Windows 10
personal computer operating system by Microsoft that was released in 2015 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Windows 10 is a computer operating system by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Windows group of operating systems. It was called Threshold when it was being developed (made/coded). Windows 10 was announced at a press event on 30 September 2014. It was released for personal computers on 29 July 2015. It is a free update for Windows 8 that can be found in the Windows Store until version 1709.
Developer | Microsoft Corporation |
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OS family | Microsoft Windows |
Working state | Current |
Initial release | July 29, 2015; 8 years ago |
Latest release | 22H2 (10.0.19045.4170) / March 12, 2024; 2 months ago (2024-03-12) |
Latest preview | 22H2 (10.0.19045.4170) / March 12, 2024; 2 months ago (2024-03-12) |
Preceded by | Windows 8 (2012) Windows 8.1 (2013) |
Succeeded by | Windows 10X (2020) Windows 11 (2021) |
Official website | www |
Support status | |
Support of all-non LTSB/LTSC version:
Mainstream support ended on October 13, 2020 Extended support will end on October 14, 2025 All LTSC loT, and all LTSC/LTSB of 2019 and older variants of Windows 10 are unsupported 10 years or 5 years after release Windows 10 was eligible for the Extended Security Updates (ESU) service. This service was available via specific volume licensing programs for Professional & Enterprise editions (via OEMs for some embedded editions) in yearly installments. Security updates were available for the operating system until October 10, 2028. Windows 8 users (except those using Windows Embedded 8 Standard) had to install Windows 10 to continue receiving updates after January 12, 2016 |
Windows 10 is designed to provide the same look for different systems. These include desktop, laptop, and other systems.
Unlike earlier versions of Windows, Windows 10 was regularly updated with new features based on user feedback, starting before it was first released. Each release has a four-digit build number. The first two digits (2 numbers) refer to the year of release, and the other two digits refer to the month of release (e.g. "1903" refers to a build released in March 2019).
Windows 10, is by now, the most popular Windows version, at 71.1%.[1] Older versions of Windows 10 (any version before 22H2) are officially discontinued and do not get updated, and Windows 11 is 2nd most popular.