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All editions of Windows Vista (excluding Enterprise) are stored on the same retail and OEM optical media—a license key for the edition purchased determines which edition is eligible for installation. [9] When first announced, Anytime Upgrade enabled users to purchase a digital license from an online merchant to upgrade their edition of ...
In-place upgrades are supported from most editions of Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 and Windows 8.1 with Update 1, while users with Windows 8 must first upgrade to Windows 8.1. Changing between architectures (e.g., upgrading from 32-bit edition to a 64-bit editions) via in-place upgrades is not supported; a clean installation is required.
SP1 became available to current Windows Vista users on Windows Update and the Download Center on March 18, 2008. [109] [110] [111] Initially, the service pack only supported five languages – English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese. Support for the remaining 31 languages was released on April 14, 2008. [112]
This update is no longer available from Microsoft Update Catalog or other release channels since September 12, 2023, although it continues to be available from Windows Update. 10.0.19044.1618 [32] KB5011543 Release Preview Channel: March 14, 2022 New highlights feature for Search on the taskbar; Added the ability to change the color of toast ...
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The Windows 11 2024 Update [1] (also known as version 24H2, codenamed Hudson Valley [2] [3] [4]) is the third and current major update to Windows 11. It carries the build number 10.0.26100. It carries the build number 10.0.26100.
Windows 1.0, the first independent version of Microsoft Windows, released on November 20, 1985, achieved little popularity. The project was briefly codenamed "Interface Manager" before the windowing system was implemented—contrary to popular belief that it was the original name for Windows and Rowland Hanson, the head of marketing at Microsoft, convinced the company that the name Windows ...
On June 24, 2021, Windows 11 was announced as the successor to Windows 10 during a livestream. The new operating system was designed to be more user-friendly and understandable. It was released on October 5, 2021. [61] [62] As of May 2022, Windows 11 is a free upgrade to Windows 10 users who meet the system requirements. [63]