When you get to a certain age, birthdays stop being as meaningful as they were when you're younger, but in the case of a certain Microsoft operating system, this one is very special. That's because [[link]] on 29 July 2015, Windows 10 was released to the public, and I'm happy to celebrate its tenth anniversary. I'm also a little sad because it's the last birthday it will get to enjoy.
Yes, that's right—Windows 10 is 10 years old. Has a nice feel to it, right? It's certainly more impressive than Windows 7 and 8, which lasted a mere six years apiece (not including their extended support periods). Windows Vista barely made it to three, I think, and although Windows 11 has passed that low bar, I suspect it's going to struggle to get anywhere near Windows 10.
I must confess that while I am sad to see Windows 10 go, I converted to Win 11 from the get-go because I had to for testing purposes. I did stick with the older and far more stable OS on one rig for a year or so, but by then all my work pretty much demanded that I had to be using Windows 11. I did miss that , though.
Over the four years since it came out, I've got used to all of Windows 11's foibles and annoyances, and where I haven't, I've got around them by using third-party applications (such as ) to get things exactly the way I like them. When 11 is finally given the heave-ho by Microsoft, I don't suspect I'll miss it, but if the next version is worse, perhaps I'll become a 10-ner (tenner?) and stick rigidly to it, until it's prised out of my wonky old fingers.
Anyway, happy birthday, Windows 10. You're perhaps not the greatest version of Windows to ever exist, but nobody can deny that you've aged [[link]] like fine wine. Not that 10-year-olds should really be drinking potent booze, of course. Unless operating systems age like dogs, in which case, salute!
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