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They haven't moved away from major version numbers, "Windows 10" is just the product name now (like Mac OS X used to be). The major version is "Fall Creators Up

by beojan 9y ago

They haven't moved away from major version numbers, "Windows 10" is just the product name now (like Mac OS X used to be). The major version is "Fall Creators Update" etc (monthly updates provide the equivalent of minor versions).

extra88 9y ago
Each semi-annual feature update, like Fall Creators Update, is only serviced for 18 months from date of release. They've been saying this for a while but the longer support dates were still published. On February 1st, I was reading Windows lifecycle fact sheet which listed Windows 10's mainstream support would end in 2020 and extended support would end in 2025. [0] However, less than a day later, that page has been updated and is very different. Most versions of Windows 10 are now listed by version number (corresponding to the semi-annual updates released so far) with end of service dates 18 months after release. Only the LTSB editions (which aren't supposed to receive feature updates anyway) have mainstream and extended support dates (the 2015. [0] https://web.archive.org/web/20180127173937/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet https://web.archive.org/web/20180127173937/https://support.m... [1] https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifec...
tw04 9y ago
That's patently and provably false. "Creators update" is the same thing as a service pack, NOT a major revision. Major revisions as follows: Windows 10 29 July 2015 NT 10.0 Windows 8.1 17 October 2013 NT 6.3 Windows 8 26 October 2012 NT 6.2 Windows 7 22 October 2009 NT 6.1 Windows Vista 30 January 2007 NT 6.0 "Fall Creators Update" is version 10.0.16299
- dingo_bat 9y ago
  Creator's update is nothing like a service pack of yore. A defining feature of service packs was that they didn't have any new feature. Only bug fixes and stability/security. Creator's update is a bigger upgrade from base Win10 than Win10 was from Win8, in terms of features.
  - paulmd 9y ago
    > A defining feature of service packs was that they didn't have any new feature. Only bug fixes and stability/security. Pretty much every service pack includes new features. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP#Service_packs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP#Service_packs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista#Updates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista#Updates

by beojan 9y ago

extra88 9y ago

Each semi-annual feature update, like Fall Creators Update, is only serviced for 18 months from date of release. They've been saying this for a while but the longer support dates were still published. On February 1st, I was reading Windows lifecycle fact sheet which listed Windows 10's mainstream support would end in 2020 and extended support would end in 2025. [0] However, less than a day later, that page has been updated and is very different. Most versions of Windows 10 are now listed by version number (corresponding to the semi-annual updates released so far) with end of service dates 18 months after release. Only the LTSB editions (which aren't supposed to receive feature updates anyway) have mainstream and extended support dates (the 2015. [0] https://web.archive.org/web/20180127173937/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet https://web.archive.org/web/20180127173937/https://support.m... [1] https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifec...

tw04 9y ago

That's patently and provably false. "Creators update" is the same thing as a service pack, NOT a major revision. Major revisions as follows: Windows 10 29 July 2015 NT 10.0 Windows 8.1 17 October 2013 NT 6.3 Windows 8 26 October 2012 NT 6.2 Windows 7 22 October 2009 NT 6.1 Windows Vista 30 January 2007 NT 6.0 "Fall Creators Update" is version 10.0.16299

dingo_bat 9y ago
Creator's update is nothing like a service pack of yore. A defining feature of service packs was that they didn't have any new feature. Only bug fixes and stability/security. Creator's update is a bigger upgrade from base Win10 than Win10 was from Win8, in terms of features.
- paulmd 9y ago
  > A defining feature of service packs was that they didn't have any new feature. Only bug fixes and stability/security. Pretty much every service pack includes new features. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP#Service_packs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP#Service_packs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista#Updates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista#Updates