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'''Microsoft Windows 10''' is the latest edition of [[Microsoft]] Windows. The tech giant released '10' to the public [[August]] of 2015. It is the first release after the failed rollout of [[Windows 8]], which was the first time Microsoft has offered a limited-offer free upgrade.
'''Microsoft Windows 10''' is the latest edition of [[Microsoft]] Windows. The tech giant released '10' to the public [[August]] of 2015. It is the first release after the failed rollout of [[Windows 8]], which was the first time Microsoft has offered a limited-offer free upgrade.
Most people that had a valid copy of [[Windows 7]], [[Windows 8|8]] or [[Windows 8.1|8.1]] were eligible for a free upgrade for one-year following the release date, July 2016.<ref name="techradar.com">http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/operating-systems/microsoft-confirms-there-will-be-no-windows-11-1293309</ref> Surface models such as RT are not eligible for the 10 upgrade. Enterprise editions of [[Windows 7]] and [[Windows 8|8]] upgrades to Windows 10 were also not free.
Most people that had a valid copy of [[Windows 7]], [[Windows 8|8]] or [[Windows 8.1|8.1]] were eligible for a free upgrade for one-year following the release date, July 2016.<ref name="techradar.com">http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/operating-systems/microsoft-confirms-there-will-be-no-windows-11-1293309</ref> Surface models such as RT are not eligible for the 10 upgrade. Enterprise editions of [[Windows 7]] and [[Windows 8|8]] upgrades to Windows 10 were also not free. Now that this window of time has closed, licenses must be purchased by everyone seeking to use the system.
==Security and Privacy Concerns==
==Security and Privacy Concerns==