Earlier this week, Microsoft has announced that it will continue to provide relevant updates to its Windows 10 operating system for 10 years or until October 2025. This development was based on the latest fact sheet provided by the company as part of its update policy. The issuance of the fact sheet was done less than two weeks before the slated global launch of Windows 10 later this month, a report from Tech Times stated.
As Tech Times noted, the latest fact sheet has revealed that Windows 10 will benefit from updates, specifically the mainstream support, which will end on Oct. 13, 2020. Microsoft, however, stressed that the extended support will continue until Oct. 14, 2025. The report clearly pointed out that Microsoft will implement a 10-year support cycle for the operating system, which will be broken down into a five-year mainstream support phase and another five years for the extended support stage.
"Updates are cumulative, with each update built upon all of the updates that preceded it. A device needs to install the latest update to remain supported. Updates may include new features, fixes (security and/or non-security), or a combination of both. Not all features in an update will work on all devices. A device may not be able to receive updates if the device hardware is incompatible, lacking current drivers, or otherwise outside of the Original Equipment Manufacturer's support period. Update availability may vary, for example by country, region, network connectivity, mobile operator or hardware capabilities," reads the Windows Lifecycle Fact Sheet as posted on Microsoft's website.
International Business Times said that Microsoft Windows 10 will reportedly ship various features and improvements for Windows 8.1. These reported features, among others, is the new Microsoft browser called Edge. The Microsoft Edge, which was previously codenamed "Spartan" and also included in the improvement update, is reportedly a desktop version of the Cortana, Microsoft's predictive assistant.
