Wow, it’s six years already and the rest is history, Microsoft Windows 10 has been around for quite some time.
Windows 11 is the new version on the block, but here’s a brief throwback of the operating system Windows 10.
Originally released as an RTM, Windows 10 was available preinstalled on new laptops and tablets starting from July 15, 2015.
A public release was scheduled for July 29, when exactly older PCs had the opportunity to upgrade to Microsoft’s newest operating system at that time.
Coming from Windows 7, Windows 8 and 8.1 didn’t sit well with consumers, people loved their Windows 7. They were familiar with the desktop design and it worked.
Windows 8 “Metro UI” Design and fullscreen Start Menu was alien to users, Microsoft went on to change the preference by bringing back the single-row Start Menu in Windows 7.
The company still borrowed some design elements from Windows 8 like the cool Live Tiles.
New to Windows 10 was the virtual assistant Cortana, which Microsoft is phasing out.
A new login feature “Windows Hello” for PCs, and web browser Microsoft Edge based on Google’s Chromium engine.
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As usual Windows 10 was free to update, Microsoft was after the hearts of Windows 7 loyalists, aside from the inconsistent updates and RT variants it was mildly okay.
In 2016, updates worked differently. It was a scheduled 2 times yearly update that happens in the spring and fall, even up to today.
Since then, Windows 10 has evolved receiving new features such as gaming, people’s app, Windows Mixed Reality headsets, and cross-platform support for Android.
In 2018 the frequent updates stalled, an October 2018 Windows 10 update caused user’s files to be deleted.
Visually the operating was behind Chrome Os and MacOS Big Sur.
Microsoft had to make changes, creating a new team called Windows + Devices which Panos Panay led.
The Windows Insider program has birthed the next version of Microsoft’s operating system, Windows 11.
Windows 11 is a free update to compatible PCs, there are changes coming to the Microsoft store, a new UI with more rounded corners, and a new start menu.
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