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Windows 10

Not to be confused with the related operating system for mobile devices, Windows 10 Mobile or the first release of Windows, Windows 1.0.

Windows 10
Version of the Windows NT operating system
Screenshot of Windows 10, showing the Start menu and Action Center in light theme
DeveloperMicrosoft
Written in
OS familyMicrosoft Windows
Source model
Released to
manufacturing		July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)
General
availability		July 29, 2015 (2015-07-29)
Latest release22H2 (10.0.19045.5796) (April 22, 2025 (2025-04-22)[5]) [±]
Latest preview
Release Preview Channel
22H2 (10.0.19045.5796) (April 22, 2025 (2025-04-22)[6][7]) [±]
Marketing targetPersonal computing
Available in110 languages[note 1][8][9]
List of languages
  • Afrikaans - Afrikaans
  • Azərbaycan - Azerbaijani
  • Bosanski - Bosnian
  • Català (Espanya, valencià) - Catalan (Spain, Valencian)
  • Català (Espanya) - Catalan (Spain)
  • Čeština - Czech
  • Cymraeg - Welsh
  • Dansk - Danish
  • Deutsch - German
  • Èdè Yorùbá - Yoruba
  • Eesti - Estonian
  • English (United Kingdom) - English (United Kingdom)
  • English (United States) - English (United States)
  • Español (España) - Spanish (Spain)
  • Español (México) - Spanish (Mexico)
  • Euskara - Basque
  • Filipino - Filipino
  • Français (Canada) - French (Canada)
  • Français (France) - French (France)
  • Gaeilge - Irish
  • Gàidhlig - Scottish Gaelic
  • Galego - Galician
  • Hausa - Hausa
  • Hrvatski - Croatian
  • Igbo - Igbo
  • Indonesia - Indonesian
  • IsiXhosa - Xhosa
  • IsiZulu - Zulu
  • Íslenska - Icelandic
  • Italiano - Italian
  • Kʼicheʼ - Kʼicheʼ
  • Kinyarwanda - Kinyarwanda
  • Kiswahili - Swahili
  • Latviešu - Latvian
  • Lëtzebuergesch - Luxembourgish
  • Lietuvių - Lithuanian
  • Magyar - Hungarian
  • Malti - Maltese
  • Māori - Maori
  • Melayu - Malay
  • Nederlands - Dutch
  • Norsk bokmål - Norwegian Bokmål
  • Norsk nynorsk - Norwegian Nynorsk
  • Oʻzbek - Uzbek
  • Polski - Polish
  • Português (Brasil) - Portuguese (Brazil)
  • Português (Portugal) - Portuguese (Portugal)
  • Română - Romanian
  • Runasimi - Quechua
  • Sesotho sa Leboa - Northern Soto
  • Setswana - Tswana
  • Shqip - Albanian
  • Slovenčina - Slovak
  • Slovenščina - Slovenian
  • Srpski - Serbian (Latin)
  • Suomi - Finnish
  • Svenska - Swedish
  • Tiếng Việt - Vietnamese
  • Türkçe - Turkish
  • Türkmen dili - Turkmen
  • Wolof - Wolof
  • Ελληνικά - Greek
  • Беларуская - Belarusian
  • Български - Bulgarian
  • Кыргызча - Kyrgyz
  • Қазақ тілі - Kazakh
  • Македонски - Macedonian
  • Монгол - Mongolian
  • Русский - Russian
  • Српски (ћирилица, Босна и Херцеговина) - Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina)
  • Српски (ћирилица, Србија) - Serbian (Cyrillic, Serbia)
  • Татар - Tatar
  • Тоҷикӣ - Tajik
  • Українська - Ukrainian
  • ქართული - Georgian
  • Հայերեն - Armenian
  • עברית - Hebrew
  • ئۇيغۇرچە - Uyghur
  • اردو - Urdu
  • العربية - Arabic
  • پنجابی - Punjabi (Arabic)
  • سنڌي - Sindhi (Arabic)
  • فارسی (افغانستان) - Persian (Afghanistan)
  • فارسی (ایران) - Persian (Iran)
  • کوردیی ناوەندی - Sorani Kurdish
  • ትግርኛ - Tigrinya
  • አማርኛ - Amharic
  • कोंकणी - Konkani
  • नेपाली - Nepali
  • मराठी - Marathi
  • हिन्दी - Hindi
  • অসমীয়া - Assamese
  • বাংলা (বাংলাদেশ) - Bangla (Bangladesh)
  • বাংলা (ভারত) - Bangla (India)
  • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ - Punjabi
  • ગુજરાતી - Gujarati
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆ - Odia
  • தமிழ் - Tamil
  • తెలుగు - Telugu
  • ಕನ್ನಡ - Kannada
  • മലയാളം - Malayalam
  • සිංහල - Sinhala
  • ไทย - Thai
  • ລາວ - Lao
  • ខ្មែរ - Khmer
  • ᏣᎳᎩ - Cherokee
  • 한국어 - Korean
  • 中文 (简体) - Chinese (Simplified)
  • 中文 (繁體) - Chinese (Traditional)
  • 日本語 - Japanese
Update method
Platforms32-bit: IA-32, ARMv7;[10][11]
64-bit: x86-64, ARM64 (ARMv8)[12][13][14]
Kernel typeHybrid (Windows NT kernel)
UserlandNative API
Windows API
.NET Framework
Universal Windows Platform
Windows Subsystem for Linux
NTVDM (IA-32 only)
Default
user interface		Windows shell (graphical)
LicenseTrialware,[15] Microsoft Software Assurance, MSDN subscription, Microsoft Imagine
Preceded byWindows 8.1 (2013)
Succeeded byWindows 11 (2021)
Official websiteWindows 10 (archived at Wayback Machine)
Support status
Supported until October 14, 2025.[note 2][16][17]

