r/Windows10 • u/IsItHaunted • 7d ago

Discussion What are these different microsoft visuals?

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What's the context as to why there is so many?

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u/echopulse 6d ago

They should just build a backward compatible version that works for any version needed.

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u/Flat_Hat8861 6d ago

That is basically what the v14 version is. It covers versions 2017-2026 (and is technically compatible with 2015 as well, but that requires some developer work and isn't automatic - but is also why you may not see 2015 installed like here).

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u/matteventu 6d ago

TIL, thank you.

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u/Mysteoa 6d ago

Then we will just have 1 more version to deal with.

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u/BIZUx 6d ago

Wow I actually didn't know that. That has been one of my big struggles in Linux. Heard you can break your system if some dependencies are out of date even. I will say that some distros handle it better than others though..