is designed for «special-purpose devices» that perform a fixed function (such as automated teller machines and medical equipment). For this reason, it excludes Cortana, Microsoft Store, and all bundled Universal Windows Platform apps (including but not limited to Microsoft Edge, hence these builds ship only with Internet Explorer as browser). [230] [231] [226] [182] [232] [233] Microsoft director Stella Chernyak explained that «we have businesses [that] may have mission-critical environments where we respect the fact they want to test and stabilize the environment for a long time.» [234] Four LTSC builds have been released, correlating with the 1507, 1607, 1809, and 21H2 versions of Windows 10, respectively. [235] [236] [237]

In July 2017, Microsoft announced changes in the terminology for Windows branches as part of its effort to unify the update cadence with that of Office 365 ProPlus and Windows Server 2016. [238] [226] The branch system now defines two paces of upgrade deployment in enterprise environments, «targeted» initial deployment of a new version on selected systems immediately after its stable release for final testing, and «broad» deployment afterwards. Hence, «Current Branch» is now known as «Semi-Annual Channel (Targeted)», and «Current Branch for Business» for broad deployment is now referred to as «Semi-Annual Channel». [239] [226]

In February 2019, Microsoft announced changes again in delivering updates in beginning of release of version 1903: a single SAC will be released and SAC-T will be retired, and users are no longer able to switch to different channels. Instead, these updates can be deferred from 30 to 90 days, or depending how the device was configured to deferred the updates. [240] [241] In April 2019, it was announced that, in addition, feature updates will no longer be automatically pushed to users. [242] However, after the release of version 2004, the update only pushed for those running a feature update version that is nearing end of service or it can be paused for up to 35 days. [243] [244] In November 2021, following the launch of version 21H2, Microsoft made a commitment to deliver feature updates every October or November. [245] Thus, Microsoft rebranded the «Semi-Annual Channel» to the «General Availability Channel». [246] [247]

Feature updates prior to version 1909 were distributed solely as an in-place upgrade installation, requiring the download of a complete operating system package (approximately 3.5 GB in size for 64-bit systems). Unlike previous builds, version 1909 was designed primarily as an update rollup version of 1903, which focused primarily on minor feature additions and enhancements. For upgrades to 1909 from 1903, a new delivery method was used where its changes were delivered as part of the monthly cumulative update, but were left in a dormant state until the 1909 update «enablement» patch is installed. The full upgrade process was still used for those using builds prior to 1903. [248] [249]

Features in development

In May 2017, Microsoft unveiled Fluent Design System (previously codenamed «Project Neon»), a revamp of Microsoft Design Language 2 that will include guidelines for the designs and interactions used within software designed for all Windows 10 devices and platforms. The new design language will include the more prominent use of motion, depth, and translucency effects. Microsoft stated that the implementation of this design language would be performed over time, and it had already started to implement elements of it in Creators Update and Fall Creators Update. [250]

On December 7, 2016, Microsoft announced that, as part of a partnership with Qualcomm, it planned to introduce support for running Win32 software on ARM architecture with a 32-bit x86 processor emulator, in 2017. Terry Myerson stated that this move would enable the production of Qualcomm Snapdragon-based Windows devices with cellular connectivity and improved power efficiency over Intel-compatible devices, and still capable of running the majority of existing Windows software (unlike the previous Windows RT, which was restricted to Windows Store apps). Microsoft is initially targeting this project towards laptops. [69] Microsoft launched the branding Always Connected PCs in December 2017 to market Windows 10 devices with cellular connectivity, which included two ARM-based 2-in-1 laptops from Asus and HP featuring the Snapdragon 835 system-on-chip, and the announcement of a partnership between AMD and Qualcomm to integrate its Snapdragon X16 gigabit LTE modem with AMD’s Ryzen Mobile platform. [251] [252]

In August 2019, Microsoft began testing changes to its handling of the user interface on convertible devices—downplaying the existing «Tablet Mode» option in favor of presenting the normal desktop with optimizations for touch when a keyboard is not present, such as increasing the space between taskbar buttons and displaying the virtual keyboard when text fields are selected. [253]

In April 2021, the ability to run Linux applications using a graphical user interface, such as Audacity, directly in Windows, was introduced as a preview. [254] This feature would later be included as part of the updated Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 for Windows 11 only.

