Talk:Microsoft Windows: Difference between revisions

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== Inaccurate NT version history. ==

NT 11.0 Doesn't exist. Windows 11 still uses NT 10.0.

Please update: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Suite_des_versions_de_Windows.svg/700px-Suite_des_versions_de_Windows.svg.png [[User:TpapTheTechEnthusiast|TpapTheTechEnthusiast]] ([[User talk:TpapTheTechEnthusiast|talk]]) 15:23, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

:: According to [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sysinfo/operating-system-version Operating System Version - Win32 apps], both Windows 10 and Windows 11 are Windows NT 10.0. The picture should be revised. --[[User:Yejianfei|Yejianfei]] ([[User talk:Yejianfei|talk]]) 13:04, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

:[[User:TpapTheTechEnthusiast|@TpapTheTechEnthusiast]] [[User:Irmanfauzi33|Irmanfauzi33]] ([[User talk:Irmanfauzi33|talk]]) 09:25, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

== Requested move 23 November 2022 ==

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The result of the move request was: '''not moved.''' Per consensus. <small>([[Wikipedia:Requested moves/Closing instructions#Closure by a page mover|closed by non-admin page mover]])</small> [[User:Robertsky|– robertsky]] ([[User talk:Robertsky|talk]]) 22:15, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

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[[:Microsoft Windows]] → {{no redirect|Windows}} – The correct name of the operating system is simply "Windows". [[Windows]] already redirects here; the plural form provides sufficient disambiguation from "window" per [[WP:PLURALPT]]. [[User:RoanDM|RoanDM]] ([[User talk:RoanDM|talk]]) 23:51, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

*'''Oppose''' per [https://www.britannica.com/technology/Microsoft-Windows Britannica] "Microsoft Windows" is the correct name. [[Windows]] should probably go to the DAB but it was discussed recently at RFD with consensus to keep but that doesn't mean we should move the OS there. '''[[User:Crouch, Swale|<span style="color:Green">Crouch, Swale</span>]]''' ([[User talk:Crouch, Swale|<span style="color:Blue">talk</span>]]) 09:26, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

*'''Oppose''', the plural of windows is a much longer known usage (WP:time immemorial?) and would agree that if anything it could go to the DAB page (but maybe should remain as a redirect here). A product name does not supercede historical usage and long-term significance. [[User:Randy Kryn|Randy Kryn]] ([[User talk:Randy Kryn|talk]]) 12:11, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

*'''Support''' There's a clear naming convention in use that software does not generally include the manufacturer name in the title. [[macOS]] not [[Apple MacOS]], [[OS/2]] not [[IBM OS/2]], [[Ubuntu]] not [[Canonical Ubuntu]], [[CP/M]] not [[Digital Research CP/M]]. Microsoft's own branding prior to 2008 was hit or miss on whether it included "Microsoft" when referring to Windows as a product. Since at least 2008, "Microsoft" has been consistently left out of the product name. The product name is "Windows", and does not need to be preceded by Microsoft, and by tradition of other similar titles on Wikipedia, should not include Microsoft. [[User:SchmuckyTheCat|SchmuckyTheCat]] ([[User talk:SchmuckyTheCat|talk]]) 12:19, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

:*How about dem [[Apples]]? [[User:Randy Kryn|Randy Kryn]] ([[User talk:Randy Kryn|talk]]) 12:25, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

*'''Commment''', I've added a hatnote to [[Window]] to this page. [[User:Randy Kryn|Randy Kryn]] ([[User talk:Randy Kryn|talk]]) 12:31, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

*'''Oppose'''. [[Windows]] should clearly point to the disambiguation page. The current title is a very commonly used name. -- [[User:Necrothesp|Necrothesp]] ([[User talk:Necrothesp|talk]]) 13:47, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

*:'''Do not move''' this is not needed. [[Special:Contributions/174.27.66.83|174.27.66.83]] ([[User talk:174.27.66.83|talk]]) 18:22, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

*:This very recently went to RfD [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2022_October_1#Windows] where the primary redirect was upheld. [[User:162 etc.|162 etc.]] ([[User talk:162 etc.|talk]]) 17:38, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

*'''Not again, no, no, no'''. real world. [[User:In ictu oculi|In ictu oculi]] ([[User talk:In ictu oculi|talk]]) 22:03, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

*'''Oppose''' [[WP:IFITAINTBROKE]]. Windows can continue to redirect here with a hatnote for explanation. [[User:CookieMonster755|<span style="color:#0099ff">cookie monster</span>]] [[User talk:CookieMonster755|<span style="color:Orange"><small>755</small></span>]] 18:37, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

*'''Oppose''' move. Even though "Windows" redirects here, I think the current title is better as it helps readers who are looking for the [[Window]] article know they have come to the wrong place. [[User:Rreagan007|Rreagan007]] ([[User talk:Rreagan007|talk]]) 22:54, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

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== Proposed merge of [[Windows 365]] into [[Microsoft Windows#Windows 365]] ==

I don't understand why we need to duplicate this text across two articles, so I'm proposing a merge. — <span style="background: linear-gradient(#990000,#660000)">[[User:Red-tailed hawk|<span style="color: white">Red-tailed&nbsp;hawk</span>]]&nbsp;_{[[User talk:Red-tailed hawk|<span style="color: white">(nest)</span>]]}</span> 21:42, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

:'''Support'''. I'd have boldly redirected it, if it hadn't already been done & reverted. No reason to split it from the parent article. I generally like related topics being merged together into coherent comprehensive articles, rather than giving every single notable topic its own article. [[User:DFlhb|DFlhb]] ([[User talk:DFlhb|talk]]) 17:12, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

:This split was performed just two days ago. I've simply reverted the split, clearly the change is controversial and an editor wishing to split it would need to gain consensus before doing so again. —[[User:Locke Cole|Locke Cole]] • [[User talk:Locke Cole|t]] • [[Special:Contributions/Locke Cole|c]] 18:03, 5 February 2023 (UTC)