Windows 10 Support and Update Branches
ABOUT WINDOWS 10
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.Unlike previous versions of Windows, Microsoft has branded Windows 10 as a "service" that receives ongoing "feature updates"; devices in enterprise environments can receive these updates at a slower pace, or use long-term support milestones that only receive critical updates, such as security patches, over their five-year lifespan of mainstream support.
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 Mixed Reality. 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.
| Version | Code name | Marketing name | Release date | Support retired | Latest build | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | Mobile | ||||||
| 1507 | Threshold 1 | N/A | July 29, 2015 | May 9, 2017 | 10240 | N/A | |
| 1511 | Threshold 2 | November Update | November 10, 2015 | October 10, 2017 | 10586 | 10586 | |
| 1607 | Redstone 1 | Anniversary Update | August 2, 2016 | March 2018 | 14393 | 14393 | |
| 1703 | Redstone 2 | Creators Update | April 5, 2017 | September 2018 | 15063 | 15063 | |
| 1709 | Redstone 3 | Fall Creators Update | Late 2017 | TBA | 16257 | 15240 | |
| 1803 | Redstone 4 | TBA | Early 2018 | TBA | N/A | N/A | |
| 1809 | TBA | TBA | Late 2018 | TBA | N/A | N/A | |
Legend:
Old version
Older version, still supported
Latest version
Latest preview version
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IA-32 or x86-64 architecture with support for PAE, NX and SSE2
x86-64 CPUs must also support CMPXCHG16B, PrefetchW and LAHF/SAHF
1 GB
x86-64 edition:
2 GB
WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
x86-64 edition: 20 GB
| Feature | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Client Hyper-V | Second Level Address Translation (SLAT) and a 64-bit edition of Windows |
| Secure Boot | UEFI v2.3.1 Errata B with Microsoft Windows Certification Authority in its database |
| BitLocker, device encryption | Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 |
| Windows Hello | Illuminated infrared camera |
| Speech recognition | Microphone |
| Biometric authentication | Fingerprint reader |
| Device encryption | InstantGo |
| Miracast | Wi-Fi adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct |
| Secure attention | Hardware equivalent of Ctrl+Alt+Delete or ⊞ Win+Power key sequence |
| Update branch | Windows Insider Preview Branch (WIPB) Beta software | Current Branch (CB) "Consumer grade" | Current Branch for Business (CBB) "Business ready" | Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB) "Mission critical" |
| Edition | Home | |||
| Pro | ||||
| Education | ||||
| Enterprise | Enterprise LTSB | |||
| Critical updates Security patches and stability updates | Continuous as made available (choice of slow, fast, or release preview ring) | Automatic and mandatory[214] | Automatic | User can defer updates indefinitely |
| Feature upgrades Non-critical functionality and feature updates | Automatic or defer | Only through LTSB in-place upgrades | ||
| Feature upgrades cadence | Continuous as released | Progressively after WIPB evaluation | ~4 months after CB evaluation or defer for an additional ~8 months | LTSB releases are stable 'snapshots' of CBB |
| Upgrade support | Continuous updating, features silently come and sometimes go with new builds | Continuous updating or in-place upgrade to supported LTSB builds | In-place upgrade support for the three most recent LTSB builds | |
| Update support | 10 years (or until future builds require hardware support the old device doesn't have or ~4 months after a missed cumulative update made into CBB.)[201] | 10 years (or ~8 months from deferring build upgrade or until future builds require hardware support the old device doesn't have.) | 5 years mainstream + 5 years extended | |
| Update methods | Windows Update | Windows Update Windows Update for Business Windows Server Update Services | Windows Update for Business Windows Server Update Services | |
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