
However, the Air Force Department said that it would require more time to complete the upgrade process the new target being June of this year. When you have tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of computers, or more, the logistics of such a. You wouldn’t believe how expensive those can be.


Over 500,000 new systems were purchased by the Air Force since the past two years. Answer (1 of 11): I believe the main reasons are cost related not so much the cost of the software, but especially of the labor and disruption. The primary bottleneck here for the entire upgrade process is the various compatibility issues with the hardware and software. Hopefully, this would be addressed soon.Īn Air Force official was quoted saying, “Windows 10 is not compatible with many systems currently in the Air Force inventory, resulting in the need to replace a significant number of computer hardware.” Purchase of newer machines running Windows 10 was an easier way of speeding up the entire upgrade process. However, Pentagon has managed to upgrade most of its units to Windows 10 although the remaining units may require more time to upgrade. Machines that are running confidential and high-profile data are also included in the upgrade.
