Windows 10
| A version of the Windows NT operating system | |
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Windows 10 version 1607, showing the Start menu and Action Center
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| Developer | Microsoft |
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| OS family | Microsoft Windows |
| Source model | Closed source and shared source (Windows Driver Frameworks is now open-source) |
| Released to manufacturing |
July 15, 2015 |
| General availability |
July 29, 2015 |
| Latest release | 1607 (10.0.14393.726) (January 26, 2017) |
| Latest preview | 1704 (10.0.15031.0) (February 8, 2017) |
| Marketing target | Personal computing |
| Update method | Windows Update, Windows Store, Windows Server Update Services |
| Platforms | IA-32, x86-64, ARM, ARM64 |
| Kernel type | Hybrid (Windows NT) |
| Userland |
Windows API .NET Framework Universal Windows Platform Windows Subsystem for Linux |
| Default user interface | Windows shell (Graphical) |
| License | Trialware,Microsoft Software Assurance, MSDN subscription, Microsoft Imagine |
| Preceded by | Windows 8.1 (2013) |
| Official website | windows |
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Windows 10 is a personal computer operating system developed and released by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. It was officially unveiled in September 2014 following a brief demo at Build 2014. The first version of the operating system entered a public beta testing process in October, leading up to its consumer release on July 29, 2015.
Windows 10 introduces what Microsoft described as "universal apps"; expanding on Metro-style apps, these apps can be designed to run across multiple Microsoft product families with nearly identical code—including PCs, tablets, smartphones, embedded systems, Xbox One, Surface Hub and Windows Holographic. The Windows user interface was revised to handle transitions between a mouse-oriented interface and a touchscreen-optimized interface based on available input devices—particularly on 2-in-1 PCs; both interfaces include an updated Start menu which incorporates elements of Windows 7's traditional Start menu with the tiles of Windows 8. The first release of Windows 10 also introduces a virtual desktop system, a window and desktop management feature called Task View, the Microsoft Edge web browser, support for fingerprint and face recognition login, new security features for enterprise environments, and DirectX 12 and WDDM 2.0 to improve the operating system's graphics capabilities for games.
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