Seemingly everyone on the Net has a theory as to why Microsoft skipped the name "Windows 9" and jumped to 10. Here's one explanation that actually makes sense.
Windows 10 ProAMD Ryzen 5 2400G Processor with Radeon RX Ve...G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-P...2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (EVGA)
Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (1),
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (4)
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (16) external backup drives used in 2.5" hot swap bays in the computer.
PSU
Corsair HX750w
Case
Antec Two Hundred v2 (modified)
Cooling
Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm)
Maybe it's because it's rumored MS said they would give out Win 9 for free & this way they don't have to.
Well, this might throw a wrench into the "Windows OS versions are like Star Trek Movies" theory. (Every other one sucks). Or it might not, we'll see....
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Win 7 32 Home Premium, Win 7 64 Pro, Win 8.1,...Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93GHzNot much with my ADHDATI Radeon HD 4350
Seemingly everyone on the Net has a theory as to why Microsoft skipped the name "Windows 9" and jumped to 10. Here's one explanation that actually makes sense.
It is possible.
As far as I can tell "Windows 10" is not found anywhere in the registry but there is reason to believe it will in the final version. "Windows Technical Preview" is found where the the version is usually identified. This has never been a legitimate way for an application to check Windows version but applications have been known to do worse. And some of them have become very popular.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Pro 64 bitXeon W35208 GBNvidia Geforce 210
Actually I would suggest that the code issue is the real reason. Way before Windows 7, 95,98,98 SE and ME were collectively called Windows 9.x and when you install programs the scripts actually check the version of Windows they are installing on to install to the correct places in the OS.9.x does not have program data. The start menu is now in a different place. I could see plenty of issues with old programs that still work today on XP and a above completely falling over when installed in the Windows 95 to ME locations. To me it makes perfect sense and also good marketing.
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G Skill 32.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 1204MHz (11-13-13-31)
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EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Super SC ACX 2.0+ with Back Plate
Sound Card
Creative X-Fi Titanium HD Audiophile PCIe
Monitor(s) Displays
LG L227WTG x 3
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050 16:10
Hard Drives
238GB Samsung850 PRO SATA Disk Device (SSD)
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM 001-1CH164 (SATA)
1397GB Seagate ST1500DL 003-9VT16L(SATA)
466GB Western Digital WDC WD50 03AZEX-00K1GA0 (SATA) x 2
932GB Seagate ST310005 28AS SATA Disk Device (SATA)
PSU
Enermax Revolution87+ 1000 Watts Gold Certified Power Supply
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Rocketfish Full Tower
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Push Pull 120mm Fans
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Logitech K740
Mouse
Logitech G100S Laser LED + Logitech Gamepad F310
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500 mbs down and 30mbs up
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Malwarebytes Pro & Avast and MSE on certain Virtual Machines
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Firefox (Main) Chrome, Internet Explorer (Back Up)
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Logitech X 230 2.1 Stereo System and 5.1 Yamaha RX V2090
B&W DM6 Monitor Speakers + Center and Surround Speakers
Using Mouse Without Borders (Google it)
NT > kernel version 4
XP > kernel version 5
Vista > kernel version 6 sp 1 6.1
WIN7 > kernel version 6.2
WIN8 > kernel version 6.3
WIN9 >
WIN10 > kernel version 6.4
These aren't just kernel versions but the Windows version numbers as seen by applications. In Windows 10 6 is the major version and 4 is the minor version. Don't try to read too much into the numbers. The reason why Microsoft has avoided changing the major version number is because they have learned from experience that this causes compatibility problems. Many applications erroneously test for specific major version numbers and fail if it differs from what is expected.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Pro 64 bitXeon W35208 GBNvidia Geforce 210
