Windows 11 is available as a free upgrade from October 2021, but predecessor Windows 10 will continue to receive updates. There will be new patches for Windows 10 until 2025. The current version is 22H2, which has not officially received any visual innovations. However, among other things, New printer queue from Windows 11 indentation, With a blog post, Microsoft is now reminding you that version 21H1 of Windows 10 is running since Security patches are no longer provided this week becomes. Only paying corporate customers can continue to receive patches for Windows 10 version 21H1. Affected users are advised to update to a newer operating system version, such as Windows 10 version 22H2, to continue receiving security patches.

No More Cortana Shortcuts

Since 2019 and Windows 10 version 1909, all further function updates for Windows 10 are based on this technical foundation. All users with an existing version of Windows 10 can import the feature update to version 21H2 or 22H2 without reinstalling the operating system. After all, nothing has changed in the underlying technology, there are only a few new functions.

Windows 10 version 21H2 brought support for the WPA3 H2E Wi-Fi encryption standard and enables the use of graphics cards in Windows Subsystem for Linux and Azure IoT Edge for Linux, so you can handle even more intensive tasks like machine learning . In addition, passwordless user login via Windows Hello has been explicitly modified for corporate customers. On the other hand, the successor Windows 10 22H2 does not have any obvious changes related to the operating system. with patch KB5021233 However, Microsoft closes some security gaps in Windows 10, showing the search field on the taskbar even if it is placed at the top of the screen and removing Cortana from the taskbar. The digital assistant is disappearing more and more from Microsoft products. according to Amazon’s Alexa Microsoft’s voice control also could not contribute to the company’s sales. Rather, only money is spent in the development of systems, but little or no money is generated. so is about Alexa department lost billions of dollars to record.

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Archive for End of Support for Windows 10 Version 21H1:

• Microsoft reminds that users of Windows 10 version 21H1 will no longer receive security patches from this week.
• Affected users should update to Windows 10 version 21H2 or version 22H2 to continue receiving patches. Since 2019 and Windows 10 version 1909, all further function updates for Windows 10 are based on this technical foundation.
• Microsoft only releases new features, such as displaying the search box on the taskbar when placed at the top of the screen.

Source: Microsoft