System requirements

Hardware requirements for Windows 10 [181] [255]

The basic hardware requirements to install Windows 10 were initially the same as those for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, and only slightly higher than for Windows 7 and Windows Vista. As of the May 2019 update, the minimum disk space requirement has been increased to 32 GB. In addition, on new installations, Windows permanently reserves up to 7 GB of disk space in order to ensure proper installation of future feature updates. [256] [257]

The 64-bit variants require a CPU that supports certain instructions. [258] Devices with low storage capacity must provide a USB flash drive or SD card with sufficient storage for temporary files during upgrades. [259]

Some pre-built devices may be described as «certified» by Microsoft. Certified tablets must include Power , Volume up , and Volume down keys; ⊞ Win and Rotation lock keys are no longer required. [260]

As with Windows 8, all certified devices must ship with UEFI Secure Boot enabled by default. Unlike Windows 8, OEMs are no longer required to make Secure Boot settings user-configurable, meaning that devices may optionally be locked to run only Microsoft-signed operating systems. [261] A supported infrared-illuminated camera is required for Windows Hello face authentication, and a supported fingerprint reader is required for Windows Hello fingerprint authentication. [181] Device Guard requires a UEFI system with no third-party certificates loaded, and CPU virtualization extensions (including SLAT and IOMMU) enabled in firmware.

Beginning with Intel Kaby Lake and AMD Bristol Ridge, Windows 10 is the only version of Windows that Microsoft will officially support on newer CPU microarchitectures. [262] [263] Terry Myerson stated that Microsoft did not want to make further investments in optimizing older versions of Windows and associated software for newer generations of processors. [264] [265] These policies were criticized by the media, who especially noted that Microsoft was refusing to support newer hardware (particularly Intel’s Skylake CPUs, which was also originally targeted by the new policy with a premature end of support that was ultimately retracted) [266] [267] on Windows 8.1, a version of Windows that was still in mainstream support until January 2018. [268] [269] In addition, an enthusiast-created modification was released that disabled the check and allowed Windows 8.1 and earlier to continue to work on the platform. [270]

Windows 10 version 1703 and later do not support Intel Clover Trail system-on-chips, per Microsoft’s stated policy of only providing updates for devices during their OEM support period. [218] [271]

Starting with Windows 10 version 2004, Microsoft will require new OEM devices to use 64-bit processors, and will therefore cease the distribution of x86 (32-bit) variants of Windows 10 via OEM channels. The 32-bit variants of Windows 10 will remain available via non-OEM channels, and Microsoft will continue to «[provide] feature and security updates on these devices». [272] This was later followed by Windows 11 dropping 32-bit hardware support altogether, and thus making Windows 10 the final version of Windows to have a 32-bit version. [273]

Physical memory limits

The maximum amount of RAM that Windows 10 can support varies depending on the product edition and the processor architecture. All 32-bit editions of Win10, including Home and Pro, support up to 4 GB. [274] 64-bit editions of Windows 10 Education and Pro support up to 2 TB, 64-bit editions of Windows 10 Pro for Workstations and Enterprise support up to 6 TB, while the 64-bit edition of Windows 10 Home is limited to 128 GB. [274]

Processor limits

Windows 10 supports up to two physical processors. [275] A maximum of 32 cores is supported in 32-bit versions of Windows 8, whereas up to 256 cores are supported in the 64-bit versions. [275]

Reception

Windows 10 received generally positive reviews, with most reviewers considering it superior to its predecessor Windows 8. [276] [277] [278] CNN Business praised every aspect of Windows 10. [279] TechRadar felt that it could be «the new Windows 7», citing the operating system’s more familiar user interface, improvements to bundled apps, performance improvements, a «rock solid» search system, and the Settings app being more full-featured than its equivalents on 8 and 8.1. The Edge browser was praised for its performance, although it was not in a feature-complete state at launch. While considering them a «great idea in principle», concerns were shown for Microsoft’s focus on the universal app ecosystem:

It’s by no means certain that developers are going to flock to Windows 10 from iOS and Android simply because they can convert their apps easily. It may well become a no-brainer for them, but at the moment a conscious decision is still required. [280]

