Introduction

Welcome

We shall not cease from exploration

And the end of all our exploring

Will be to arrive where we started

And know the place for the first time.

—T. S. Eliot

Thank you for purchasing or considering the purchase of Windows 10 In Depth. Windows 10 is, in short, a bold, thoughtful, and well-executed step forward in Microsoft’s quest to create a single operating system that looks and acts the same across all devices, from desktop PCs to tablets, notebooks to telephones, and eventually even vending machines and gaming consoles. Rather than taking Apple’s approach of having one OS for computers (OS X) and a second OS for phones and tablets (iOS), Microsoft has committed itself to the “One Ring to Rule Them All” principle, and has ...

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