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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 Microsoft Store, and to Windows 7 users via Windows Update.
At the time of launch, Microsoft deemed Windows 7 (with Service Pack 1) and Windows 8.1 users eligible to upgrade to Windows 10 free of charge, so long as the upgrade took place within one year of Windows 10's initial release date. Windows RT and the respective Enterprise editions of Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 were excluded from this offer.
Upon the release of Windows 10 in 2015, the ARM-specific version for large tablets was discontinued; large tablets (such as the Surface Pro 4) were only released with x86 processors and could run the full version of Windows 10. Windows 10 Mobile had the ability to be installed on smaller tablets (up to nine inches); [16] however, very few such ...
Windows 8.1 was made available for download via MSDN and Technet and available as a free upgrade for retail copies of Windows 8 and Windows RT users via the Windows Store. A server version, Windows Server 2012 R2 , was released on October 18, 2013.
2023 Update 2023-10-31 22631 On extended support (2026-11-10) [16] 2024 Update 2024-10-01 26100 Supported (2027-10-12) Windows Server IoT 2025 2024-11-01 [17] NT 10.0 26100 Standard, Datacenter OEM IoT, Server Supported (2034-10-10) [18] Name Release date Version RTM build Editions License OS type Support status
Windows 10 November Update, or Windows 10 Version 1511, codenamed "Threshold 2", is the first major update to Windows 10. It carries the build number 10.0.10586 and version 1511, referencing its date of release, November 2015.
This update contains fixes that were discovered through beta tester feedback and contains some of the most requested features. If you like what you see, or want to vote for the next feature to be added, drop us a line of feedback! October Update #4 - 10/28/2024 (Version 11.1.4723)
It is the update users received when they upgraded to Windows 10 through the free upgrade offer or after checking for updates on PCs preloaded with Windows 10. 10.0.10240.16413 [85] [86] KB3081424 Fast ring, slow ring and public release: August 5, 2015 10.0.10240.16430 [87] [88] KB3081436 Fast ring, slow ring and public release: August 11, 2015