Engadget was similarly positive, noting that the upgrade process was painless and that Windows 10’s user interface had balanced aspects of Windows 8 with those of previous versions with a more mature aesthetic. Cortana’s always-on voice detection was considered to be its «true strength», also citing its query capabilities and personalization features, but noting that it was not as pre-emptive as Google Now. Windows 10’s stock applications were praised for being improved over their Windows 8 counterparts, and for supporting windowed modes. The Xbox app was also praised for its Xbox One streaming functionality, although recommending its use over a wired network because of inconsistent quality over Wi-Fi. In conclusion, it was argued that «Windows 10 delivers the most refined desktop experience ever from Microsoft, and yet it’s so much more than that. It’s also a decent tablet OS, and it’s ready for a world filled with hybrid devices. And, barring another baffling screwup, it looks like a significant step forward for mobile. Heck, it makes the Xbox One a more useful machine.» [281]

On the other hand Ars Technica panned the new Tablet mode interface for removing the charms and app switching, making the Start button harder to use by requiring users to reach for the button on the bottom-left rather than at the center of the screen when swiping with a thumb, and for making application switching less instantaneous through the use of Task View. Microsoft Edge was praised for being «tremendously promising», and «a much better browser than Internet Explorer ever was», but criticized it for its lack of functionality on-launch. In conclusion, contrasting Windows 8 as being a «reliable» platform albeit consisting of unfinished concepts, Windows 10 was considered «the best Windows yet», and was praised for having a better overall concept in its ability to be «comfortable and effective» across a wide array of form factors, but that it was buggier than previous versions of Windows were on-launch. [282] ExtremeTech felt that Windows 10 restricted the choices of users, citing its more opaque setting menus, forcing users to give up bandwidth for the peer-to-peer distribution of updates, and for taking away user control of specific functions, such as updates, explaining that «it feels, once again, as if Microsoft has taken the seed of a good idea, like providing users with security updates automatically, and shoved the throttle to maximum.» [283] Windows 10 has also received criticism because of deleting files without user permission after auto updates. [284]

Critics have noted that Windows 10 heavily emphasizes freemium services, and contains various advertising facilities. Some outlets have considered these to be a hidden «cost» of the free upgrade offer. [285] [286] [287] Examples of these have included microtransactions in bundled games such as Microsoft Solitaire Collection, [288] [285] [289] [290] default settings that display promotions of «suggested» apps in the Start menu, «tips» on the lock screen that may contain advertising, [286] [287] ads displayed in File Explorer for Office 365 subscriptions on Creators’ Update, [287] and various advertising notifications displayed by default which promote Microsoft Edge when it is not set as the default web browser (including, in a September 2018 build, nag pop-ups displayed to interrupt the installation process of competitors). [291] [292]

Due to the high system requirements of its Windows 10’s successor Windows 11, some critics have cited Windows 10 being better than its successor and have warned not to switch to Windows 11 given its high system requirement despite very limited new features compared to Windows 10. [293] [294] [295]

Windows PC market share (of Windows) statistics
Windows 10 71.76%
Windows 7 13.06%
Windows 11 10.07%
Windows 8.1 3.07%
Windows 8 1.38%
Windows XP 0.40%
Other 0.26%
Worldwide market share of desktop Windows versions (as of June 9, 2022) according to Statcounter. [296] Note: the values shown are percentages of Windows marketshare only; StatCounter tracks Windows vs. other operating systems separately.

Up to August 2016, Windows 10 usage was increasing, with it then plateauing, [297] while eventually in 2018, it became more popular than Windows 7 [298] [299] (though Windows 7 was still more used in some countries in Asia and Africa in 2019). As of March 2020, the operating system is running on over a billion devices, reaching the goal set by Microsoft two years after the initial deadline. [22]

Twenty-four hours after it was released, Microsoft announced that over 14 million devices were running Windows 10. [300] On August 26, Microsoft said over 75 million devices were running Windows 10, in 192 countries, and on over 90,000 unique PC or tablet models. [301] According to Terry Myerson, there were over 110 million devices running Windows 10 as of October 6, 2015. [302] On January 4, 2016, Microsoft reported that Windows 10 had been activated on over 200 million devices since the operating system’s launch in July 2015. [303] [304]

