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Windows 10 was originally released following Microsoft's fixed lifecycle policy, receiving mainstream support for five years after its original release, followed by five years of extended support. However, starting in February 2018 this was switched to the modern lifecycle policy (excluding LTSC), with each version receiving 18 or 30 (only for ...
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 ...
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 10, version 22H2 is the only Windows 10 update to be eligible for the paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, which offers continued security updates until October 13, 2026 for consumers, or at most October 10, 2028 for businesses and schools.
November 10, 2015 October 10, 2017 April 10, 2018 [e] — January 9, 2018 1607: Redstone Anniversary Update 14393 August 2, 2016 April 10, 2018 [f] April 9, 2019 [f] October 13, 2026 [g] October 9, 2018 1703: Redstone 2 Creators Update 15063 April 5, 2017 [h] October 9, 2018 October 8, 2019 [i] — June 11, 2019 1709: Redstone 3 Fall Creators ...
In June 2021, shortly before Microsoft's announcement of Windows 11, Microsoft updated their lifecycle policy pages for Windows 10, revealing that support for their last release of Windows 10 will end on October 14, 2025. [58] [59] On April 27, 2023, Microsoft announced that version 22H2 would be the last of Windows 10. [60] [61]
Windows 10 October 2018 Update [1] (also known as version 1809 [2] and codenamed "Redstone 5") is the sixth major update to Windows 10 and the fifth in a series of updates under the Redstone codenames. It carries the build number 10.0.17763.
* The split between Mainstream and Extended support for LTSC's are relics from a by-gone era. Windows 10's Modern Life-Cycle Policy has made the distinction redundant, because new features that would usually only come out in the Mainstream Support phase, are now part of a new major version that resets the support life-cycle anyways.