File:Windows 10 desktop.png

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    Description The default desktop interface of Windows 10 Home, version 22H2 (2022 Update).
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    Source (WP:NFCC#4) https://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-10
    Date of publication 18 October 2022
    Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) Windows 10
    Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) To show the desktop interface of Windows 10.
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    No alternative free illustrations could be found or created because the material depicted is copyrighted by Microsoft Corporation.
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    The article will be significantly worse off without this image because, without this image, readers would have no visual representation of a key point in the article.
    Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) No. This image includes the entirety of a screenshot of the software in question to avoid misrepresentation.
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    Yes. This image has been resized to lower its resolution.
    Other information Resized from 1920x1080 to 724 × 407, exactly half the resolution, just so the screenshot contents are not nuked, while also following NFCC. Used with permission from Microsoft.
    Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Windows 10//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Windows_10_desktop.pngtrue

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    current14:36, 23 March 2025Thumbnail for version as of 14:36, 23 March 2025724 × 407 (178 KB)Paowee (talk | contribs)Updated screenshot to reflect the most updated Windows 10 version to date. Outlook (New) has replaced Mail and Calendar now.
    06:55, 25 June 2024No thumbnail422 × 237 (70 KB)Paowee (talk | contribs)Updated to a newer version, where the Copilot button has now been moved back to the left.
    00:19, 20 December 2023No thumbnail422 × 237 (73 KB)Paowee (talk | contribs)Taskbar has been updated, adding the Copilot icon.
    06:55, 22 October 2023No thumbnail422 × 237 (70 KB)Paowee (talk | contribs)A minor redesign has been done to the Photos icon, and more apps has been updated in this screenshot.
    08:37, 9 March 2023No thumbnail422 × 237 (87 KB)Paowee (talk | contribs)Updating again, so it reflects the new, backported Media Player from Win 11, in the apps list.
    00:37, 6 March 2023No thumbnail422 × 237 (90 KB)Paowee (talk | contribs)Updated once again, as the other image got wonky.
    00:35, 6 March 2023No thumbnail422 × 237 (69 KB)Paowee (talk | contribs)Updated screenshot to 2023, as Microsoft has done some things on the taskbar. such as: turning off Cortana on taskbar now by default, and the search box now can resize, according to how much apps are in the taskbar.
    09:38, 15 December 2022No thumbnail422 × 237 (87 KB)Paowee (talk | contribs)Reverted to version as of 09:25, 19 October 2022 (UTC) - This one does not comply too, upon review. Reverting...
    00:26, 15 December 2022No thumbnail751 × 422 (219 KB)Paowee (talk | contribs)Updated screenshot to a resized, but readable resolution. Making the screenshot that small made it not too readable on a 1920x1080 screen. Resize only when needed.
    09:25, 19 October 2022No thumbnail422 × 237 (87 KB)Paowee (talk | contribs)New version of the Windows 10, in 22H2 file. Forgot the Action Centre.
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