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The offer was promoted and delivered via the "Get Windows 10" application (also known as GWX), which was automatically installed via Windows Update ahead of Windows 10's release, and activated on systems deemed eligible for the upgrade 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 ...
Release Preview Channel and public release: January 11, 2022 This update is no longer available from Microsoft Update Catalog or other release channels since September 12, 2023, although it continues to be available from Windows Update. 10.0.19044.1469 [26] KB5010793 Public release: January 17, 2022 10.0.19044.1499 [27] KB5009596 Release ...
Microsoft expects all eligible devices will have access to the free Windows 11 upgrade by mid-2022. To see if your Windows 10 PC is compatible with the update, download the PC Health Check App on ...
Windows Insider is a beta testing program that allows access to pre-release builds of Windows 10, enabling power users, developers, and vendors to test and provide feedback on future feature updates to Windows 10 as they are developed. Before the release of Windows 11, Windows Insider itself consisted of four "rings":
Windows 10 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft.Microsoft described Windows 10 as an "operating system as a service" that would receive ongoing updates to its features and functionality, augmented with the ability for enterprise environments to receive non-critical updates at a slower pace or use long-term support milestones that will only receive ...
Though a support document listed October 4, 2021, as the initial release date, [64] Microsoft officially released Windows 11 on October 5, 2021, [8] [65] as an opt-in, in-place upgrade through either the Windows 11 Installation Assistant application (which can perform the upgrade, or generate an ISO image or USB install media), or via Windows ...
Unlike its predecessor, Automatic Updates can download and install updates. Instead of the five-minute schedule used by its predecessor, Automatic Updates checks the Windows Update servers once a day. After Windows Me is installed, a notification balloon prompts the user to configure the Automatic Updates client. The user can choose from three ...