According to StatCounter, Windows 10 overtook Windows 8.1 in December 2015. [305] [306] Iceland was the first country where Windows 10 was ranked first (not only on the desktop, but across all platforms), [307] with several larger European countries following. For one week in late November 2016, Windows 10 overtook first rank from Windows 7 in the United States, before losing it again. [308] By February 2017, Windows 10 was losing market share to Windows 7. [309]

In mid-January 2018, Windows 10 had a slightly higher global market share than Windows 7, [298] with it noticeably more popular on weekends, [310] while popularity varies widely by region, e.g. Windows 10 was then still behind in Africa [311] and far ahead in some other regions e.g. Oceania. [312]

Update system changes

Windows 10 Home is permanently set to download all updates automatically, including cumulative updates, security patches, and drivers, and users cannot individually select updates to install or not. [313] Microsoft offers a diagnostic tool that can be used to hide updates and prevent them from being reinstalled, but only after they had been already installed, then uninstalled without rebooting the system. [314] [315] Tom Warren of The Verge felt that, given web browsers such as Google Chrome had already adopted such an automatic update system, such a requirement would help to keep all Windows 10 devices secure, and felt that «if you’re used to family members calling you for technical support because they’ve failed to upgrade to the latest Windows service pack or some malware disabled Windows Update then those days will hopefully be over.» [316]

Concerns were raised that because of these changes, users would be unable to skip the automatic installation of updates that are faulty or cause issues with certain system configurations—although build upgrades will also be subject to public beta testing via Windows Insider program. [314] [316] There were also concerns that the forced installation of driver updates through Windows Update, where they were previously designated as «optional», could cause conflicts with drivers that were installed independently of Windows Update. An example of such a situation occurred prior to the general release of the operating system, when an Nvidia graphics card driver that was automatically pushed to Windows 10 users via Windows Update caused issues that prevented the use of certain functions, or prevented their system from booting at all. [314]

Criticism was also directed towards Microsoft’s decision to no longer provide specific details on the contents of cumulative updates for Windows 10. [317] On February 9, 2016, Microsoft retracted this decision and began to provide release notes for cumulative updates on the Windows website. [318]

Some users reported that during the installation of the November upgrade, some applications (particularly utility programs such as CPU-Z and Speccy) were automatically uninstalled during the upgrade process, and some default programs were reset to Microsoft-specified defaults (such as Photos app, and Microsoft Edge for PDF viewing), both without warning. [319] [320]

Further issues were discovered upon the launch of the Anniversary Update («Redstone»), including a bug that caused some devices to freeze (but addressed by cumulative update KB3176938, released on August 31, 2016), [321] [322] and that fundamental changes to how Windows handles webcams had caused many to stop working. [323]

In June 2017, a Redstone 3 Insider build (RS_EDGE_CASE in PC and rs_IoT on Mobile) was accidentally released to both Insider and non-Insider users on all Windows 10 devices, but the update was retracted, with Microsoft apologizing and releasing a note on their Windows Insider Program blog describing how to prevent the build from being installed on their device. [324] According to Dona Sarkar, this was due to «an inadvertent deployment to the engineering system that controls which builds/which rings to push out to insiders.» [325]

A Gartner analyst felt that Windows 10 Pro was becoming increasingly inappropriate for use in enterprise environments because of support policy changes by Microsoft, including consumer-oriented upgrade lifecycle length, and only offering extended support for individual builds to Enterprise and Education editions of Windows 10. [326]

Critics have acknowledged that Microsoft’s update and testing practices had been affecting the overall quality of Windows 10. In particular, it was pointed out that Microsoft’s internal testing departments had been prominently affected by a major round of layoffs undertaken by the company in 2014. Microsoft relies primarily on user testing and bug reports via the Windows Insider program (which may not always be of sufficient quality to identify a bug), as well as correspondence with OEMs and other stakeholders. In the wake of the known folder redirection data loss bug in the version 1809, it was pointed out that bug reports describing the issue had been present on the Feedback Hub app for several months prior to the public release. Following the incident, Microsoft updated Feedback Hub so that users may specify the severity of a particular bug report. When announcing the resumption of 1809’s rollout, Microsoft stated that it planned to be more transparent in its handling of update quality in the future, through a series of blog posts that will detail its testing process and the planned development of a «dashboard» that will indicate the rollout progress of future updates. [327] [328] [329] [330] [331]

