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| Version of Microsoft Windows | |
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| Source model | Closed source |
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| Initial release | Windows 10 Mobile, version 1511 (29 November 2015) |
| Final release | Windows 10 Mobile Fall Creators Update (17 October 2017) |
| Supported platforms | x86, x64, ARM32, ARM64 |
| Kernel type | Hybrid (NT) |
| License | Proprietary |
| Preceded by | Windows Phone 8.1 |
Windows 10 Mobile is a phone-oriented version of the Windows 10 family of operating systems, which was released on 16 November 2015.
It is the last release of the Windows Phone OS as Microsoft ceased development of the operating system in October 2017 due to diminishing interest and application development for the platform and instead began to prioritize in software development and integrations with competing mobile operating systems.
On 21 December 2018, Microsoft announced that support for Windows 10 Mobile would cease on 10 December 2019,[1] although it was later extended to 14 January 2020 to match the end-of-life timeline for Windows 7.
Update system[edit source]
Windows 10 Mobile updates were distributed via Windows Update as cabinet packages in the following extensions:
.spkg,.spkuand.spkras an upgrade from Windows Phone 8.1 (although, in certain circumstances, this can also be used to upgrade from an existing version of Windows 10 Mobile)..cbs,.cbsuand.cbsras an update from an existing version of Windows 10 Mobile.
Most internal Windows 10 Mobile builds were released to beta testers through public Windows Update infrastructure, although only if the host device had a specific "super secret registry key" (SSRK) installed. It is currently (as of writing) still possible to download and install these builds.
Some of the currently available builds also depend on the presence of the Microsoft.Tools.StudyID1510 feature. If a build is pushed to a device without it installed, the servicing stack will fail to process the update due to failing dependency checks.
List of versions[edit source]
| Name | Version | Codename | Based on | Build no. | Release date | Support end date | Notes | |
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| Windows 10 Mobile | 1507[a] | Threshold 1 | — | 10240 | — | Cancelled due to logistical issues and problems with feature creep. Release was delayed to allocate additional development resources towards version 1511.
See Windows 10 Mobile (original release) § Cancellation for further details. | ||
| Windows 10 Mobile, version 1511 | 1511 | Threshold 2 | Windows 10 November Update | 10586 | 2015-11-16 | 2018-01-09 | Initial release of Windows 10 Mobile. | |
| Windows 10 Mobile, version 1604 | 1604 | 2016-03-17 | Minor update release based on November Update codebase | |||||
| Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update | 1607 | Redstone 1 | Windows 10 Anniversary Update | 14393 | 2016-08-16 | 2018-10-09 | — | |
| Windows 10 Mobile Creators Update | 1703 | Redstone 2 | Windows 10 Creators Update | 15063 | 2017-04-25 | 2019-06-11 | — | |
| Windows 10 Mobile Fall Creators Update | 1709 | Feature 2 | 15254 | 2017-10-17 | 2020-01-14 | Special servicing release based on Windows 10 Creators Update codebase, caused by internal abandonment of further mobile development efforts in part due to the advent of Windows Core OS project and the dissolution of the Microsoft Mobile division.
Backports features introduced in internal Redstone 3 development branches. | ||
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Notes[edit source]
- ↑ Only retroactively labeled as Version 1507 in documentation. The OS itself only reports as version 10.0.
References[edit source]
- ↑ Support ending for Windows 10 Mobile in 2019, Microsoft Learn. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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