FAMILY of operating systems.Windows 10 is a version of Microsoft operating system for personal computers, tablets, EMBEDDED devices, and the internet of things devices.Microsoft introduced Windows 10 in July 2015 as a follow-up to Windows 8. The company announced that it will update Windows 10 in perpetuity INSTEAD of releasing a new, full-fledged operating system as a successor.Anyone adopting Windows 10 can upgrade legacy machines directly from Windows 7 or Windows 8 to Windows 10 instead of re-imaging or performing intrusive and time-consuming system wipes and upgrade processes.To upgrade from a previous version of Windows 10, IT or users run the Windows 10 OS installer, which takes any applications and software on the previous OS, as well as settings and preferences over to Windows 10. Organizations and users may pick and choose how they will patch and update Windows 10.IT or users can access a Windows 10 upgrade via the Windows Update Assistant to manually start an upgrade or wait for Windows Update to offer an upgrade when it is set to run.