Microsoft recently confirmed that Windows 10 will indeed match its internal version number, meaning it will ship with kernel version 10.0. And that's a very important change, since for a long time the internal version number never matched the actual version of Windows.
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In Windows Vista, Microsoft shipped kernel version 6.0, but Windows 7 shipped version 6.1 instead of 7.0, Windows 8 had version 6.2, and Windows 8.1 shows version 6.3. Even the Technical Preview of Windows 10 identifies itself to applications as version 6.4.
The reason for Microsoft to keep the same major version number (6.x) had to do with application compatibility. Applications are sometimes developed for specific versions of Windows. To avoid bugs and take advantage of new features, apps ask the operating system for the version number. If there is a match, the app will install. If not, you will often get a message saying the application is not compatible with the version of Windows.
With Windows Vista, this was a big problem for Microsoft because most applications were developed for Windows XP (version 5) and the operating system had a bad reputation due to the new security implementation and new approaches.