Paid Extended Security Updates (ESU):[note 3]
Supported until October 13, 2026, for consumers.[18]
Supported until at most October 10, 2028,
for businesses and schools.[19][20]
See § Extended Security Updates for details.

Exceptions exist[note 4] until at most January 13, 2032,
See § Support lifecycle for details.
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Windows 10 is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. The successor to Windows 8.1, it was released to manufacturing on July 15, 2015, and later to retail on July 29, 2015.[21] Windows 10 was made available for download via MSDN and TechNet, as a free upgrade for retail copies of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 users via the Microsoft Store, and to Windows 7 users via Windows Update. Unlike previous Windows NT releases, Windows 10 receives new builds on an ongoing basis, which are available at no additional cost to users;[note 5] devices in enterprise environments can alternatively use long-term support milestones that only receive critical updates, such as security patches.[22][23] It was succeeded by Windows 11, which was released on October 5, 2021.[24]

In contrast to the tablet-oriented approach of Windows 8, Microsoft provided the desktop-oriented interface in line with previous versions of Windows in Windows 10. Other features added include Xbox Live integration, Cortana virtual assistant, virtual desktops and the improved Settings component. Windows 10 also replaced Internet Explorer with Microsoft Edge. As with previous versions, Windows 10 has been developed primarily for x86 processors; in 2018, a version of Windows 10 for ARM processors was released.[25]

Windows 10 received generally positive reviews upon its original release, with praise given to the return of the desktop interface, improved bundled software compared to Windows 8.1, and other capabilities. However, media outlets had been critical to behavioral changes of the system like mandatory update installation, privacy concerns over data collection and adware-like tactics used to promote the operating system on its release.[26] Microsoft initially aimed to have Windows 10 installed on over one billion devices within three years of its release;[22] that goal was ultimately reached almost five years after release on March 16, 2020,[27] and it had surpassed Windows 7 as the most popular version of Windows worldwide by January 2018, which remains the case in 2024. As of February 2025, Windows 10 is the most used version of Windows, accounting for 58.83% of the worldwide market share, while its successor Windows 11, holds 38%.[28] Windows 10 is the most-used traditional PC operating system, with a 46% share of users.[29]

Windows 10 is the last version of Microsoft Windows that supports 32-bit processors (IA-32 and ARMv7-based) and the last major version to support 64-bit processors that don't meet the x86-x64-v2 (i.e., having POPCNT and SSE4.2) or ARMv8.1 specifications, across all minor versions.[note 6][32][33][31] It's also the last version to officially: lack a CPU model check before installation (with a whitelist),[note 7][34] support BIOS firmware,[note 8] and support systems with TPM 1.2 or no TPM at all.[note 9][39] Support for Windows 10 editions which are not in the Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) is set to end on October 14, 2025.[16]

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