Microsoft's Windows 10 OS is 3 years old — here's how things have changed

Windows 10 is three years old! How have things progressed since its initial launch in 2015?

Windows 10 is now three years old. In the past, three years was your typical life cycle for a version of Windows, meaning we'd just about be due for the next major version of the OS, which would bring with it a new design, new features, and more. Since "Windows as a Service" kicked off, however, there hasn't been a need for a new major version of Windows every three years, as Microsoft is committed to updating Windows 10 much more often, and adding new features whenever they are ready.

This means that any big changes don't happen all at once and instead gradually change the OS over the course of many different feature updates. In the old days, an upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 would be significant, but today, since updates come twice a year, they don't feel as big anymore. This is likely for the best, as many people don't like having to relearn their computers anyway. It also means Microsoft no longer needs to wait a third of a decade to push out new features.

Since Windows 10 first debuted on July 29, 2015, there has been a total of five new versions of the OS released:

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