Understanding Windows 10

Windows 10 was released in July 2015 as a free upgrade for Windows 7 and Windows 8 customers. With any operating system upgrade, there are many steps that need carefully planned and many questions answered in order to reduce problems for the technical staff as well as end users. What does the arrival of Windows 10 mean to your organization? How are you going to plan for a smooth transition to Windows 10? How should your organization approach its implementation? Since Windows 10 is free and distributed to Windows users, how will you support the various users who are prompted to install it -- especially home users and users on campus who are not in active directory? This paper will outline the new features of Windows 10, will discuss its improvements as well as the anticipated issues and challenges that may be faced during a campus wide implementation.