Windows 7:
Microsoft released Windows 7 two years later, a new version of Windows. Microsoft needed to make up for Vista's shortcomings, and it succeeded in doing so with Windows 7. Windows 7 is a little more streamlined than Vista, and it actually got rid of a lot of functionality from earlier Windows releases, including Vista. In truth, Microsoft left out at least four Vista programmes from Windows 7: Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Calendar, Windows Movie Maker, and Windows Mail.
A desktop slideshow feature, Internet Explorer 9, Windows Media Player 12, handwriting recognition, improved overall speed, interactive thumbnail previews for minimised app windows, and handwriting recognition were all included with Windows 7.
Windows 8:
Windows 8 was significantly different from its predecessors in terms of appearance. It's time to discuss that Start screen with all the tiles. The dynamic app shortcuts known as Live Tiles on the Start screen let you activate your apps and show mini-updates about them (such the number of unread messages, for example). The Start menu was planned to be replaced by the Start screen. In this configuration, Windows 8 still has a regular Windows desktop where apps are still run.
Even though Windows 8's revamped tablet-focused design wasn't universally praised, it did offer a few other innovations, such as the option to sign in using a Microsoft account, USB 3.0 connectivity, and a real lock screen.
Windows 8.1:
Customers didn't particularly like the startling Windows 8 Start screen or the absence of the Start menu. In response, Windows 8.1 was made available as a free update to assist allay the worries users had about its predecessor.
Microsoft fixed certain issues with Windows 8.1, such as adding a real Start button back to the taskbar and letting users access the desktop right away after logging in (instead of the awful Start screen). Microsoft quickly released this updated version of Windows: Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 were both released in 2013.
Windows 10:
Microsoft's most recent version of their Windows operating system, Windows 10, was released in 2015. When it first came out, it was clear that Microsoft planned to improve on Live Tiles rather than do away with them entirely. In Windows 10, a compromise was made: the unpopular Start screen from Windows 8 was removed and replaced with a bigger Start menu that uses Live Tiles in addition to other types of app icons. It succeeded.
According to the Verge, the 2015 version of Windows 10 also included a new web browser (Microsoft Edge), the option to convert between tablet and desktop mode, and the introduction of Cortana, a built-in digital personal assistant.
Reference(s)
George, A. (2020) The history of windows: How the OS has changed over time, Digital Trends. Available at: https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/the-history-of-windows/ (Accessed: 03 June 2023).
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