Microsoft retires early versions of Windows 10

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When Microsoft debuted Windows 10 with the phrase "Windows operating system is dead", many people took their hands to the head. "Windows is dead! What are we going to do now?"

Indeed, Windows has died as a traditional system software, to become a service. It is no longer an operating system but a service that flows constantly and is updated and improved when necessary.

And users have to learn to adapt to it. Windows 10 as a service implies that you need to update it constantly, for security reasons. The new Windows Update policy, which has just been updated today, implies that Windows 10 will have two major updates per year, in March and September, and these two updates will only be supported for 18 months. Thereafter they will no longer receive security updates, and it will be mandatory to upgrade to the newer version if we do not want to expose our computers to spyware and cybercriminals.

Windows 10 Creators Update, mandatory for all
Microsoft announced yesterday that Windows 10 Creators Update, the latest version of the system, is now available for all supported devices, including Enterprise versions. Today confirms that the next October 10 will be a mandatory update.

The first major upgrade of Windows 10, version 1511, which took place in November 2015, will no longer receive support on October 10, which means that it will no longer receive any enhancements or security patches. If an uncovered hole is discovered, it will be the first place hackers will go.

Microsoft has released a statement reminding the need to upgrade to the current version 1703, to ensure the maximum performance and protection of Windows 10 as a service. In September will launch the second major update of the year version 1709, dubbed the name of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. It will include important new features like Paint Retirement, or a new backup system.

All these new updates will only be supported for 18 months.

It is not really different from other operating systems that work as a service, as with Android, where smartphones and tablets are automatically updated, or come factory updated. On the PC, the users decide and Microsoft is trying to update them as fast as possible, especially in companies, schools and other organizations where the process is more complicated.