Distribution practices

Microsoft was criticized for the tactics that it used to promote its free upgrade campaign for Windows 10, including adware-like behaviors, [332] using deceptive user interfaces to coax users into installing the operating system, [333] [334] [335] [336] downloading installation files without user consent, [337] [332] and making it difficult for users to suppress the advertising and notifications if they did not wish to upgrade to 10. [337] [332] [338] The upgrade offer was marketed and initiated using the «Get Windows 10» (GWX) application, which was first downloaded and installed via Windows Update in March 2015. [333] [336] Registry keys and group policies could be used to partially disable the GWX mechanism, but the installation of patches to the GWX software via Windows Update could reset these keys back to defaults, and thus reactivate the software. [337] [332] [339] [338] [334] Third-party programs were also created to assist users in applying measures to disable GWX. [340]

In September 2015, it was reported that Microsoft was triggering automatic downloads of Windows 10 installation files on all compatible Windows 7 or 8.1 systems configured to automatically download and install updates, regardless of whether or not they had specifically requested the upgrade. Microsoft officially confirmed the change, claiming it was «an industry practice that reduces the time for installation and ensures device readiness.» This move was criticized by users with data caps or devices with low storage capacity, as resources were consumed by the automatic downloads of up to 6 GB of data. Other critics argued that Microsoft should not have triggered any downloading of Windows 10 installation files without user consent. [332] [337] [341]

In October 2015, Windows 10 began to appear as an «Optional» update on the Windows Update interface, but pre-selected for installation on some systems. A Microsoft spokesperson said that this was a mistake, and that the download would no longer be pre-selected by default. [335] However, on October 29, 2015, Microsoft announced that it planned to classify Windows 10 as a «recommended» update in the Windows Update interface sometime in 2016, which would cause an automatic download of installation files and a one-time prompt with a choice to install to appear. [342] [343] In December 2015, it was reported that a new advertising dialog had begun to appear, only containing «Upgrade now» and «Upgrade tonight» buttons, and no obvious method to decline installation besides the close button. [334]

In March 2016, some users also alleged that their Windows 7 and 8.1 devices had automatically begun upgrading to Windows 10 without their consent. [344] In June 2016, the GWX dialog’s behavior changed to make closing the window imply a consent to a scheduled upgrade. [345] [346] Despite this, an InfoWorld editor disputed the claims that upgrades had begun without any consent at all; testing showed that the upgrade to Windows 10 would only begin once the user accepts the end-user license agreement (EULA) presented by its installer, and that not doing so would eventually cause Windows Update to time out with an error, thus halting the installation attempt. It was concluded that these users may have unknowingly clicked the «Accept» prompt without full knowledge that this would begin the upgrade. [347] In December 2016, Microsoft’s chief marketing officer Chris Capossela admitted that the company had «gone too far» by using this tactic, stating, «we know we want people to be running Windows 10 from a security perspective, but finding the right balance where you’re not stepping over the line of being too aggressive is something we tried and for a lot of the year I think we got it right.» [348]

On January 21, 2016, Microsoft was sued in small claims court by a user whose computer had attempted to upgrade to Windows 10 without her consent shortly after the release of the operating system. The upgrade failed, and her computer was left in a broken state thereafter, which disrupted the ability to run her travel agency. The court ruled in favor of the user and awarded her $10,000 in damages, but Microsoft appealed. However, in May 2016, Microsoft dropped the appeal and chose to pay the damages. Shortly after the suit was reported on by the Seattle Times, Microsoft confirmed it was updating the GWX software once again to add more explicit options for opting out of a free Windows 10 upgrade; [349] [350] [346] the final notification was a full-screen pop-up window notifying users of the impending end of the free upgrade offer, and contained «Remind me later», «Do not notify me again» and «Notify me three more times» as options. [351]

In March 2019, Microsoft announced that it would display notifications informing users on Windows 7 devices of the upcoming end of extended support for the platform, and direct users to a website urging them to upgrade to Windows 10 or purchase new hardware. This dialog will be similar to the previous Windows 10 upgrade prompts, but will not explicitly mention Windows 10. [352]

