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<div class="hatnote">This article is about the operating system series developed since 2014. For the original operating system release called "Windows 10" | <div class="hatnote">This article is about the operating system series developed since 2014. For the original operating system release called "Windows 10," see [[Windows 10 (original release)]].</div> | ||
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'''Windows 10''' is a series of [[Microsoft Windows]] operating systems, first introduced in July 2015 after being announced in September 2014. It is the tenth overall major release in the Windows NT operating system line. It succeeded [[Windows 8.1]] and was ultimately superseded by [[Windows 11]] in October 2021. As of November 2023, operating systems from the series run on 68.02% of Windows devices.<ref>[https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide/#monthly-202109-202209 Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats]</ref> In April 2023, Microsoft announced that [[Windows 10 2022 Update]] would be the last version of Windows 10 as the series | '''Windows 10''' is a series of [[Microsoft Windows]] operating systems, first introduced in July 2015 after being announced in September 2014. It is the tenth overall major release in the Windows NT operating system line. It succeeded [[Windows 8.1]] and was ultimately superseded by [[Windows 11]] in October 2021. As of November 2023, operating systems from the series run on 68.02% of Windows devices. <ref>[https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide/#monthly-202109-202209 Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats]</ref> In April 2023, Microsoft announced that the [[Windows 10 2022 Update]] would be the last version of Windows 10, as the series would reach the end of support on October 14, 2025. <ref>https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/windows-client-roadmap-update-april-2023/ba-p/3805227</ref> | ||
A new release model called [[Windows as a service]] was introduced with smaller and regular feature updates, as opposed to releasing a major version of Windows every few years. Usually, these updates are a new build of the operating system, although in a few cases Microsoft released feature updates consisting of a limited set of new functionality using the regular cumulative update infrastructure. From 2017 | A new release model called [[Windows as a service]] was introduced with smaller and more regular feature updates, as opposed to releasing a major version of Windows every few years. Usually, these updates are a new build of the operating system, although in a few cases, Microsoft released feature updates consisting of a limited set of new functionality using the regular cumulative update infrastructure. From 2017 until 2021, feature updates were released twice a year, with the first being released in spring and the other in fall. The schedule was realigned in 2021 so that feature updates for Windows 10 would be released annually in order to be consistent with Windows 11's new release cadence. <ref>https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/11/16/how-to-get-the-windows-10-november-2021-update/</ref> | ||
The [[Windows Insider Program]] was also introduced with Windows 10, which boosted the company's engagement with beta testers as well as distributed new pre-release builds more frequently than the prior beta testing initiatives. This also greatly cut down the number of leaks from within the company, which in the past bothered the company due to legal complications of contracted features becoming available earlier than anticipated. However, while early Insider builds often contained some clearly unfinished features and did not attempt to hide them, the Windows team has gradually moved towards locking such features down using systems such as Velocity and only unlocking them in an almost finished state. | The [[Windows Insider Program]] was also introduced with Windows 10, which boosted the company's engagement with beta testers as well as distributed new pre-release builds more frequently than the prior beta testing initiatives. This also greatly cut down on the number of leaks from within the company, which in the past bothered the company due to the legal complications of contracted features becoming available earlier than anticipated. However, while early Insider builds often contained some clearly unfinished features and did not attempt to hide them, the Windows team has gradually moved towards locking such features down using systems such as Velocity and only unlocking them in an almost finished state. | ||
The Windows 10 series is the last to run on 32-bit x86 systems, as support for these has been ultimately removed with the [[Windows 11 (original release)|original release]] of Windows 11. It is also the last to support the legacy PC/AT BIOS firmware even on 64-bit systems as Windows 11 now requires UEFI firmware with Secure Boot support, which has been a part of Microsoft requirements for newly designed devices since Windows 8. | The Windows 10 series is the last to run on 32-bit x86 systems, as support for these has been ultimately removed with the [[Windows 11 (original release)|original release]] of Windows 11. It is also the last to support the legacy PC/AT BIOS firmware even on 64-bit systems, as Windows 11 now requires UEFI firmware with Secure Boot support, which has been a part of Microsoft requirements for newly designed devices since Windows 8. | ||
== List of feature updates == | == List of feature updates == | ||