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Windows 10 is an operating system developed and released by Microsoft. The operating system is a return to its base for personal computer usage, unlike Windows 8/8.1 that was aimed more for the tablet audience. A demo was done in September 2014, beta in October 2014 and final release in July 29, 2015.

Windows 10

Windows 10 is familiar and easy to use, has more built-in security to help keep you safe, and is designed to work with software and hardware you already have. Whether you want to upgrade your PCs to Windows 10, gain access to offerings such as Software Assurance, or use Windows with greater flexibility, there is a Microsoft Volume Licensing solution that is right for your organization. What’s new Introducing Windows 10

Windows 10 brings a new way of delivering Windows, with new features and functionality delivered in an incremental manner without requiring a large operating system redeployment. Active Software Assurance will enable you to receive ongoing features and functionality for Windows 10 Enterprise, along with security updates, on a regular basis. Organizations that are using Windows 10 Enterprise now have the opportunity to choose which Windows service best fits their needs. If your organization is looking for the latest innovation on an ongoing basis for a variety of devices, the Current Branch for Business is a great fit. For mission critical environments with strict change management policies, the Long Term Servicing Branch is a good choice because it offers the latest security updates—but no new features.

Read blog about Windows 10 Enterprise Windows 10 Pro free upgrade offer

For the first year of availability, many customers who currently use Windows will qualify for a free upgrade to Windows 10.

System requirements

If you want to upgrade to Windows 10 on your PC or tablet, here’s the minimum hardware you’ll need. Read further below to learn about the additional factors that impact upgradeability. For more information about the free upgrade offer1, please visit the Windows 10 Upgrade page for details.

Latest OS:
Make sure you are running the latest version of either Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 Update.

Processor:
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or SoC

RAM:

1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit

Hard disk space:
16 GB for 32-bit OS 20 GB for 64-bit OS

Graphics card:
DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver

Display:
800x600
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How to make windows 10 pro lite for hyper-v

do you guys know of any particular way to slim down windows 10 to be run successfully as a hyper v guest? Thanks
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MDT Litetouch.vbs Windows Deployment Wizard doesn't show any Task Sequence

I am trying to work on the MDT LTI deployment of Windows 10 in a lab environment according to MSFT document https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/windows-10-poc-mdt#refresh-a-computer-with-windows-10 Everything else worked fine so far,…
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Convert server 2012 R2 to Windows 10

I have a server machine, with regular desktop hardware that I have obtained from my company. It is currently running Windows Server 2012 R2. The intention is to use it as a media server, connected to a TV. It works well, but the server OS is very…
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Windows 10 / Windows Server 2016 software compatibility

I just installed a software on my Windows 10 computer that works fine. Its an old software so it needs visual c++ redistribuables 2010 that I installed (both x86 and x64, latest SP1 versions) I tried to install it on a Windows server 2016 with the…
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Locked out of Active directory After Joining Domain Through VPN

Usually , if I join a domain locally in the office , then it will cache credentials and allow a remote user to log into their machine when away from the local doman. I have joined a domain through the VPN ( Open VPN ) , but when I restarted the…
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Windows 10 Files and Folders restored

I am using Windows 10. My file and folder contents are restored as they were 6 months ago. What should I do? For example, I have an excel file in which I logged attendance of team members. I had updated the Excel file through October 26, 2017. When…
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What are the dangers of buying a windows entreprise key online?

For multiple reasons I've settled on using Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB. Apart of getting a fake key or getting a legitimate key revoked, what are the dangers of purchasing / applying an unknown product key to your windows system ? Edit: I'm willing…
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Win10 - Non-Shared drives appear in remote list

Win10 Pro for those who need to know. dang. this is kinda tough to explain. i have 3 drives. one, i shared, the other two, i did not. when i go to access them from, say, my Android, i see ALL the drives, listed as $A, $B and $D, and ANOTHER named…
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Restrict each client to one session per user?

I would like to restrict each client to one session per user. Currently I have group policy set to allow for an unlimited number of sessions per user however I cannot set group policy, as far as I know, to restrict each client to one session per…
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Windows 10 as domain print server?

While it seems than win10 pro can expose a print server, I've tried to experiment a bit to understand if this print service can be used as a role in our domain. Basically other machines can see the printer in the win10 machine if added via print…
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Do I really need CURL on all my Windows devices?

So a vulnerability scanner has revealed that I have a version of CURL that is out of date on basically all of my machines. Environments in question are Windows 10 and Server 2019. From what I can tell it was Windows 10 1804 that first issued…
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Samba server showing user still logged on despite shutdown/restart of the Windows 10 client

I have since years an issue with Samba 4.3.11 and Windows 10 in a Domain with Samba Active Directory: The Users on Windows 10 will be shown as further logged on on the samba server (smbstatus -b) even after a shutdown or restart of the Windows 10…
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How to restrict users from uploading files from Azure Virtual Desktop(AVD) to personal or public sites?

How to restrict users from uploading files from Azure Virtual Desktop(AVD) to personal or public sites like gmail, google drive, personal onedrive, personal office365 account, dropbox, box, github, gitlab, bitbucket, azure git, etc. such site.…
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My Windows server is running OOM, this prevents me to remote desktop. How can I remotely reboot it?

I'm using a Windows 10 machine as a server. There is an application running on my server that leaks memory. This caused my server to run out of memory to the extent that I can't even connect to it using the remote desktop connection. SSH is also…
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Widows 10 Active directory user profile desktop not responding after restart and login in outside domain network

Windows Server 2012 R2 active directory profile has been configured in windows 10 pro-64-bit laptop and was working fine early days and recently noticed when we restarted the laptop in outside domain network and after logged in desktop freeze and…
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