Privacy and data collection

Privacy advocates and other critics have expressed concern regarding Windows 10’s privacy policies and its collection and use of customer data. [353] Under the default «Express» settings, Windows 10 is configured to send various information to Microsoft and other parties, including the collection of user contacts, calendar data, and «associated input data» to personalize «speech, typing, and inking input», typing and inking data to improve recognition, allowing apps to use a unique «advertising ID» for analytics and advertising personalization (functionality introduced by Windows 8.1) [354] and allow apps to request the user’s location data and send this data to Microsoft and «trusted partners» to improve location detection (Windows 8 had similar settings, except that location data collection did not include «trusted partners» [283] ). Users can opt out from most of this data collection, [283] [353] but telemetry data for error reporting and usage is also sent to Microsoft, and this cannot be disabled on non-Enterprise editions of Windows 10. [283] Microsoft’s privacy policy states, however, that «Basic»-level telemetry data is anonymized and cannot be used to identify an individual user or device. [355] The use of Cortana also requires the collection of data «such as Your PC location, data from your calendar, the apps you use, data from your emails and text messages, who you call, your contacts and how often you interact with them on Your PC» to personalize its functionality. [353] [356]

Rock Paper Shotgun writer Alec Meer argued that Microsoft’s intent for this data collection lacked transparency, stating that «there is no world in which 45 pages of policy documents and opt-out settings split across 13 different settings screens and an external website constitutes ‘real transparency’.» [353] Joel Hruska of ExtremeTech wrote that «the company that brought us the ‘Scroogled’ campaign now hoovers up your data in ways that would make Google jealous.» [283] However, it was also pointed out that the requirement for such vast usage of customer data had become a norm, citing the increased reliance on cloud computing and other forms of external processing, as well as similar data collection requirements for services on mobile devices such as Google Now and Siri. [353] [356] In August 2015, Russian politician Nikolai Levichev called for Windows 10 to be banned from use within the Russian government, as it sends user data to servers in the United States. The Russian government had passed a federal law requiring all online services to store the data of Russian users on servers within the country by September 2016 or be blocked. [357] [358] Writing for ZDNet, Ed Bott said that the lack of complaints by businesses about privacy in Windows 10 indicated «how utterly normal those privacy terms are in 2015.» [359] In a Computerworld editorial, Preston Gralla said that «the kind of information Windows 10 gathers is no different from what other operating systems gather. But Microsoft is held to a different standard than other companies». [360]

The Microsoft Services agreement reads that the company’s online services may automatically «download software updates or configuration changes, including those that prevent you from accessing the Services, playing counterfeit games, or using unauthorized hardware peripheral devices.» Critics interpreted this statement as implying that Microsoft would scan for and delete unlicensed software installed on devices running Windows 10. [361] However, others pointed out that this agreement was specifically for Microsoft online services such as Microsoft account, Office 365, Skype, as well as Xbox Live, and that the offending passage most likely referred to digital rights management on Xbox consoles and first-party games, and not plans to police pirated video games installed on Windows 10 PCs. [361] [362] Despite this, some torrent trackers announced plans to block Windows 10 users, also arguing that the operating system could send information to anti-piracy groups that are affiliated with Microsoft. [363] Writing about these allegations, Ed Bott of ZDNet compared Microsoft’s privacy policy to Apple’s and Google’s and concluded that he «[didn’t] see anything that looks remotely like Big Brother.» [359] Columnist Kim Komando argued that «Microsoft might in the future run scans and disable software or hardware it sees as a security threat», consistent with the Windows 10 update policy. [364]

In September 2019, Microsoft hid the option to create a local account during a fresh installation if a PC is connected to the internet. This move was criticized by users who did not want to use an online Microsoft account. [365] [366] Additionally, in Windows 10 Home, the first Microsoft account linked to the primary user’s account can no longer be unlinked, but other users can unlink their own Microsoft accounts from their user accounts.

In late-July 2020, Windows Defender began to classify modifications of the hosts file that block Microsoft telemetry servers as being a severe security risk. [367]

See also

  • Comparison of operating systems
  • History of operating systems
  • List of operating systems
  • Microsoft Windows version history

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External links

  • Download Windows 10 from Microsoft website
  • Windows 10 release information from Microsoft
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