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A decade of Windows 10: Chaos, Cortana, and conspiracy theories that never panned out


Sure, people love Windows 10 now. But remember those first five years?

It's a bittersweet birthday, as it marks the beginning of a steady march toward a forced retirement that will kick off with the official end of support on October 14, 2025. Part of the appeal of Windows 10 in the modern era has been the fact that it was essentially preserved in amber five years ago, and Microsoft hasn't mucked with it in all that time. Cortana was the Siri-like assistant that promised to pull together all my personal data and give me a daily briefing that got me set for the day.

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