Windows 10 (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Windows 10" in English language version.

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anandtech.com

Howse, Brett. "Microsoft Launches Windows 10 on ARM: Always Connected PCs". Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
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Smith, Ryan. "Windows 10 Retail Will Be on USB Flash Drives". AnandTech. Purch, Inc. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
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Smith, Ryan (March 3, 2015). "Next Generation OpenGL Becomes Vulkan: Additional Details Released". Anandtech. Purch. Archived from the original on June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.

arstechnica.com

"HP, Asus announce first Windows 10 ARM PCs: 20 hour battery life, gigabit LTE". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. December 5, 2017. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
Cunningham, Andrew (October 31, 2024). "Consumers won't be offered all three years of extended Windows 10 security updates". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
Cunningham, Andrew (April 2, 2014). "Future Windows 8.1 update will finally bring back the Start menu". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
Anthony, Sebastian (March 29, 2015). "Don't call them Metro: Microsoft rebrands Universal apps as "Windows apps"". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
Walton, Mark (May 15, 2015). "Humanity weeps as Candy Crush Saga comes preinstalled with Windows 10". Ars Technica. Conde Nast. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
"Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for all users worldwide [Updated]". Ars Technica. March 18, 2015. Archived from the original on March 20, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
"Details of free Windows 10 update become a little clearer, but questions remain". Ars Technica. May 19, 2015. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
"What Windows as a Service and a "free upgrade" mean at home and at work". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on July 29, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
"Microsoft stealthily backs away from free Windows 10 promise". Ars Technica. June 21, 2015. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
"The Windows 10 free upgrade for pirates: More confusing than it seems". Ars Technica. March 19, 2015. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
"Microsoft clarification kinda clears up free Windows 10 license confusion". Ars Technica. Conde Nast Digital. June 22, 2015. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
"Our first look at Windows 10 on phones, and Universal Apps for touchscreens". Ars Technica. January 21, 2015. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
Peter, Bright (March 3, 2015). "Microsoft's next attempt to fill the Windows 10 app gap: Web app apps". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
"Windows 10 says "Hello" to logging in with your face and the end of passwords". Ars Technica. March 17, 2015. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
Staff, Ars (December 21, 2017). "Specially prepared photos shown bypassing Windows Hello facial recognition". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
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Gallagher, Sean (January 22, 2015). "Windows 10 brings Cortana to the desktop". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
"Our first look at Windows 10 on phones, and Universal Apps for touchscreens". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. January 21, 2015. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
Bright, Peter (September 14, 2016). "Desktop apps make their way into the Windows Store". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
"Windows 10 updates to be automatic and mandatory for Home users". Ars Technica. July 17, 2015. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
"Microsoft launches Windows Insider Program to get Windows betas". Ars Technica. September 30, 2014. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
"Windows 10 free for all Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 users for first year". Ars Technica. January 21, 2015. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
"Microsoft rationalizes and rebrands Windows 10, Office updates again". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
"New Windows look and feel, Neon, is officially the "Microsoft Fluent Design System"". Ars Technica. May 11, 2017. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
Bright, Peter (April 26, 2019). "Systems with small disks won't be able to install Windows 10 May 2019 update". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
Bright, Peter (March 20, 2015). "Windows 10 to make the Secure Boot alt-OS lock out a reality". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on March 20, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
Bright, Peter (March 18, 2016). "Skylake support on Windows 7 and 8.1 given a one-year extension". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
Bright, Peter (January 16, 2016). "Skylake users given 18 months to upgrade to Windows 10". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
Bright, Peter (April 13, 2017). "New processors are now blocked from receiving updates on old Windows". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
"Review: Windows 10 is the best version yet—once the bugs get fixed". Ars Technica. July 29, 2015. Archived from the original on July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
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Bright, Peter (October 16, 2015). "Windows 10 upgrade installing automatically on some Windows 7, 8 systems". Ars Technica. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
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bbc.com

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betanews.com

"WTF? Windows 10 now actually losing market share". October 1, 2016. It was expected, that once Windows 10 stopped being free, upgrades would slow significantly. [..] In September though, according to NetMarketShare, Windows 10 didn't just show slower growth, it actually went into reverse gear and lost usage share. Yes, you read that right.

bleepingcomputer.com

"Microsoft removed the defer feature update setting in Windows 10". BleepingComputer. Archived from the original on July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
"Windows 10: HOSTS file blocking telemetry is now flagged as a risk". BleepingComputer. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

businessinsider.com

Bort, Julie (October 13, 2014). "Microsoft's New Windows Marketing Boss Explains What Happened to Windows 9". Business Insider. Archived from the original on August 6, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
Slater-Robins, Max (August 27, 2015). "People are freaking out over a feature in Windows 10's family accounts". Business Insider. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.

chron.com

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Silverman, Dwight (July 15, 2011). "Microsoft envisions a universal OS, but it might not be called Windows". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Corporation. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2019.

cnet.com

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"Windows 10 won't be available on all new PCs come launch day". CNET. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
"Microsoft's Windows RT isn't dead...yet". CNET. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
"Here's How to Get Windows 10 for Free—Still". CNET. Archived from the original on August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
"Windows 10 Settings Menu: The System tab". CNET. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
"Windows 10 lets you schedule Windows Update restarts". CNET. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
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cnn.com

money.cnn.com

Goldman, David (July 28, 2015). "Windows 10 is seriously great". CNNMoney. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.

computerworld.com

Keizer, Gregg (July 13, 2021). "Say goodbye to all that: Microsoft ends Windows-as-a-Service". Computerworld. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
Keizer, Gregg (July 13, 2015). "Microsoft to kick off Windows 10 ad campaign next week". Computerworld. IDG. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
Keizer, Gregg (April 8, 2015). "Automatic update delivered to most Windows 7 and 8.1 consumer devices illustrates aggressive marketing intent". Computerworld. IDC. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
Gralla, Preston (May 12, 2020). "Review: Windows 10 May 2020 Update delivers little tweaks that add up to... well, not a lot". Computerworld. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
"All editions of Windows 10 get 10 years of updates, support". Computerworld. IDG. July 17, 2015. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
"Microsoft swings security patch stick to keep customers up-to-date on Windows 10". Computerworld. IDG. June 13, 2015. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
"Microsoft to provide free upgrades to Windows 10 for 2 to 4 years". Computerworld. IDG. July 8, 2015. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
"Microsoft cloaks the details of Windows 10 updates". Computerworld. IDG. July 20, 2015. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
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crn.com

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davescomputertips.com

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engadget.com

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extremetech.com

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forbes.com

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gamespot.com

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hothardware.com

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