Editing Microsoft Windows (section)

=== Xbox OS ===
{{Main|Xbox system software}}
Xbox OS is an unofficial name given to the version of Windows that runs on [[Xbox]] consoles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anand Lal Shimpi |title=The Xbox One – Mini Review & Comparison to Xbox 360/PS4 |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/7528/the-xbox-one-mini-review-hardware-analysis |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012063931/http://www.anandtech.com/show/7528/the-xbox-one-mini-review-hardware-analysis |archive-date=October 12, 2014 |access-date=October 21, 2014 |website=anandtech.com}}</ref> From [[Xbox One]] onwards it is an implementation with an emphasis on virtualization (using [[Hyper-V]]) as it is three operating systems running at once, consisting of the core [[operating system]], a second implemented for games and a more Windows-like environment for applications.<ref name="xboxonethreesystems">{{Cite web |title=Xbox One: Hardware and software specs detailed and analyzed – Three operating systems in one |url=http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/156467-xbox-one-hardware-and-software-specs-detailed-and-analyzed |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116221155/http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/156467-xbox-one-hardware-and-software-specs-detailed-and-analyzed |archive-date=November 16, 2013 |access-date=December 1, 2013 |publisher=ExtremeTech}}</ref>
Microsoft updates Xbox One's OS every month, and these updates can be downloaded from the Xbox Live service to the Xbox and subsequently installed, or by using offline recovery images downloaded via a PC.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to use the Offline System Update Diagnostic Tool on Xbox One |url=http://support.xbox.com/xbox-one/system/offline-system-update-diagnostic-tool |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427233154/https://support.xbox.com/xbox-one/system/offline-system-update-diagnostic-tool |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |access-date=November 30, 2013 |website=Xbox Official Site |publisher=Microsoft}}</ref> It was originally based on NT 6.2 (Windows 8) kernel, and the latest version runs on an NT 10.0 base. This system is sometimes referred to as "Windows 10 on Xbox One".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Xbox One Is "Literally a Windows Device" |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-is-literally-a-windows-device/1100-6430425/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227060719/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-is-literally-a-windows-device/1100-6430425/ |archive-date=December 27, 2015 |website=GameSpot}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=New Xbox One Update Will Make Some Functionality 50 Percent Faster |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-xbox-one-update-will-make-some-functionality-5/1100-6430524/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202102914/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-xbox-one-update-will-make-some-functionality-5/1100-6430524/ |archive-date=February 2, 2016 |website=GameSpot}}</ref>
Xbox One and [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series]] operating systems also allow limited (due to licensing restrictions and testing resources) backward compatibility with previous generation hardware,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tom Warren |date=June 16, 2015 |title=Xbox One dashboard update includes a huge new design and Cortana |url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/6/15/8786501/microsoft-xbox-one-dashboard-update-features |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708210651/https://www.theverge.com/2015/6/15/8786501/microsoft-xbox-one-dashboard-update-features |archive-date=July 8, 2017 |website=The Verge |publisher=Vox Media}}</ref> and the Xbox 360's system is backwards compatible with the original Xbox.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eric Qualls |title=Xbox 360 and Xbox Games Backwards Compatibility |url=http://xbox.about.com/od/xbox360faqs/f/x360bcfaq.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928070914/http://xbox.about.com/od/xbox360faqs/f/x360bcfaq.htm |archive-date=September 28, 2015 |website=About.com Tech}}</ref>