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Windows 10 - The best operating system
Windows 10 is a Microsoft operating system for personal computers, tablets, embedded devices, and Internet of Things devices. Microsoft released Windows 10 in July 2015 as a follow-up to Windows 8. Windows 10 has an official end-of-support date of October 2025, with Windows 11 as its successor.
Anyone 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. 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.
Organizations and users can choose how to patch and update Windows 10. 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.
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. In addition, organizations can use traditional desktop management software such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager.
Windows 10 Features
The familiar Start Menu, which Microsoft replaced with Live Tiles in Windows 8, returned in Windows 10. Users can still access Live Tiles and the touch-centric Metro interface from a panel on the right side of the Start Menu, however.
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Customizable start menu
Customize your Start Menu and use shortcuts to access files and apps from various locations with just a click.
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Cortana integration
Manage your calendar and track teams, emails, and flights using your digital assistant, Cortana.
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Microsoft Edge web browser
A world-class performance with more productivity, privacy, and the ability to sync passwords while you browse.
Microsoft Windows 10 Continuum allows users to toggle between touchscreen and keyboard interfaces on devices that offer both. Continuum automatically detects the presence of a keyboard and orients the interface to match.
Windows 10's integrated search feature allows users to search all local locations and the web simultaneously.
Microsoft Edge debuted with Windows 10 and replaced Internet Explorer as the default web browser. Edge includes tools such as Web Notes, which allows users to mark up websites, and Reading View, which allows users to view certain websites without the clutter of ads. The browser integrates directly with Cortana, Microsoft's digital assistant, which is also embedded within Windows 10.
Cortana integrates directly with the Bing search engine and supports both text and voice input. It tracks and analyzes location services, communication history, email and text messages, speech and input personalization, services and applications, and browsing and search history in an effort to customize the OS experience to best suit users' needs. IT professionals can disable Cortana and some of its features with Group Policy settings.
Windows 10 Security
Microsoft Windows 10 integrated support for multifactor authentication technologies, such as smartcards and tokens. In addition, Windows Hello brought biometric authentication to Windows 10, allowing users to log in with a fingerprint scan, iris scan or facial recognition technology. The operating system also includes virtualization-based security tools such as Isolated User Mode, Windows Defender Device Guard and Windows Defender Credential Guard.
These Windows 10 features keep data, processes and user credentials isolated in an attempt to limit the damage from any attacks. In addition, Windows 10 also expanded support for BitLocker encryption to protect data in motion between users' devices, storage hardware, emails and cloud services.
Windows 10 System Requirements
The minimum Windows 10 hardware requirements for a PC or 2-in-1 device are:
- Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or system-on-a-chip (SoC)
- RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit
- Hard disk space: 16 GB for 32-bit OS 20 GB for 64-bit OS
- Graphics card: DirectX 9 or later with Windows Display Driver Model 1.0
- Display: 800x600
These requirements are not sufficient to run Windows 11 systems.