Windows 10

References

1. General Availability Channel, formerly Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) and Current Branch (CB).
2. General Availability Channel with Extended Security Updates (Microsoft account required except for that got ESU upfront
3. Long-Term Servicing Channel, formerly Long-Term Servicing Branch (LTSB).
4. Mainstream support ended on October 13, 2020.
5. Supplemental servicing for Enterprise and Education editions.
6. January 10, 2023, for Intel Clover Trail based systems.
7. Mainstream support ended on October 12, 2021.
8. April 11, 2017, for Education, Enterprise, and IoT Enterprise editions.
9. March 9, 2021, for Surface Hub devices.
10. Originally EOS by April 14, 2020, but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
11. Originally EOS by November 10, 2020, but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
12. Originally released on October 2, 2018, but was pushed back due to bugs.
13. Originally EOS by May 12, 2020, but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
14. Mainstream support ended on January 9, 2024.
15. Mainstream support until January 12, 2027.
16. Originally EOS by May 14, 2024 (Home and Pro editions) and May 13, 2025 (Education and Enterprise editions).
17. Windows 10 builds that have this color have reached their expiration dates and are no longer supported by Microsoft in t
18. Windows 10 builds that have this color are no longer the latest version of Windows 10, but are still supported by Micros
19. Windows 10 builds that have this color are the latest (by servicing channel) public version of Windows 10.
20. Specific language packs included on the device depend on the mobile operator (for cellular connected devices) or device
21. Applies to all non-LTSC versions with the latest feature update & excludes IoT Core edition.
22. For version 22H2
23. For LTSC versions & some editions, along with some hardware configurations.
24. In addition to additional test builds of Windows 10, which are available to Windows Insiders.
25. If going by unofficial requirements, Windows 11 version 23H2 is the final minor version to support processors without PO
26. And the last major version to support 64-bit processors that do not meet the x86-x64-v2 (i.e., having POPCNT and SSE4.2)
27. Excluding IoT editions
28. Excluding IoT editions and select Microsoft approved OEM systems.
29. Although not on all editions, e.g., some Windows 11 IoT editions are excluded from the check.
30. A logical processor is either: One of the cores on one of the physical processors without SMT; or one of the two threads
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53. Windows
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54. ZDNet
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56. "Microsoft Launches Windows 10 on ARM: Always Connected PCs"
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57. PC World
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58. "Microsoft hits its goal of 1 billion devices running Windows 10"
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61. Tom's Hardware
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63. Neowin
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64. Winaero
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71. Houston Chronicle
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72. The Verge
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73. ZDNet
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74. PC World
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75. The Verge
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76. PC World
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77. Ars Technica
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78. Ars Technica
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79. PC World
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81. The Verge
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82. Slate
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83. Seattle Times
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84. ExtremeTech
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85. The Verge
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86. The Verge
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87. ExtremeTech
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88. The Guardian
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89. Reuters
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90. Business Insider
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91. The REAL Reason There Could Never Be a Windows 9
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92. The Verge
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93. PC Magazine
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94. Ars Technica
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95. PC World
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96. Anandtech
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97. VentureBeat
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98. www.informationweek.com
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99. PCWorld
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100. Redmondmag.com
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101. Computerworld
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102. The Verge
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103. PCWorld
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104. ZDNet
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105. The New York Times
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106. Computerworld
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107. Thurrott.com
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108. AnandTech
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109. The Verge
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110. ExtremeTech
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111. Softpedia
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112. WinBeta
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113. The Verge
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114. Thurrott.com
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115. The Verge
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116. Redmond Magazine
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117. Wired
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118. Supersite for Windows
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119. ZDNet
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120. Ars Technica
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121. PC World
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122. The Verge
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123. CNET
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124. Ars Technica
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125. AnandTech
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126. CNET
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127. CNET
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128. Microsoft
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129. Windows Help
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130. Ars Technica
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131. Ars Technica
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132. Windows Blog
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133. Ars Technica
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134. PC World
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135. The Verge
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136. Windows 10 blog
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137. Ars Technica
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138. Computerworld
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139. Network World
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140. PC World
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141. The Verge
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142. CNET
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143. PC World
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144. The Verge
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145. ZDNet
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146. Forbes
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149. ZDNet
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150. Windows 10 clean installation can still be activated with Windows 7 Product Key in 2024!
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151. Tom's Guide
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152. The Verge
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153. MSDN
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154. "Microsoft's universal apps are now called Windows apps"
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155. The Verge
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156. Windows Blog
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157. Ars Technica
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158. The Verge
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159. Windows Experience Blog
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160. Ars Technica
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161. ZDNet
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162. The Verge
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163. PC Pro
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164. CNET
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165. Thurrott.com
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166. Thurrott.com
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167. WinBeta
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168. ZDNet
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169. ZDNet
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170. Ars Technica
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171. Ars Technica
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172. Ars Technica
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173. Microsoft Docs
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174. Microsoft Docs
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175. TechRadar
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177. NVIDIA Developer Blog
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178. Microsoft Learn
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179. The Verge
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181. ZDNet
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182. Windows Experience Blog
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185. The Verge
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186. Thurrott.com
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187. ZDnet
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188. Windows Experience Blog
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189. TechRepublic
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190. ZDNet
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191. IEBlog
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