The periodic evaluation of the Windows 10 operating system annually since its introduction four years ago, revealed that the system has achieved more maturity, stability and success in its fourth year, compared to previous years, but still faces serious challenges. It also has a grade between A and B in the security and protection standard, and a grade C in three other criteria: Update, applications, adoption, and prevalence.

Windows 10 earned these scores in the annual assessment system designed and run by Windows expert Ed Pot, who has received numerous awards in IT writing for more than two decades, and published his report on Windows evaluation via the Z network. DNet »Specialized in technical.

Well established system

Ed Pot says that the overall result reached by Windows 10 at the end of its fourth year, is that it has gone from something curious and experience, to something firm and has control of the majority of the market PC desktop and laptop, and has only to pass the stage Get rid of the system «Windows 7», which will stop official support in January 2020.

The Windows 10 EdBoot evaluation system includes six evaluation criteria.

Adoption and Diffusion

At the end of May, more than 800 million PCs and laptops running Windows 10 officially contacted Microsoft servers at least once in the last 28 days, up from 400 million. Device in September 2016, and 600 million devices in November 2017.

These numbers put «Windows 10» in the «C» rate of adoption and prevalence, as the number supposed to reach more than one billion devices, which is expected to happen after January 14, 2020 with the end of the period of official support for the operating system «Windows 7» which is still used, It is expected that «Windows 10» will exceed 80% of the devices operating globally after January 2020.

Periodic update

The periodic update is one of the most important challenges facing Windows 10 since its inception, due to the frequent updates, but now things have reached a level of stability. October, in addition to the cumulative updates on the second Tuesday of each month, Windows 10 was ranked "C" in this standard.

Privacy

The first year of Windows 10 witnessed a flood of privacy complaints and protests, especially with regard to remote access and transfer of system state data to Microsoft servers for review, but this gradually declined until it became lean and almost finished. Anxiety or suspicion of the Windows 10 telemetry tool has become unthinkable for the most ruthless critics of the system.

By 2018, no privacy advocates or government agencies had made any complaints or doubts that Microsoft was keen to use telemetry data to improve the product, something Google and Facebook could not. Therefore, the system has achieved a score of “A” in this standard.

Security and intrusions

Windows 10 has achieved varying levels of security and safety against threats, viruses and intrusions. Large enterprise editions have made significant progress in this direction, and Microsoft's information security package is more than enough, and a complete alternative to the information security packages produced by security companies. Publications for small businesses and individuals did not achieve the same degree of maturity.

Hardware compatibility

Over the past four years, Windows 10 has proved to be the most compatible and stable system for all devices operating outside the mobile phone systems, because Microsoft's ambitions in the field of mobile operating systems were officially buried as the Windows Phone system became more expensive. “He directly targeted desktops and laptops, and he succeeded in overwhelming success, so he deserved Class A by the hardware standard.

Incomplete applications

Four years on, Windows 10 applications are still incomplete, unattractive and discontinued on older software that the Office suite represents the crown of the crown, and other programs, applications, and games. They are weak, unattractive, limited in popularity, especially in music, books, and entertainment, so Windows 10 has been ranked C by this standard.