Windows 10's greatest achievement was not being Windows 8, and I think we can all be thankful for that

The Windows 10 default wallpaper, wearing a little MS Paint crown that I feel accurately describes the weight of loss we're all experiencing as a result of its eventual demise. Also, a poorly-drawn RIP. And a sad face.

Windows 10 is dead. Well, nearly anyway. The much-beloved operating system reaches its EOL on October 14, meaning that security updates, feature updates and technical support will cease. Should you still be eeking out the last gasps of a Windows 10 build, there are steps you can take—listed by our Jacob here—to keep the ageing OS on life support, or upgrade a non-supported machine to Windows 11. But as we watch it slowly ascend to the great operating system repository in the sky, I've been thinking about its legacy.

And really, I think the best thing you can say about Windows 10 (among many potential candidates) is that it righted a lot of the wrongs of Windows 8, and for that it should be celebrated.