The familiar Start Menu, which Microsoft replaced with Live Tiles in Windows 8, returned in Windows 10. In addition, organizations can use traditional desktop management software such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager. Windows 10 features built-in capabilities that allow corporate IT departments to use mobile device management (MDM) software to secure and control devices running the operating system. IT or users can access a Windows 10 upgrade through the Windows Update Assistant to manually begin an upgrade or wait for Windows Update to offer an upgrade when it is set to run. Organizations and users can pick and choose how they will patch and update Windows 10. To upgrade from a previous version of Windows 10, IT or users run the Windows 10 OS installer, which transfers any applications and software on the previous OS, as well as settings and preferences over to Windows 10.

Windows 10 has an official end of support date of October, 2025, with Windows 11 as it's successor.Īnyone adopting Windows 10 can upgrade legacy machines directly from Windows 7 or Windows 8 to Windows 10 without re-imaging or performing intrusive and time-consuming system wipes and upgrade procedures. Microsoft released Windows 10 in July 2015 as a follow-up to Windows 8. Windows 10 is a Microsoft operating system for personal computers, tablets, embedded devices and internet of things devices.

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